Dell Streak 7 :Review

Android powered Dell Streak 7 is the first 4G tablet to fall under T-Mobile’s HSPA+(4G) broadband network.

Dell’s Streak 7 is running on Android 2.2 Froyo flavoured by Dell’s own Stage UI with Nvidia’s Tegra 20 dual core chipset at 1GHz speed, to give super fast performance for the tablet, and protected with 7-inch Gorilla Glass touchscreen, full HD 1080p video playback support, 1.3 Megapixels front-facing camera with Qik video chat services, 5 Megapixels auto-focused camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording capability, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 compatibility. Dell Streak 7 will come with carrier’s HSPA+ 4G capability with theoretical download speeds of 21 Mbit/s.

Dell Streak 7 is also having Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB, 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, a 2780 mAh battery, Adobe Flash player 10.1, Android Market and whole host of Google and T-Mobile services.

Dell Streak 7 specifications

Design

• Device type:
  • Tablet
• OS:
  • Android (3.2, 2.2)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 7.87 x 4.72 x 0.49 (199.9 x 119.8 x 12.4 mm)
• Colors:
  • Black

Display

• Physical size:
  • 7.00 inches
• Resolution:
  • 480 x 800 pixels
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

• Type:
  • Li - Ion

Hardware

• System chip:
  • NVIDIA Tegra 2
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1000 MHz
• Graphics processor:
  • • Yes
• Storage expansion:
  • Slot Type:
    • microSD, microSDHC

Camera

• Camera:
  • • Immobile
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Auto focus, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Night mode, White balance, Effects, Scenes
• Camcorder:
  • • Yes
  • Features:
    • Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • Yes

Multimedia

• Music player:
  • Supported formats:
    • MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR, MIDI
• Video playback:
  • Supported formats:
    • MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, 3GP
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• Streaming:
  • • Audio, Video
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

Internet browsing

• Browser:
  • • Yes
  • Supports:
    • HTML, Flash
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, YouTube (upload), Flickr, Twitter

Technology

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, EDGE
• Global Roaming:
  • Yes
• Satellite system:
  • GPS
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation

Phone features

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • Yes
• Instant Messaging:
  • • Google Talk
• Games:
  • • Yes

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  • • Yes
• Wi-Fi:
  • • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • Proprietary
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device
• Headphones connector:
  • 3.5mm
• • Computer sync, OTA sync
• Charging connector:
  • Proprietary

Other features

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Compass
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 06 Jan 2011