It seems the OPhone rumours of an imminent Chinese Android device, and Dells plans for one, came together when reports from China suggest Dell is in fact ready to announce a handset "within days". The branded name for this handset is to be "mini3i" - OPhone being the Chinese spin of Android. Since this is for the Chinese market it is unlikely to support 3G, but since China Mobile is the worlds largest carrier by subscribers, that won't worry them too much.

Boy Genius gets the credit for the scoop, and the tip this device has the codename "Benzine". Heres the spec:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12
• Size: 68.6cc
• 103g grams weight
• Dimensions: 58 x 122 x 11.7mm
• Display: 3.5″ nHD 640×360 LCD, 18-bit, 262K colors
• OTA capable
• Microsoft Exchange support
• Google, AIM, Yahoo and MSN IM support
• 3 megapixel auto-focus, flash, 8x digital zoom camera with 30fps video shooting mode, built in photo editor
• USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• A-GPS
• On-screen QWERTY keyboard, hardwriting recognition, multi touch UI
• MicroSD slot