Dell has introduced Aero, a new multi-touch 3.5inch Google android-based smartphone in the US, which it claims to be one of the lightest android smartphones in the US that is packed with Facebook, Quick Office, Twitter and additional applications by Google.

According to Dell, the Aero specifications include android platform complete with android market and Dell user interface enhancements; 3.5inch (640 x 360p) capacitive multi-touch display with pinch-to-zoom functionality; and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz).

Dell's new android smartphone Aero

The new smartphone also includes tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100 MHz); WiFi + Bluetooth; full HTML browser with Adobe Flashlite; GPS/A-GPS navigation; and POP, IMAP, Webmail and Microsoft Active Sync E-mail.

The smartphone features a five mega-pixel camera including 8x zoom, flash, dedicated camera key and advanced shooting and editing capabilities; and multi-task with GPS, plus hands-free conversations.

The company said that the new smartphone features deliver YouTube and other Flash content in nHD; connect with friends with one-touch access to social networks; and offers Wi-Fi access at more than 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots with qualifying AT&T service plan.

Dell communication solutions president Ron Garriques said that the the Dell Aero is built with a focus on style and performance to help people find new ways to connect with friends and express themselves socially supported by the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network.

The company said that the new Aero is available for $99.99 with new AT&T two-year contract, and $299.99 without.