At five inches across, the Dell Streak is certainly the biggest touchscreen phone we've seen and Dell has emphasised the fact by locking it down into landscape mode use.But for all that, it's impressively thin. At just under 10mm, the Streak is barely thicker than the new iPhone 4, and will still comfortably slip into your pocket, despite its width.The 1GHz Snapdragon processor is as zippy as you
It's heavy – at 219g, the Dell Streak is hefty for a smartphone (an iPhone 3GS weighs just 135g).The five-megapixel camera takes average stills, and has a slightly laggy shutter and the onscreen keyboard is simply not good enough for such a large, otherwise responsive screen. The Dell Streak also only runs the older Android 1.6, albeit a nicely skinned version, so no delicious FroYo Flash support
If you love Android and you're a fan of the bigger form factor then the Dell Streak could be the handset to make you cast aside your hesitations. An interesting device for trailblazers and phone geeks.Dell Streak is tagged with Dell, Dell Streak and mo...
Unprecedented combination of CPU power, screen size and design quality, Mobile broadband, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, Photo, camcorder and calling capabilities blur the boundaries between tablet and smartphone
Battery life isn't great, Awkward touchscreen keyboard, Belowaverage music quality, Camera location attracts fingerprints that mar photos and video
The Dell Streak is the first Android tablet worth taking seriously, although its size is actually midway between a tablet and a smartphone.…
Build, design (except external speaker), screen, some neat tinkering with Android, still camera provides acceptable daylight shots
Outdated version of Android, media offering could be stronger, external speaker poor, might have an identity crisis
It's a first device and it's clear to us where Dell should go with it: a update to Android v2.2 and a few more software features added, and the Streak will earn its place in your bagKey specs3.5mm jack, 3G, 5 megapixels, Android, Bluetooth, GPRS, GPS, ...
The Dell Streak is great for web browsing, watching videos and social networking but its size means that it won’t necessarily fit into a pocket and will prove a bit of a handful for some. This is accentuated by the homescreen view being locked to lands...
The Streak's size will divide opinion, but its battery life and interface improvements are great; however until Dell updates to at least Android 2.1, we can't recommend it ...
We've covered many aspects of the Streak's performance already, but there are still one or two things to think of. From a general perspective it's every bit as fast as any other Snapdragon-based handset, which is good news for all concerned. Web pages ren...
Large 5in screen for easy reading; feels rugged; powerful specification
Android 1.6; cumbersome as a phone; poor on-screen keyboard
If you find smartphone screens a bit cramped for web browsing, the Streak could be the device you're looking for. It provides all the features of an Android smartphone in a larger format, but not so large that it can't be used as a phone as well. ...
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Published: 2010-07-14, Author: Tim , review by: channelpro.co.uk
We can’t recommend the Dell Streak yet. For it to become the natural choice for browsing the internet, it needs to support Flash. And for this, it needs Android 2.2. Dell can promise an upgrade all it wants, but until we see it for ourselves we can’t s...
The Dell Streak is an able tablet, it’s just a shame that it’s so sluggish and it runs on Android 1.6. Hopefully an update will bring with it better memory management to speed the device up a little and better business features including Exchange email...
