Dell Streak 7

[Pliablemoose]

http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-streak-7-commercial-treatment/#3714834

Looks like Dell is going to run with the Streak theme.

I'll be watching the Dell Outlet for them in a few months, I'd like to try a 5" Streak with my iPad sim.

Also, quick heads up the 16GB Streak is going for $399 sans contract on Dell's site now...

http://www.dell.com/us/p/mobile-streak/fs

 

[shortylickens]

I really want one, and 399 without contract is an acceptable price. The problem is by the time I can afford one it will be hardware I no longer desire.
Hopefully next spring or summer they have something better.

 

[you2]

So the streak 7 is basically a galaxy tab for $150 less ?

 

[Pliablemoose]

So the streak 7 is basically a galaxy tab for $150 less ?

No, the Streak 7 is a new device, no prices have been released, the ad campaign appears to have been leaked.

The Dell Streak is a 5" phone/MID/tablet, and the 16GB version has been reduced to $399 off contract.

 

[SunnyD]

FYI, technical specifications...

T-Mobile device (AWS bands), but POSSIBLY AT&T too since it support 850/1900. It remains to be seen if it will support HSPA+ on the 850MHz band.

Unfortunately it's NOT a Tegra2 device.

Operating System
Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with Over the Air Upgrade Capability

Processor
nVidia Tegra T20 – Dual Core @ 1 GHz

Bands
T-Mobile: HSPA + @ 2100/1900/AWS/850

Display
7” WVGA 800x480 Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen with Corning Gorilla Glass

Camera
Front: 1.3MP Fixed Focus
Rear: 5MP Auto Focus with Flash

Video
H.263/H.264, 3GP, MPEG4, WMV

Audio and Speaker
MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, MIDI, WAV

Messaging
Email, IM and Video Chat on all models
SMS & MMS on 3G models only

Browser
Full HTML WebKit browser, Adobe Flash 10.1 (Froyo)

Storage
Internal eMMC, available in 16 or 32GB; SD, MMC, SDHC user accessible

Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Dimensions
199.9 x 119.8 x 12.4 mm

Advertised System Weight
450 g

Primary Battery
2780 mAh

Miscellaneous
Dell Stage 1.0, Onboard GPS, 16x9 Landscape Tablet with 30 pin Connector

 

[tfinch2]

No WiFi version, no care.

 

[monkey333]

No sprint, no care

 

[dougp]

So is it a tablet, or a phone? Anyways, I guess the Tab and Nook Color have set a standard for resolution though, the 800x480 seems inadequate now for a 7".

 

[zerocool84]

So is it a tablet, or a phone? Anyways, I guess the Tab and Nook Color have set a standard for resolution though, the 800x480 seems inadequate now for a 7".

It's just a gigantic phone.

 

[kaerflog]

800x480 for a 7" inch is a big downer.
I won't even look at 7" tablets with 1024x600 resolution.
Not when we have 7"inchers coming out with 1280x800(or something close to that)

 

[shortylickens]

Actually at 7 inches this cant really be called a phone any more. Look at the pic of the guy holding it. That would not work held up against your cheek. Its a tiny tablet, and it seems to be only GSM. The problem with that is: Will it support AT&T's or T-mobiles 3G? Cuz really this thing is only gonna be useful on one service, unless you just use the Wifi and forget about service.
Probably for the best, even with bluetooth I dont think anyone is gonna use this as a phone.

Nevermind, I see the ad only lists T-mobiles network. And not their 4g either. So they picked what is currently the weakest, slowest 3G provider to use this thing? Good luck with that.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

FYI, technical specifications...

T-Mobile device (AWS bands), but POSSIBLY AT&T too since it support 850/1900. It remains to be seen if it will support HSPA+ on the 850MHz band.

Unfortunately it's NOT a Tegra2 device.

As far as I could tell the T20 is a Tegra 2 part.

 

[zsdersw]

I dub this and the regular Streak: phablets or phonelets.

 

[zsdersw]

What I find annoying about tablets... all of them... is that all the hardware and software is there to make tablets, of any size, that everyone would like... yet no one has done that. Why the f**k not?!?

Fast enough processors, big enough batteries, hi-res capacitive touch screens, connectivity options, OS.... everything is available, yet no one is packaging all of those things into a home-run device. It's stupid.

 

[SunnyD]

As far as I could tell the T20 is a Tegra 2 part.

I stand corrected. Couldn't find the T20 model number on Nvidia's site anywhere, and nothing I read referenced it as a Tegra 2 part.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

I stand corrected. Couldn't find the T20 model number on Nvidia's site anywhere, and nothing I read referenced it as a Tegra 2 part.

I'm not 100% sure about it but the T20 doesn't look like Tegra 1 and a few articles on nvidia's site say it's tegra 2 even though it isn't on the list of Tegra 2 parts.

 

[AstroManLuca]

What I find annoying about tablets... all of them... is that all the hardware and software is there to make tablets, of any size, that everyone would like... yet no one has done that. Why the f**k not?!?

Fast enough processors, big enough batteries, hi-res capacitive touch screens, connectivity options, OS.... everything is available, yet no one is packaging all of those things into a home-run device. It's stupid.

Apple is, with the iPad. I don't like Apple at all and yet if I were buying a tablet today, the iPad is the only one I would even consider.

Seriously though, I know what you mean. It feels like Apple's competitors aren't even trying. Remember how many years it took for other companies to release serious competitors to the iPod? For the first 3-4 generations, it was basically uncontested.

 

[SunnyD]

I'm not 100% sure about it but the T20 doesn't look like Tegra 1 and a few articles on nvidia's site say it's tegra 2 even though it isn't on the list of Tegra 2 parts.

It's not on the list of ANY Tegra parts. I vaguely remember a blurb about Dell working on this device early last year, and one of the things mentioned was the curiosity why Dell was going to use a Tegra 1 part for this product with Tegra 2 just being released. Dell's response was that they were already too far down the design cycle to make the change.

Again, just lends more to the confusion.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

It's not on the list of ANY Tegra parts. I vaguely remember a blurb about Dell working on this device early last year, and one of the things mentioned was the curiosity why Dell was going to use a Tegra 1 part for this product with Tegra 2 just being released. Dell's response was that they were already too far down the design cycle to make the change.

Again, just lends more to the confusion.

Tegra 1 wasn't a dual core and afaik was never clocked anywhere close to 1ghz so I would be surprised if T20 is one of them. I suppose it could be some previously unseen version of Tegra 1 but if that's the case this tablet would be much slower than any of it's competitors.

One of the Articles on Nvidia's site listed the Boxee Box as having a Tegra 2 T20 which is what I was going by.

 

[zsdersw]

Apple is, with the iPad. I don't like Apple at all and yet if I were buying a tablet today, the iPad is the only one I would even consider.

Seriously though, I know what you mean. It feels like Apple's competitors aren't even trying. Remember how many years it took for other companies to release serious competitors to the iPod? For the first 3-4 generations, it was basically uncontested.

Well, even the iPad shipped with such glaring omissions as a USB port and camera(s).. and screen pixel density that leaves a lot to be desired. There's also the lack of Flash support, too.

None of these things (except perhaps the screen pixel density) couldn't have been included when the iPad was in development, but Apple decided to leave most of them for the iPad 2.