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I own a Samsung Galaxy S ( I-9000 ) and it is very very slow due to the IO, and somehow my machine cannot root so cannot apply the lag fix....
I don't wanna to spend more time on it and I just wonder how Streak compare to Galaxy? Will Streak faster than Galaxy quite a lot??
Froyo just got onto Streak, and its super buttery now, super dooper buttery.
2.1 is perfectly acceptable as well though. Not sure comparatively with the GS, but I'm pretty sure GS is better at games, but in day to day the same (in terms of linpack, streak whips it though).
I'm pretty sure GS is better at games -> Agree.
GS load faster in 3d car racing game
Froyo is on streak ?
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Froyo is on streak ?
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Yeah, you can check it out on the android dev page or here http://android.modaco.com/content/dell-streak-streak-modaco-com/319728/click-here-to-read-more/
its badass
awsome, but might wait for a more stable release
Its pretty rock solid now, I think only rebel sim people would have problems with that build.
carfield said:
I own a Samsung Galaxy S ( I-9000 ) and it is very very slow due to the IO, and somehow my machine cannot root so cannot apply the lag fix....
I don't wanna to spend more time on it and I just wonder how Streak compare to Galaxy? Will Streak faster than Galaxy quite a lot??
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Having owned both these phones and dumped the Galaxy, I agree that the 3D chipset in the Galaxy makes it better at gaming and it also has a marginally better camera. It is also dogged by RFS (lagging), rubbish GPS and glacial development.
However, I read more than I play games (and Streak does gaming as well as anything like a Nexus One "super"phone), so the 5" screen is the "killer app" for me.
I'm running the Froyo beta on the Streak, and it's already stable enough for me to run as my day-to-day ROM - something I could not say of the Galaxy (JPK, etc, GPS is still borken AFAIK).
I'm sure CyangenMod will rock on the Galaxy - but I'm impatient, and I now have Froyo-going-on-CyanogenMod on my Dell Streak with a 5" screen.
The few games I do play on the Streak look great on the 5" screen. Oh, and Froyo on the Streak reportedly lifts the 30fps cap.
Edit: another reason I don't like the Samsung Galaxy S is because brand extension is already killing it and making it confusing. I too had the i9000, but now there are so many variations of "Galaxy S" I can't keep up and this contributes to development confusion (at least from the end-user perspective).
miker71 said:
Having owned both these phones and dumped the Galaxy, I agree that the 3D chipset in the Galaxy makes it better at gaming and it also has a marginally better camera. It is also dogged by RFS (lagging), rubbish GPS and glacial development.
However, I read more than I play games (and Streak does gaming as well as anything like a Nexus One "super"phone), so the 5" screen is the "killer app" for me.
I'm running the Froyo beta on the Streak, and it's already stable enough for me to run as my day-to-day ROM - something I could not say of the Galaxy (JPK, etc, GPS is still borken AFAIK).
I'm sure CyangenMod will rock on the Galaxy - but I'm impatient, and I now have Froyo-going-on-CyanogenMod on my Dell Streak with a 5" screen.
The few games I do play on the Streak look great on the 5" screen. Oh, and Froyo on the Streak reportedly lifts the 30fps cap.
Edit: another reason I don't like the Samsung Galaxy S is because brand extension is already killing it and making it confusing. I too had the i9000, but now there are so many variations of "Galaxy S" I can't keep up and this contributes to development confusion (at least from the end-user perspective).
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Thanks for ur view. I have galaxy s ,but i want bigger screen like streak.I have read and saw youtube videos ,people complaining about battery life ,loose back cover ,poor speaker ,unclear voice on other end,screen freeze or blackout.MOST POOR SUPPORT AND SERVICE FROM DELL ,SOME EVEN DOUBT EXISTENCE OF DELL SERVICE.
can you plz let me know your battery life,,application incompatibility,os stablity.
can i get atleast 2.1 official ???
also tell us problems you are facing with streak..
So check this out then. Please see the list here: Siemens sl45i, SonyEricsson P900, Nokia e61, Nokia e71, Nokia n97, Nokia n900, Dell Streak. All these cellphones were mainly used as extreme reader devices, and unlimited plan phones. Every time I upgraded my cellphone I was though, oh my, this one is so much better, than the previous one. With long awaited Streak in my hand I can tell you, it's truly incredible in the terms of everyday usage. Endless battery, infinite screen, no considerable flaws even in dell ui, which does not look too popular among lots of users.
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So check this out then. Please see the list here: Siemens sl45i, SonyEricsson P900, Nokia e61, Nokia e71, Nokia n97, Nokia n900, Dell Streak. All these cellphones were mainly used as extreme reader devices, and unlimited plan phones. Every time I upgraded my cellphone I was though, oh my, this one is so much better, than the previous one. With long awaited Streak in my hand I can tell you, it's truly incredible in the terms of everyday usage. Endless battery, infinite screen, no considerable flaws even in dell ui, which does not look too popular among lots of users.
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Endless battery? Sorry, but that's just wrong. My Streak barely lasts a DAY on standby - and i have no widgets running either! Wifi and data connections turned off....
But, the Streak is an awesome device. The 5inch screen makes everything else look puny in comparison. =D Browsing is ok, texting is fine, and it works great as a media machine. My iPod hasn;t been touched since I got the Streak.
Oh, man, that sounds painful! Don't know if it's software or hardware related issue, but I'm telling you, my phone stays up all day with wifi, calls, market checks and casual browsing. And xdaing and engadgeting as well. And Jewelsing. And Fbreadering at night before I go to sleep. Maybe I got lucky with mine, but after Nokia N900 this one seems to have endless battery.
Try reflashing maybe or going up to Steve's 2.2 rom. Hopefully you're going to sort things out with you battery. I wish you all the best.
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Endless battery? Sorry, but that's just wrong. My Streak barely lasts a DAY on standby - and i have no widgets running either! Wifi and data connections turned off....
But, the Streak is an awesome device. The 5inch screen makes everything else look puny in comparison. =D Browsing is ok, texting is fine, and it works great as a media machine. My iPod hasn;t been touched since I got the Streak.
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Neither did mine, i was using push email and the drain was intense.... after switching to the gmail app i get days out of my battery
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Oh, man, that sounds painful! Don't know if it's software or hardware related issue, but I'm telling you, my phone stays up all day with wifi, calls, market checks and casual browsing. And xdaing and engadgeting as well. And Jewelsing. And Fbreadering at night before I go to sleep. Maybe I got lucky with mine, but after Nokia N900 this one seems to have endless battery.
Try reflashing maybe or going up to Steve's 2.2 rom. Hopefully you're going to sort things out with you battery. I wish you all the best.
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Yeah man, I literally upgraded to Steve's 2.2 after I posted, and the battery has been amazing ever since. With 2.1, if I left it on and went to work, then come back at lunch time to check on it, I'd be lucky if I had 60% left (in 4 hours) and it hasn't done ANYTHING. With 2.2, it was 95% after I left it for 6 hours (wifi off, date off, sync off).
So I'm quite pleased, and will be blaming 2.1 for my battery woes =]
I get that but no need to turn off anything
I'm looking into purchasing a dell streak 5 for myself. To be honest the size is both compelling and making me a little iffy. I feel as if being so big would make the experience amazing, but at the same time it would make it annoying or even irritating in certain instances. What are your experiences positive/negative with streak (mostly related to the size) and what type of person do you think this phone is best for? (Business/Student/Anyone?)
I'm currently using a Samsung Captivate. Should I just stick with what I have? I am interested in other people's opinions.
Go with the streak u will not be disappointed.
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If you want the biggest screen size phone, then the Streak it is. I don't think there's any 5" screen phone out there (not a tablet)
I love the big screen, but it is not really jeans-pocketable. I love it ... I don't think I would go for a phone a screen smaller than 4" anymore.
I suggest you go somewhere they have a Streak on display and see for yourself.
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I have my streak in my pocket all the time. Its definitely pocketable as long as u are not wearing skinny jeans.
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As an outdoor enthusiast I take my streak through all sorts of situations. Skiing, mountain biking, hiking, etc and have had no problems. I keep it in my backpack when skiing and biking because it can get in the way of leg movement and I dont want to smash it in a crash...but it is great to have on the weekends, I now dont have to pack my laptop to get work done on the weekends. Just take the streak and a fold up bluetooth keyboard and ive got all the processing power I need to be efficient. but in normal everyday situations I have not had any moment when i've felt the size of the streak was a hindrance. I dont make a lot of voice calls but if I did I would definitely get a headset because the streak can make your arm tired after about 20 minutes on the phone.
If you want the'n phone/tablet experience go with the Streak. Its the best phone ive owned. Captivates are also nice.
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I have similar problem to decide. Currently I'm using Samsung GT-I9000 which is very nice and of course a lot smaller then Streak.
There are few things that are holding me back:
- quality of TFT screen
- speed of built in GPU for casual gaming
- size
- camera quality
I've read a lot of reviews and opinions and some say that the screen is good, some say it's very bad... SAMOLED is great and I don't expect that from Streak but honestly I don't know what to expect? Which quality - like Desire, Wildfire, better, worse, same?
GPU is other issue - is there anyone who play games on their Streak? Is there any performance issue?
The camera - it looks like it's not like on my Samsung just like the 720p recording. Can someone share some info about this?
Thanks
The screen looks fine, of course it could be better, might be a reason to wait for a newer. 4.5" - 5" phone with a dual core, and better gpu.
The camera after my update to newest streakdroid ( my opinion) works flawlessly.
I play psx4droid, and gunbros, dungeon defenders and the latter can be a little jittery at times, usually it plays great.
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I love it the screen is what I wanted it for the phones works without any problems for me, games are amazing to, I use fpse mostly and apart from the recent overlay pad issue in landscape mode, which has been fixed its amazing for games. I also put it in all my trousers pockets including my skinny jeans, and I'm talkihfhvthe really skin tight ones here. Cant say as I've experienced and problems at all with the one.
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I'm looking into purchasing a dell streak 5 for myself. To be honest the size is both compelling and making me a little iffy. I feel as if being so big would make the experience amazing, but at the same time it would make it annoying or even irritating in certain instances. What are your experiences positive/negative with streak (mostly related to the size) and what type of person do you think this phone is best for? (Business/Student/Anyone?)
I'm currently using a Samsung Captivate. Should I just stick with what I have? I am interested in other people's opinions.
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My better half has a captivate and I have an iPhone 4... I've had serious phone envy for a while.... I had an upgrade with AT&T to use so I started poking around and found this on amazon wireless:
http://wireless.amazon.com/dp/B003XVYBU8
For $.01 you really can't go wrong!
Now my lady can have phone envy for a change!! LOL
P.S. anyone want an iPhone? HAHAHAHAHA
If it was just $.01 I would already buy it but on this side of the planet it's just 500 EUR or ~$700 which is not that cheap.
Hi, myself being streak owner and having a couple of friends who use samsung captative / galaxy S I can tell you:
- Samsung SAMOLED is way better then dell streaks screen (quality wise).
- Samsung is more fragile.
- Streak is HUGE compared to Samsung's.
- Everyone thinks samsung is an iphone.
- Samsung is snappier then streak. (I'm actually disapointed with Streak's performance either in the GUI / live wallpapers and games).
- Streak's battery life (froyo 2.2.2) is better then Samsung's EVEN with a larger screen.
- GPS on the streak has a better experience.
- Sound in the galaxy is better.
- Video calls using ooVoo in the samsung is better.
Conclusion: Streak has better building quality and a bigger screen. Samsung has the best hardware.
mobility wise, I don't have any problems with its size. Everyone is impressed with streak when you pull it of your pocket. "OMG, it's HUGE! What brand is that? is that an ipad?" You get used to that really fast.
For what is worth I really love the 5" and build quality of streak but I feel that Streak could be better in many ways.
You should also consider the PDMI proprietary connector of Streak and the expensive official accessories.
I've been using my Streak for about a month now. I do like it. I came the other way, I was using a Samsung Galaxy Tab as my phone. I do miss the 7" screen, but it was a real pain to put in the pocket. The only other downside was having to have a Bluetooth headset with me at all times. I didn't really like that idea.
The PDMI connector on the Streak is the only thing I really don't like, but for ~$10 CDN I picked up two 1' cords to keep at work and in the car.
Ditch the Captivate though. It sucks. I'm still trying to get rid of mine.
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Hi, myself being streak owner and having a couple of friends who use samsung captative / galaxy S I can tell you:
- Samsung SAMOLED is way better then dell streaks screen (quality wise).
- Samsung is more fragile.
- Streak is HUGE compared to Samsung's.
- Everyone thinks samsung is an iphone.
- Samsung is snappier then streak. (I'm actually disapointed with Streak's performance either in the GUI / live wallpapers and games).
- Streak's battery life (froyo 2.2.2) is better then Samsung's EVEN with a larger screen.
- GPS on the streak has a better experience.
- Sound in the galaxy is better.
- Video calls using ooVoo in the samsung is better.
Conclusion: Streak has better building quality and a bigger screen. Samsung has the best hardware.
mobility wise, I don't have any problems with its size. Everyone is impressed with streak when you pull it of your pocket. "OMG, it's HUGE! What brand is that? is that an ipad?" You get used to that really fast.
For what is worth I really love the 5" and build quality of streak but I feel that Streak could be better in many ways.
You should also consider the PDMI proprietary connector of Streak and the expensive official accessories.
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10000 thanks from me for this answer, that's what I was looking for.
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10000 thanks from me for this answer, that's what I was looking for.
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I agree....
I've had my Streak for almost 4 months now, but have decided to sell it and move on.
The Streak's only 'advantage' to me was the 5" screen. I had been using my HD2 running Android, and have gotten used to the HTC Sense software. Although the Streak didn't have Sense, I was willing to get used to the generic Froyo to get the bigger screen. And yes, I love browsing and playing games on the big screen. But the truth is the slightly bigger screen isn't worth it.
The Streak is too big to use with 1 hand, where as the HD2 and others of that size you can use with 1 hand quite comfortably.
The bigger size of the Streak and the higher battery capacity didn't give the Streak longer life. The battery seemed to last as long as my HD2 running Android.
Other than the screen, I've not found any 'technical' features which makes it a better phone than another high end Android phone. In fact, things like the dual LED flash is much weaker than the smaller HD2.
Even thought the Streak has a bigger screen, the resolution is the same as the HD2, and so I've actually found nothing I can do on the Streak, or any software I can run on the Streak that I can't run on my HD2.
So for me, all the factors above, plus mainly that the bigger screen but the same resolution, which means I can't do anything extra on it seems to me to be a waste.
I hope the next generation 5" Tablet phones outdo has higher specs than the other phones. Until then, I'm going to get another 4.3" HTC
It's been an interesting ride having the Streak and having everyone asking me "What the hell kinda phone is that?" every time I pull it out.
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The bigger size of the Streak and the higher battery capacity didn't give the Streak longer life. The battery seemed to last as long as my HD2 running Android.
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Seriously? Battery life is the same between the Streak and the HD2? I feel sorry for HD2 owners because I'm lucky to get 8 hours out of my Streak. I used to get more than 24 hours out of my TP2...
8 hours?? With moderate to heavy use I can easily get 36 hours...
I can use my streak for surfing web in 6 hours straight , and I still have 20% left. So there is no complaint about battery. The reason that makes hd2 better than streak as well as make Hd2 is the best phone is that it can run multi OS, and has a ton of Roms.
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I can use my streak for surfing web in 6 hours straight , and I still have 20% left. So there is no complaint about battery. The reason that makes hd2 better than streak as well as make Hd2 is the best phone is that it can run multi OS, and has a ton of Roms.
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That is a huge plus. The HD2 can run winmo, wp7, and android so whatever you feel like for the week you can run. I've often searched ebay and craigslist for an hd2 just to have as a play phone but I cant justify $300+ just for a phone to play on.
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8 hours?? With moderate to heavy use I can easily get 36 hours...
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I guess I need to buy a new battery. I can't even get half that turning off everything and running on EDGE...
The HD2 has a 65K color limitation on the screen hardware (due to Windows Mobile 6 limitation), something I could not live with long term. In terms of hacking it is a great device though.
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I've had my Streak for almost 4 months now, but have decided to sell it and move on.
The Streak's only 'advantage' to me was the 5" screen. I had been using my HD2 running Android, and have gotten used to the HTC Sense software. Although the Streak didn't have Sense, I was willing to get used to the generic Froyo to get the bigger screen. And yes, I love browsing and playing games on the big screen. But the truth is the slightly bigger screen isn't worth it.
The Streak is too big to use with 1 hand, where as the HD2 and others of that size you can use with 1 hand quite comfortably.
The bigger size of the Streak and the higher battery capacity didn't give the Streak longer life. The battery seemed to last as long as my HD2 running Android.
Other than the screen, I've not found any 'technical' features which makes it a better phone than another high end Android phone. In fact, things like the dual LED flash is much weaker than the smaller HD2.
Even thought the Streak has a bigger screen, the resolution is the same as the HD2, and so I've actually found nothing I can do on the Streak, or any software I can run on the Streak that I can't run on my HD2.
So for me, all the factors above, plus mainly that the bigger screen but the same resolution, which means I can't do anything extra on it seems to me to be a waste.
I hope the next generation 5" Tablet phones outdo has higher specs than the other phones. Until then, I'm going to get another 4.3" HTC
It's been an interesting ride having the Streak and having everyone asking me "What the hell kinda phone is that?" every time I pull it out.
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Biggest troll post ever.
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+1
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That is a huge plus. The HD2 can run winmo, wp7, and android so whatever you feel like for the week you can run. I've often searched ebay and craigslist for an hd2 just to have as a play phone but I cant justify $300+ just for a phone to play on.
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In Houston, it is easy to find a hd2 around $250.
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I agree with some of his points,this is a nice smartphone but after having two android phones and an iPhone 3GS before this one I have to say this thing is not as stable as I thought it would be.I am a little disappointed the only reason for my to keep it a little longer is the screen and the fact that some of the new devices do not seem to be much better/different than this one.
It must be where I live but the GPS takes forever,the stupid cord is a pain sometime when I try to plug the phone in....the camera is a freaking joke when it is a little dark or indoor.It should have a better way to access the memory card.
I don't blame the guy,he's tired of a weird device.
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I agree with some of his points,this is a nice smartphone but after having two android phones and an iPhone 3GS before this one I have to say this thing is not as stable as I thought it would be.I am a little disappointed the only reason for my to keep it a little longer is the screen and the fact that some of the new devices do not seem to be much better/different than this one.
It must be where I live but the GPS takes forever,the stupid cord is a pain sometime when I try to plug the phone in....the camera is a freaking joke when it is a little dark or indoor.It should have a better way to access the memory card.
I don't blame the guy,he's tired of a weird device.
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- my streak lock GPS signal under 10s, good enough.
- I agree with you about USB cable and camera
- what do mean by "better way to access the memory card" ? I don't see any problems with it.
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What I mean by that is that it does not have an external memory card slot.
All phones I have used/seen lately have their sd card slots inside the battery cover instead of by some outside access point.
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I've had my Streak for almost 4 months now, but have decided to sell it and move on... The Streak's only 'advantage' to me was the 5" screen.
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Well, yeah that's the whole reason to get a Streak. It is as good or better overall as any other current phone and it has the biggest screen. If you don't care about or need the screen, why would you possibly wish to carry it around?
Lastly resolution does not equal usability. The same res on a small screen is not as usable as on a larger screen.
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All phones I have used/seen lately have their sd card slots inside the battery cover instead of by some outside access point.
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Agreed, people seem to easily jump from Streak issues to what I wish for any phone period.
I need a portable device for html editing,and the streak is my choice.
7' would be too big to carry around,4' or smaller is just not big enough for my long time text viewing.
So far,The streak's 5' screen is just perfect for me,acceptable portability,sharp fonts,great for typing and viewing.
Still,two thing I don't like about this device is the accessory and the maintenance,they are,hard to find and expensive to buy.
I used repair my phone and laptop by myself,so "easy to maintain" is a big plus for me,and that's not the streak.
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In Houston, it is easy to find a hd2 around $250.
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Houston, great city! And I take my DELL Streak over quirky winmo phone any day.
Never had a problem with my streak nor will I ever give it up. If the streak two every makes its way to the market that will be my next buy. If the screen is any smaller then I'll stick to my streak.
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I've had my Streak for almost 4 months now, but have decided to sell it and move on.
The Streak's only 'advantage' to me was the 5" screen. I had been using my HD2 running Android, and have gotten used to the HTC Sense software. Although the Streak didn't have Sense, I was willing to get used to the generic Froyo to get the bigger screen. And yes, I love browsing and playing games on the big screen. But the truth is the slightly bigger screen isn't worth it.
The Streak is too big to use with 1 hand, where as the HD2 and others of that size you can use with 1 hand quite comfortably.
The bigger size of the Streak and the higher battery capacity didn't give the Streak longer life. The battery seemed to last as long as my HD2 running Android.
Other than the screen, I've not found any 'technical' features which makes it a better phone than another high end Android phone. In fact, things like the dual LED flash is much weaker than the smaller HD2.
Even thought the Streak has a bigger screen, the resolution is the same as the HD2, and so I've actually found nothing I can do on the Streak, or any software I can run on the Streak that I can't run on my HD2.
So for me, all the factors above, plus mainly that the bigger screen but the same resolution, which means I can't do anything extra on it seems to me to be a waste.
I hope the next generation 5" Tablet phones outdo has higher specs than the other phones. Until then, I'm going to get another 4.3" HTC
It's been an interesting ride having the Streak and having everyone asking me "What the hell kinda phone is that?" every time I pull it out.
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Isn't the HD2 a windows based phone? How are you even going to compare the two? Both with two different operating systems. If you were comparing the Droid vs The Streak maybe there would be a better understanding. the streak is not made for everyone. Sorry to hear that the streak was not what you expected it to be. I've used every OS out there. And to have Android OS on a 5" screen and also to be able to make phone calls from the device as well, I dont know about you but I find that pretty fascinating.
I just got the streak but I find the browser scrolling to be quite choppy. Mine is stock 2.2. Did any of you guys ever feel that
Howmany of you, guys, consider Galaxy Note as upgrade over SGS2 and are inteding purchase?
*raises his hand*
Seriously considering it
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Unless u browse ALOT, to my mind its not that big an upgrade. At this moment its price is so big it does not gives that big difference as it should... But if you got alot of money then sure its an upgrade
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Ill be picking one up in January. Hopefully it gets picked up by att.
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I'm getting one, the screen resolution is what sells it for me.
I was before I got the S2. Now, after using the S2, I feel the S2 is slightly too big for me so the Note is a no.
I've been giving it a thought this whole week. The best selling point for me is the idea that it can serve as a digital sketchbook. What worries me the most is its size as a phone. I even made a 1:1 papercraft mockup just the get the feel of it. My conclusion so far is it's too big... for my hand... as a phone. It's clearly designed to be handled with two hands.
I went lurking in the Galaxy Note forum. Some of the turn offs, compared to the SGS2, were the smoothness, battery life and how some apps don't stretch the way it meant to be for the screen resolution.
So I'm sticking with the SGS2. I still think this is still the best phone in the market right now.
You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.
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You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.
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I could have sprung for a contract should my credit rating allow it. The phone itself would have been almost my entire savings. So the price made me really think.
I was originally going to use it as an all in one ereader, phone, pmp. But having bought the s2 for around half the price of the note so I can get a kindle instead and still save a load of money. Just more inconvenient but better usability. Note seems more of a doctors toy. Awesome way to send a prescription lol
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i am fighting myself since a week now to not get it...
i really really love my sgs2... i every way... and i still hope that there will be alot more developement for the sgs2... it always feels smooth, screen is very good, battery life is good and so on...
the only thing that is pushing me to the note is the screen size...
it is impossible (for me) that the note will be as smooth as the sgs2... cause the 1.5ghz is (i think) not enough for the screen size and resolution... the 1.2 on the sgs2 is (for now) more than enough as it proofed itself on every rom i tried... i would never watch a 1080p movie on the phone... 720p is MORE than enough for that kind of screensizes...
for me the PRO and the CON is the same: Screen
we will the in the next few days what the devs say about the note...
Just had a quick browse on the Galaxy Note forums,quiet enough as expected with not many people having got this yet, screen is too big for me the SGSII is the perfect size.
Have you guys seen the review over at www.androidnz.net ?
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Since I got my gs2 havent really played with My galaxy tab 10.1. I could just imagine how much less ill use it if I had a 5.3 inch screen phone. My main reason for a big screen is for surfing and easier to type with my huge hands this is a def buy that is if its for T-Mobile.
I've seen the review over at phonearena and doesn't really like it.. I'd prefer a phone which have a screen size of below 5" and about the same width and height as my SGS2
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I'll try to buy one for me as soon as I get $$$ !
Still too expensive...
What the hell is going on with technology:
I remember when PDA's not smartphones had stylus and were chunky great beasts, that had people stating "hey there, what's that you have in your pocket sir" then things got smaller and smaller with superb little super technology that allowed everything to become tiny...
and now things are getting bigger and bigger, and reintroducing stylus again, blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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Your right, I think unless u normally lug a laptop around for Prof/creative/ use, or ride a train every day, a tab/semi tab (galaxy note) or even a laptop itself is pointless and just for show. Id like one, but don't need one....
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I'm all for anything that hastens the departure of "skinny jeans" as something fashionable.
As a former Dell Streak 5 user, I think I'll adapt to the extra size quite well, given that it's actually smaller and lighter than the Streak was.
I'll pass the S2 on to my wife, which will help to push the deal through the 'purchasing department,' if you know what I mean.
I ordered my Galaxy Note from Clove Technology in the UK because I wanted a SIM free UK Note as quickly as possible without waiting for Amazon and others to stock it. I was keen to get the Note quickly because I had a Nexus One which served me well but I found the screen too small for viewing the Web. As screen sizes gradually increased from 3.5 to 3.7, 4.0, 4.3, 4.7 I became more and more tempted to upgrade. However, when the Galaxy Note arrived with its 5.3 inch screen then I knew it would be great for viewing the Web and still small enough to be carried around in pockets. I didn't want to buy a tablet which could not replace my laptop and was too big to be carried around in pockets. The 5.3 inch screen on the Note is close to the maximum size that can still be carried in pockets which is important to me, so I cannot see me buying a phone with a larger screen than this.
I now carry my Note everywhere I go and find it great for viewing the Web and making phone calls. I never used my Nexus One one-handed so I don't miss it on the Note and even if I did then it is a very small price to pay for the benefits of the large screen. I've not experienced any issues with my Note. The screen is bigger and better, the battery lasts longer, it runs faster, it has an SD card slot and is soon to get ICS. I cannot think of a better all round phone than the Note, especially with it's S-Pen and from my experience I can highly recommend it.
Same here, I don't think I'll even get the galaxy s3 now gonna wait for note 2 I'm use to a bog.screen
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You're controversial at times gaugerer but your heart is in the right place.
Like you, I do not appreciate negative disinformation from some as this gives new and prospective Note buyers a false impression.
The note is a great device and I have had no issues with it either except the usual first release software issues that are usually dealt with after a few upgrades.
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You're controversial at times gaugerer but your heart is in the right place.
Like you, I do not appreciate negative disinformation from some as this gives new and prospective Note buyers a false impression.
The note is a great device and I have had no issues with it either except the usual first release software issues that are usually dealt with after a few upgrades.
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Thanks for your kind comments which are much appreciated.
GNote is great!
I come from a year with the 5" Streak, which was my (successful) test as to the optimum form factor and just love the power, (bigger)screen quality and the other enhancements of the GNote. It even fits my Streak belt holster. My netbook will now stay gathering dust.
Battery performance so far very good.
I've been in love with this form factor since the Archos 5 web tablet. I remeber thinking "I wish this had a data sim at least". Used the Dell Streak until my screen cracked and then used a number of 3.5-4.3 inch phones in combo with 7-10 inch tabs, always in pursuit of the ultimate every day carry kit.
The Note fits these needs perfectly. Great battery life, fluid UI, very good phone and great portable tab.
Just waiting for ICS now.
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Another former Dell Streak user here. Mid 50's so the BIG screen is welcome.
The Note screen blows the streak screen out of the water. Faster than my trusty Streak is an understatement. I never use mine one handed either, it "just fits" to use one like this with both hands. I use voice dialing & bluetooth all the time and the Note catches everything pretty much on the 1st try.
Already caught the KL5 to 7 update. Thing is smooth as silk (using go launcher EX). I don't use touch whiz, nothing really wrong with it...just use to using
go launcher.