Dell outsourcing Mini 3 smartphones to Foxconn, and MIDs to Qisda, says paper

Dell is outsourcing the production of its Mini 3 smartphones to the Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group and also plans to outsource the production of its MID products to Qisda, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Foxconn will manufacture the Mini 3 on an ODM basis with the production including a 2.75G Ophone version for the China market and a 3G version for the Brazil market, the paper said.

Meanwhile, Dell has teamed up with Qisda for the development of its MID lineup, and plans to launch its first MID model in cooperation with AT&T in 2010, the paper added.