The Dell Streak is supposed to be somewhere between a smartphone and a tablet. The device runs Google's Android OS with a 5 inch touch screen. Smaller than an iPad but bigger than an iPhone, the Dell Android tablet — or the Dell Android phone — is the latest product from a company that aims to make less expensive imitations of the really popular products.
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Streak-Android, Dell, and AT and T
The Dell Streak was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The device is a blend of Dell, Android and AT and T technology. PC World reports that Dell, AT and T, and Android had hoped to get U.S. consumers to get out their credit cards for a crossover device with a screen bigger than most smartphones but smaller than a netbook — way smaller. The Dell Android smartphone — or Dell Android tablet — has two cameras: there is a webcam in the front that could be used for videoconferencing and a 5-megapixel camera on the back. It also has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a customized user interface, 16GB of built-in memory (expandable to 48GB via MicroSD). The Dell Android phone/tablet will be able to operate on Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Dell is partnering with mobile operator Telephonica O2 to launch the Dell Streak in Europe within the next month and in the U.S. later in the summer months with AT and T.
Dell Streak nothing new
The Dell Streak was first called the Mini-5. Techblog engadget.com previewed the Mini-5, and after checking out Dell’s smartphone/tablet, it reported nothing new except that reviewers managed to get the browser to consistently crash on the Dell Streak the same way it does on the Mini-5. A Dell press release said the 5-inch screen is large enough to present Web pages in their natural form and is “ideal” for thousands of Android widgets, games and applications.
Details involved in the Dell Streak
Dell says the Streak hits the "sweet spot" between smartphones and tablets although it is labeled as a tablet. In both areas, the Dell Android phone/tablet is a device with mediocre performance. In an in-depth look at the device on its official blog, Dell explains that they believe the “5-inch diagonal display may seem only slightly larger than many of the smartphones ” and concedes that the Dell Streak is “just a bit heavier than other smartphones.” It defends the Streak by arguing that the additional inch and “higher pixel density” of the screen is the difference-maker, concluding with “it feels solid and balance, -which makes using it pretty natural across a number of activities.”
Larger versions of the streak are being worked on by Dell. Dell created the Dell Streak in an effort to diversify it into non-PC devices. Available on AT and T's 3G network will also be available the Aero Android smartphone announced by Dell.
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PC World reports
http://www.pcworld.com/article/196277/dell_streak_coming_to_europe_next_month_then_us.html
engadget.com previewed
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/dell-streak-official-exclusive-to-o2-uk-in-early-june/
official blog
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/05/25/dell-streak-the-versatile-5-inch-android-tablet.aspx
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