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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Log in Remember me. Lost your password? Subscribe to our newsletter. Add to Wishlist. Product added! Thus, the Streak lacks features like pinch-to-zoom, and can only be supplied via apps customized by Dell. The following review will try to clarify if the Dell Streak is rather more a big smartphone or in fact, a far too small tablet, or if Dell has found the perfect blend of both worlds.
The times of wireless devices with ungainly keys and jutting out antennas have fortunately been a thing of the past for some time. Products that are to be sold nowadays must, above all, look good. Apple sets an example with its devices, which haven't only found their way into countless ladies' handbags, but also onto virtually every promotional picture, no matter if it's a furniture store or simply lifestyle illustrations, due to its perfect appearance. As to the Streak at hand, we can only highly congratulate the responsible designers from Dell.
The device comes in a very straightforward outfit, and nevertheless has an excellent haptic due to the rounded edges, in other words it is pleasant to handle. Its front is characterized by the glossy Gorilla Glass display and the marginally separated areas on the display's left and right, also in a glossy look. The case tray encompasses the device's upper and lower edge around the edge and thus partly encloses the display. Obviously, plastic has been chosen for the material, which can be delivered in red or black, as desired.
Dell hopes for an especially resistant to scratching touchscreen surface and a generally increased breaking strength with the special "Gorilla Toughened Glass". The Streak looks like it's been made of one piece, whereas the removable metal lid on the device's back dims this impression a bit.
It can be both slightly deformed, as well as cause quite a creaking noise in certain positions under selective pressure. In return, the user has easy access to the exchangeable battery , the inserted MicroSD and the SIM card when the maintenance cover is removed. The gap created by the sliding mechanism is covered by a perforated plate, over which the built-in loudspeaker emits its sound at the same time. In view of weight, we measure grams, slightly less than Dell officially specifies g.
In comparison, current tablets weigh g for Toshiba's Folio 10 inch , respectively grams for Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7 inch. The dimensions of The list of wired connection options turn out very short on the Dell Streak.
We find a 3. A pin universal port has been built in on the adjacent broadside. For example, the charging unit, a USB 2. There is only a small AC adapter with a USB cable, which can also be used for data transfer when it's connected to the Streak, in the standard scope of delivery.
The scope of accessories in the Dell shop is quite extensive. For example, the car docking kit with which the Streak can be positioned in the windshield and used as a navigation device in the car due to integrated GPS, could prove to be interesting.
Dell offers an AV docking kit that is fixed upright in a horizontal position and includes an HDMI-out and with which the device can then also render pictures and videos over a TV screen for home entertainment use.
The Dell Streak is state-of-the-art on the wireless side. Thus, the gadget is equipped with Bluetooth 2. We regard the Streak's size to be borderline in view of looks during calls.
It worked as a mobile phone quite adequately in practice, anyway. The person at the other end, however, repeatedly complained about a too quiet and unclean speech quality with the included headset.
Together with the 5 megapixel camera on the devices flipside and the front VGA camera, the Streak is prepared for taking pictures and recording videos, just like for video conferences.
The camera is controlled by a dedicated button on the Streak's upper edge. Whilst focusing still worked quite well, the trigger point is definitely too deep. This often causes the previously arranged motive to become unfocused due to shaking.
Frequently, these buttons are confused during use. The 5 megapixel camera 's quality is quite alright for fast snapshots in between in good lighting conditions, though and can compete with current compact cameras. The test image shows sharp contours and vivid colors. The VGA front camera is only suitable for video chats in low picture quality. The camera's video function can very well be used for recording short clips, but the insufficient anti-blur protection dims the fun while watching the clip on a larger display.
Aside from the aforementioned supplies, Dell also has a fitting leather case You can also buy an additional battery If a use as a navigation device is being considered, it might be worth it to look at the according bundle, which costs 30 euro more including the car kit. It costs You'll only find the charging device with the universal USB cable, a headset and a thin protection cover, which is also very suitable for cleaning the display with its micro fiber surface, in the basic bundle's scope of delivery.
Dell grants a 12 month pickup and repair service ex-factory. It can be extended to 24 months for a small surcharge of 10 euro. We can recommend this extension in good conscience in view of this attractive price.
In comparison, Apple charges 99 euro for an extended warranty to 2 years for its iPad, whereby customers also get telephone support on software issues. Now we come to an especially interesting point of mobile internet devices - the input alternatives.
For the most part, all inputs are made on the 5 inch sized multi-touch LCD. The Streak also has three touch sensitive buttons back, menu and home on its right, which simplify and speed up the devices use. Without a doubt, touch is likely the trend of the year, beside 3D. In opposition to the often very little user-friendly solutions of various notebooks and all-in-one PCs, the offered solution in the Dell Streak is very impressive.
The display responds very well to inputs made by the finger. Repeated input attempts for navigating on the device are almost completely omitted. And intuitive operating works right away, even for an absolute Android novice.
Talking about Android: As mentioned in the beginning, the installed 1. Thus, the use of Google maps or even various apps, such as a pdf reader is difficult. However, this function has already been integrated in the pre-installed browser web kit , which simplifies use considerably.
A wide support will first be available in Android version 2. If the handling is compared to Apple's iPad, the less smooth scroll animations are also striking. This can be especially observed in the Android Market. A later operating system upgrade could possibly have a positive impact on this.
The acceleration sensor, however, responds well, as already could be tested in various games with success. Another observation we made: Our test device occasionally deactivated itself completely when it was placed on the desk a bit harder, which could possibly be caused by a short interruption of the battery's contacts.
There isn't a keyboard in the usual sense, but a virtual variant can be displayed on the touchscreen. It uses almost the entire lower half of the display for itself so that there is only 33 millimeters of image height left for the application mail, notes, etc.
The status bar reserves about 5 mm permanently on the upper display edge. Thus, writing longer texts or messages suffers under the lack of overview because there are usually not more than rows visible. It gets difficult when you want to change the row of the cursor. In this case, you have to hit the right row, respectively position, precisely with the finger because the keyboard only has left and right arrow keys. In the beginning, writing texts proves to be difficult, which is primarily due to the small key symbols about 6x7mm - Dell's keyboard with number pad in the horizontal position.
It's much easier after a short accommodation period and short mails or notes can be entered without difficulty. The most important aid for this is the glossary , which blends in word suggestions that can be entered with a short finger tap if it's matching. Typing in unsettled surrounding is also difficult, for example in the car or on a plane during light turbulences. Gadgets with larger input fields, such as Apple's iPad, or special software, like Samsung's Swipe, have an advantage here.
Faster input speeds can also be achieved with these than with the Streak. Typing with two hands at the same time doesn't really work on the Streak, that is to say with both thumbs. The device is a bit too big or rather the keys on the virtual keyboard aren't optimally adapted.
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