The Dell Streak goes on pre-order today, and it was an interesting idea when it was released in Europe 2 months ago. It has a 5 inch screen, a 5megapixel camera and is basically a cross between a smartphone and a small tablet. The only problem is that it comes with Android 1.6 while other phones have the newer Android 2.1 (some with 2.2) and the screen resolution is only 480×800 which is less than the Droid X.
The 5 inch screen is too large to hold up to your head to make calls with, and the 5 inch screen is too small to replace the likes of an iPad. Oh, and the price at $300 is more expensive than both the DroidX and the iPhone 4. Basically the Streak tries to bridge a smartphone with a large screen and a tablet pc, but it just doesn’t work out too well. If they don’t put in some major price cuts or incentives of some kind the Streak may not make it through the year.
Here are the full specs:
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | ||
| Announced | 2010, May | |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, June |
| SIZE | Dimensions | 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 220 g |
| DISPLAY | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches | |
| - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Touch sensitive controls |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Speakerphone | Yes | |
| - 3.5 mm audio jack |
| MEMORY | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB |
| DATA | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Class 12 | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | |
| Bluetooth | Yes v2.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 |
| CAMERA | Primary | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, face and smile detection | |
| Video | Yes | |
| Secondary | VGA videocall camera |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v1.6, upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes | |
| Colors | Black, Red | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - Digital compass - Social networking integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Google Talk - QuickOffice document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Adobe Flash 10.1 - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - T9 - Home dock with HDMI out and car charger in the retail package |
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IT´S NOT THAT BAD ONCE UPDATED TO FROYO 2.2. I LIKE THE SIZE OF THE SCREEN
IT HAS GOOD PACKAGE, BIT EXPENSIVE. 7.5/10
1. You obviously don’t have a Streak for daily use, so you have no idea what the device is really like.
2. Just because it runs Android 1.6 doesn’t make the phone useless.
3. What phone would you say that we (general public) NEED? After all, isn’t that word in the title of your so-called “review”?