Dell Streak
The Dell Streak 5 (previously known as the Dell Mini 5) is a smartphone/tablet hybrid ("phablet") from Dell that uses the Android operating system, released in 2010. It comes with a 5-inch (13 cm) capacitive touchscreen and two cameras, a 5MP one with dual-LED flash on the back and a VGA-resolution one on the front for video calling; both are capable of video.
Front face of the Dell Streak 5 | |
| Manufacturer | Dell |
|---|---|
| Type | Phablet |
| Release date | June 4, 2010 (UK) |
| Introductory price | £399 on O2 (UK) Pay As You Go |
| Operating system | Android 1.6 (Donut); upgrade Android 2.2 (Froyo) end of 2010 |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 Snapdragon ARM or 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 |
| Memory | 512 MB ROM + 512 MB SDRAM + 2 GB non-user accessible MicroSD for system & applications files only |
| Storage | Flash memory: 1.63 GB 1 microSD slot: expandable up to 32 GB |
| Display | 800×480 px (0.38 Megapixels) at 186 Pixels Per Inch, 5 in (130 mm) WVGA in-cell TFT LCD with Gorilla Glass |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 |
| Input | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, Capacitive touch buttons, headset controls, 3-axis accelerometer |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel with video LED Dual LED flash on back, front-facing camera on top |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS with A-GPS, UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 850 MHz, GSM / EDGE 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz, HSDPA / HSUPA:HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, PDMI |
| Power | Removable 1530mAh battery |
| Online services | Google Play |
| Dimensions | 152.9 mm (6.02 in) (h) 79.1 mm (3.11 in) (w) 9.98 mm (0.393 in) (d) |
| Mass | 220g |
The three buttons at the bottom (or right, when held in its normal landscape mode) are capacitive. The Android buttons used are Home, Menu, and Back. It features a Dell skin on top and has a cradle adapter with HDMI out. The phone lacks the navigational trackball found in many previous Android devices. While FM radio support is not an official feature, an FM radio chip was found upon inspection of the Streak's internal hardware, and can be accessed though a user's modification of the OS.
A seven-inch version of the Streak was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011. The Wall Street Journal reviewed it unfavorably in February. A long-rumored ten-inch model went on sale in August in China.
Dell discontinued the Streak 5 on as of August 15, 2011. Customers attempting to purchase the device were directed to a "Good Bye, Streak 5" landing page. The larger Streak 7 was discontinued on December 2, 2011; Dell continued to sell a 10-inch tablet in China at that time.