Dell Streak Review




GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 900 / 2100
 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2010, May
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, June
SIZEDimensions152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
Weight220 g
DISPLAYTypeTFT capacitive touchscreen
Size480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches
 - Gorilla Glass display
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3 ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes, check quality
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
DATAGPRSClass 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGEClass 12
3GHSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
BluetoothYes v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0
CAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging
VideoYes, VGA@20fps; 720p after Eclair/Froyo update
SecondaryYes
FEATURESOSAndroid OS v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.2
CPU1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
BrowserHTML
RadioNo
GamesNo, downloadable
ColorsBlack, Red, white
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, 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
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh
Stand-byUp to 400 h
Talk timeUp to 9 h 48 min



Key features

  • Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
  • Full phone functionality
  • 5" 16M-color TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (800 x 480) pixel resolution
  • Android OS v1.6 (Donut) with nicely customized homescreen
  • 1GHz Snapdragon CPU
  • 512 MB of RAM, 2GB internal storage
  • microSD slot, 16GB card included in the package
  • 5 MP autofocus camera with smile detection and geotagging
  • VGA video recording at 30fps; 720p video recording after 2.1 Eclair/2.2 Froyo update
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g support
  • GPS with A-GPS; Digital compass
  • Accelerometer, ambient-light and proximity sensor
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo Bluetooth v2.0
  • 10mm slim profile, impressive build quality
  • Office document editor
  • Secondary video-call camera
  • Swype predictive text input
  • Very good speaker performance

Main disadvantages

  • Too large and heavy for a phone, and too small for a tablet
  • Proprietary 30-pin connector for charging and USB connectivity
  • Disappointing screen quality and sunlight legibility
  • No Eclair/Froyo update yet (most units are still stuck on 1.6 Donut)
  • No smart dialing
  • No DivX or XviD video support out-of-the-box
  • No Flash support in web browser (yet, Froyo will add it)
  • No FM radio
  • Homescreen has landscape-only orientation

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