Dell Streak review: Size does matter

05 November 2010
The Dell Streak has crossed the line where phones stop – and by some distance too – but we are still not completely convinced it’s beyond the point where tablets start. Is the Dell Streak sitting on a fence or sitting right in the middle of nowhere...

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Loli, 09 Nov 2023"Too large" - proven underseeing the future trend... moreEh, they are kinda right about the weight I suppose. I didn't check, I just figured a phone with a 5 inch display couldn't weigh all that much. My Redmi K40 was the heaviest phone I've ever gotten and this Dell was 10% heavier than that. Idk about calling it "too" heavy though. Bit of an exaggeration. We're still talking about less than half a pound here.

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    • Loli
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    • 09 Nov 2023

    joe nodden, 08 Jul 2020"Too large and heavy for a phone" gotta love old ... more"Too large" - proven underseeing the future trend as you said, as now even most budget phones now have 6+ inch screens (BUT thinner bezels help too - Otherwise can't imagine a 6.X-inch phone with bezels as thick as this pioneer Dell in 2023, even for lowest end models...
    Search "TCL 403" in this website and you know what I mean. This TCL 2023 model's already n ulter garbage (TCL shouldn't have made that in 2023 imo! Especially the 1+32GB variant!!) but with a 6" screen it's just some 7mm longer than the Dell.

    "Too heavy" - another story though, which is still kinda true in this day. You even hardly see phones over 190g in weight around you...

      "Too large and heavy for a phone" gotta love old reviews that couldn't get with the times.

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        • Gabriel
        • NB8
        • 17 Aug 2019

        Back then i loved that phone, the only issue ive got was the charging port was alway broking and wasent able to charge the phone, dell sent me 3 on warranty for the same reason until was discountiniued. Only if he where a usb devide that woupd have make a huge difference

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          • Brian
          • 4Hv
          • 04 Oct 2018

          The Dell Streak was an awesome phone!!! I got it when it came out in 2010 and everyone couldn't believe how big it was. The screen was 2x the size of an iPhone 4 and, in my opinion, was perfect! Construction quality was amazing, with metal on glass, and was a beautiful and useful device. The Streak was way ahead of its time, and funny how all the manufactures have now copied it, and all the reviewers and consumers who criticized it, now clamor for phones now, that are exactly what it was!!!

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            • Rohit
            • vbP
            • 04 Jun 2018

            so back in 2010 people thought 5 inch screen was too big

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              • Doat
              • Nw8
              • 16 Jul 2013

              I wat to update my dell streat.

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                • AnonD-115901
                • fCE
                • 22 Feb 2013

                Its loo v nice

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                  • Chanu
                  • vGj
                  • 29 Dec 2012

                  ash, 16 Jan 2011A 10 inch Android Tablet – Dell Streak 10 at CES 2011 De... moreHi, is there an update to ICS for thus mobile???

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                    • Android's Army
                    • 6%9
                    • 18 Dec 2012

                    My Droidvice doesn't has update support for a very long time!

                    Google which is the god of Android's Armies has abadoned us!

                    Our god only thinking spreading his belief known as "Schmidtism" and then ignores us as the veterans which are old, slow, and no more reliable to go to war!

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                      • Mdkhan
                      • upH
                      • 28 Jul 2012

                      I love this tablet phone

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                        • uzii
                        • KAk
                        • 13 Apr 2012

                        I hv dell sreak nd luv my streak , guys its awesum excellent device .!!!

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                          • Gee
                          • wYG
                          • 17 Mar 2012

                          Dell Streak is the best tablet phone ever..this device is under rated coz this is the gadget that can do everything you need in a mobile and a tablet,witjou carrying something thick and heavy :-)

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                            • Anil
                            • ut0
                            • 25 Sep 2011

                            When is the next update coming for Dell Streak after 2.2

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                              • AnonD-11027
                              • 2@X
                              • 22 Jul 2011

                              i wanna c dell streak with acer iconia side by side (2 heavyweights :p)

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                                • AnonD-9981
                                • w0P
                                • 02 Jun 2011

                                The Nokia N900 is a tablet and a phone, and it came out first. It also has a dedicated 2gb memory for apps. The built-in memory is 32gb and you can expand it by another 32gb memory card.

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                                  • AnonD-733
                                  • nTp
                                  • 20 Apr 2011

                                  GSMarena thank to post review after the 2.2 update

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                                    • burebista
                                    • pk$
                                    • 18 Apr 2011

                                    5 or 7 inch is the perfect size for
                                    browsing,
                                    video and
                                    screen sharing;
                                    and is not to big for a phone ...
                                    so I can have only one device instead of two...

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                                      • gaurav
                                      • uwc
                                      • 10 Feb 2011

                                      Superb Phone.
                                      The screen is awsome.
                                      It may look big when you see it for the first time, actually its so thin, that it fits every pocket.
                                      Excellent piece of mobile technology.

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                                        • ash
                                        • 2SR
                                        • 16 Jan 2011

                                        A 10 inch Android Tablet – Dell Streak 10 at CES 2011

                                        Dell just showed their 10 inch Android tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011. Dell introduced the new device only for a few fractions on a minute, It is just an idea of their next tablet to be produced (a dummy device) that arrived on the CES stage. It takes time to reach the market, the Dell Streak 10 is supposed to be launched next year, that is in 2012.

                                        more at http://www.techmazter.com/2011/01/10-inch-android-tablet-dell-streak-10.html