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I just wanted to post a couple of links with recent reviews of Dell Streak running on official (un-tweaked) Froyo build. In most cases Streak outperforms Iphone 4, HTC EVO, Samsung Epic 4G or itself running on Android 1.6
While the official build is not perfect, it certainly gave the Streak a well deserved and anticipated power boost and now many reviewers take notice. The Streak happens to be the most practical and entertaining consumer portable internet device right now. With a few bits of marketing genius this could be the ultimate game changing device. Once you get people off the mindset of looking at it as some sort of super-sized phone and instead look at it as the most portable tablet (sorry galaxy tab but one can't really carry you around w/out some sort of bag) then you know that you have a peace of design masterpiece. Only those who don't really know what they're missing will dismiss this incredible device as something that I just noted the previous sentence.
So here are the two reviews, let's continue to work on developing more tweaks to make our Streaks even better.
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Android-22-FroYo-Breathes-New-Life-Into-Dell-Streak/
http://www.kitguru.net/mobile/zardon/dell-streak-review-ferrari-red-revisited-with-froyo-2-2/
Enjoy!
streak4m3 said:
I just wanted to post a couple of links with recent reviews of Dell Streak running on official (un-tweaked) Froyo build. In most cases Streak outperforms Iphone 4, HTC EVO, Samsung Epic 4G or itself running on Android 1.6
While the official build is not perfect, it certainly gave the Streak a well deserved and anticipated power boost and now many reviewers take notice. The Streak happens to be the most practical and entertaining consumer portable internet device right now. With a few bits of marketing genius this could be the ultimate game changing device. Once you get people off the mindset of looking at it as some sort of super-sized phone and instead look at it as the most portable tablet (sorry galaxy tab but one can't really carry you around w/out some sort of bag) then you know that you have a peace of design masterpiece. Only those who don't really know what they're missing will dismiss this incredible device as something that I just noted the previous sentence.
So here are the two reviews, let's continue to work on developing more tweaks to make our Streaks even better.
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Android-22-FroYo-Breathes-New-Life-Into-Dell-Streak/
http://www.kitguru.net/mobile/zardon/dell-streak-review-ferrari-red-revisited-with-froyo-2-2/
Enjoy!
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+1.......totally agree....
that's why I brought my Dell Streak
before I buy any products I see user reviews and all and the specs of the product ect
after looking and looknig I brought myself a Dell Streak and with the 2.2 update its so much better
my cousin has a Iphone 4 (not saying its bad) and he been fluanting how good is the games on it like talkingtom1 and then i open up my Streak and BAM talkingtom haha it was funny
I love my dell and I love pulling it out on trains and people just stare at my lovely Streak haha with it's froyo wallpaper
The way I see it is like this a Dell Streak reminds me of a Playstation 3 ...well kinda in a sense of goodness
if only Pocket legends work on my dell streak 2.2
boiboi_67 said:
if only Pocket legends work on my dell streak 2.2
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If you are having trouble getting it installed then unmount your SD card and download it. It will install just fine then you can remount your SD card and move it there if you want. There is an issue with it trying to install to SD card straight from the market.
Thank you. It worked. Amazing. A beer for you. Now my dell streak is complete
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I get the 700s scores for quadrant and I'm not sure how others do without tweaks. :$. I love this device. Its fantastic except for the camera. XD that's a bummer. Haha other than that its awesome.
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zkyevolved said:
I get the 700s scores for quadrant and I'm not sure how others do without tweaks. :$. I love this device. Its fantastic except for the camera. XD that's a bummer. Haha other than that its awesome.
Using an iphone! GET OUT OF HERE!
Just kidding lol
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I don't like the new look....
The old one was more practical.
Can I have a froyo 2.2 and keep a look from 1.6?
Dr.Dellka said:
I don't like the new look....
The old one was more practical.
Can I have a froyo 2.2 and keep a look from 1.6?
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I like the 1.6 UI better as well. Hopefully Dell will bring it back. Was the perfect look for this device.
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this comparison does not make much sense anyway. (it makes touchwiz instead! ha ha wordtrick ) if as they point out the differences are based mainly on the adoption of froyo, the competitors should be benchmarked with froyo too
crashDebug said:
this comparison does not make much sense anyway. (it makes touchwiz instead! ha ha wordtrick ) if as they point out the differences are based mainly on the adoption of froyo, the competitors should be benchmarked with froyo too
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Exactly. Anyway, I love my Streak, but this test is not what I call objective. It´s like testing notebooks with Vista against a Win7. Guess who is the winner?
What are your benchmarks because as of right now my phone works fine but my benchmarks aren't good.
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Should i await the htc inspire(desire HD) since there will be roms for that, buy a streak and wait around a little longer or someone locally is selling a white streak but it has a tiny crack in it. I cant decide, is that even fixable?
Do what I did, do some research on both phones. Read a couple of FAQs on both devices and then decide if thats what you want. Or you have option #2 buy the streak, test drive it, if you don't like it then just simply return it.
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Well seeing as how the inspire comes out next week its a toss up. I love my streak especially since loading streakdroid. I would say go play with the streak at best buy to see how you like the screen size. Its really what would be the difference.
Dell Streak powered by Streakdroid 1.7
I say go with the Streak because of screen size. I've been running HSPA+ on my Streak before ATTs 4G launch. Basically same features if not the same phone minus the 8mpxl camera, but the Streak will always dominate in screen size and is by far the king of phones in the ATT lineup.
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stormtrooper1 said:
the Streak will always dominate in screen size and is by far the king of phones in the ATT lineup.
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this
I think I would wait a while. wait til some release dates come out for upcoming phones.
i'm in love with my Streak. Whipping out the 5" monster in a crowded room is sure to draw attention.
However, if you like customizing and custom ROMs, there is only one developer, DJ_Steve. He's awesome, and his newest ROM 1.7.0 so far seems as good as stock, while being faster without the pre-loaded bloatware. But there is only one of him. HTC has a much bigger community, much more developers, and more of a conventional layout.
With the HTC you are going with the grain, with the Streak you are going against it.
If I had to make the choice today, I would chose the Streak over the Inspire. The technology is similar, yet the Streak has the bigger, easier to read screen and the "WOW" factor that other phones don't.
Now, if the choice included the dual core Atrix ... that's a much tougher choice.
After 2 weeks of thinking and search I decided to go with Streak...
iT iS Me said:
After 2 weeks of thinking and search I decided to go with Streak...
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Good choice!
Step 1: Buy Streak
Step 2: QDL Tool
Step 3: StreakMod clockwork recovery
Step 4: Honeycomb! (Well, OK, for now DJ_Steve's 1.7.0, but hopefully soon...)
Can anyone recommend a worthy successor to this awesome phone? I'm going to miss it's big screen.
Dell really didn't market this phone the way they should have.
I think everyone is missing the boat.
A phone this size with a smooth fast ROM with the latest Android OS would sell like hot cakes.
This phone is the reason I hardly use my iPad. Dell nailed it with the size.
I'm a Dell Streak 5 user too and I agree with you that Dell should invest on advertisements and support for Streak.
As a replacement , most of the new high-end coming devices ( HTC Sensation , Samsung Galaxy S2 , ...etc ) are 4.3 inch screens. they should do a good job
I am waiting for the 4.5-inch HTC Holiday.
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I moved to the Samsung infuse 4g and am very happy. The big difference to me is the weight and size. I do miss the bigger screen size but I'm sure something will come eventually and I will get it.
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The link below gives you an impression where Dell thought they could make some extra bucks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348uOSMrDdo
Idk at since ive had my streak I cant see myself going to anything less than another 5inch screen. I barely even use my viewsonic gtablet anymore to be entirely honest
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don't know the brand, but specs are promising,
but i'd rather have a qHD res instead of 480x800
Pictures of the new Dell Streak Pro can be found here: http://www.waleg.com/techgadgets/archives/024414.html
If you ask me, it looks too far from the current Dell Streaks that it shouldn't be called a "Streak" at all. It just looks like a phone where as the Streak is known for having a portrait tablet-esque slim form factor.
Dell did the same with their netbooks, made a unique, ground breaking first model, then after that all the other models just conformed to what other manus products looked/felt like.
Dunhamzzz said:
Pictures of the new Dell Streak Pro can be found here: http://www.waleg.com/techgadgets/archives/024414.html
If you ask me, it looks too far from the current Dell Streaks that it shouldn't be called a "Streak" at all. It just looks like a phone where as the Streak is known for having a portrait tablet-esque slim form factor.
Dell did the same with their netbooks, made a unique, ground breaking first model, then after that all the other models just conformed to what other manus products looked/felt like.
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Dunhamzzz, thanks for that informative article! So THATS what Mikey Dell's been up to! Redesigning the Streak altogether and what a mess as far as physical body. WHY take away what we loved about the Streak like it body AND 5inches! (heh heh).. Why leave well enough alone but add the dual core, and other operational upgrades needed? I dont like the new model regardless of its internal upgrades
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Pictures of the new Dell Streak Pro can be found here: http://www.waleg.com/techgadgets/archives/024414.html
If you ask me, it looks too far from the current Dell Streaks that it shouldn't be called a "Streak" at all. It just looks like a phone where as the Streak is known for having a portrait tablet-esque slim form factor.
Dell did the same with their netbooks, made a unique, ground breaking first model, then after that all the other models just conformed to what other manus products looked/felt like.
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What would be the definition of being in it's family? Similar hardware, software?
Externally body:
The Streak 5 is externally similar to the Streak 7
The Streak 7 is externally similar to the Streak 10.
The Streak 5 and Streak 10 are not too similar looking when compared to eachother.
The Streak pro does not resemble any other device closely beyond the camera/led lozenge.
It's backing material/texture MAY resemble the Streak 7's, I have not had much hands on time with the 7
The venue does not resemble the others in any way
Hardware specs:
The Streak 5 is a 1st gen snapdragon
The Streak 7 is a Tegra2
The Streak 10 is a Tegra2
The Streak pro is a 3rd gen snapdragon
The venue is a 1st gen snapdragon
Manufacturers:
The S5 and S7 and venue manufactured by qisda
the s10 is manufactured by pegatron
The streak pro is unknown,
Software:
All 5 devices share StageUI
The S5, S7, venue all share the same codebase.
The S10 only shares a small amount of code beyond StageUI.
Do I consider them all a family? Yes. They all share too much in common.
If you want to nitpick then you might as well say the S5 and S7 are not even in the same family. They're physically not too similar beyond the tapered bumpers. Their softbuttons arnt similar, the S7 and Venue use the same soft button icons.
The S10 is a generic looking 10.1" tab from the front, and aluminium backed in the back.
I believe the Spro and the S7 share the same texturing for their backs, but I'm not 100% sure.
The S5 is also a snapdragon and S7 is a tegra2, they're about as different as you can get.
NONE of the dell devices are part of a single uniform design unless you count the venue/venue pro.
Ultimately my criteria is if it contains StageUI. Even if dell doesnt mention the venue as being in the streak family it's virtually hardware and software identical to the S5. The venue is literally a Streak 4.1 +AMOLED.
From a logical standpoint the Spro would be more properly labeled a Venue2 or something (as the venue pro is a wp7 device)
But keep this in mind, the venue has no strength behind it's name unlike the streak (though the streak isnt exactly well known either) it's likely marketing. Creating a 3rd brand isnt gonna help much either.
Nonodys nickpicking. The poster said that the new "Dell streak pro" looks nothing like the dell dtreak 5 . The 5 inch screen is smaller and the body uniqueness all but dissapeared.
How do I know the poster of this string is referring to the streak 5 as "family comparison"? Because neither the 7 or 10 made phone calls. I agree with the original poster. Despite all of its upgraded internal features, the streak is changed on other ways that made it different "from other phones"...shedding its tablet feature for sure.
That wasnt targeting you or anyone, it's all directed to the hypotheical reader.
The most likely reason it's named a streak is for the strength of the brand, ie starting with something > starting all over
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That wasnt targeting you or anyone, it's all directed to the hypotheical reader.
The most likely reason it's named a streak is for the strength of the brand, ie starting with something > starting all over
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You know what? You are absolutely correct. I didnt think of it that way , as starting anew with the brand name.
I totally am.sorry if it sounded offensive, wasnt meant that way
Sorry, screen is too small. 4.3"? I looked at a Samsung SG2 Sunday, and although the screen is BRIGHT, giving up the extra .7" would be hard to do.
Resolution isn't what it should be either.
I gyess Dell has decided to stop trying to innovate, and just focus on products that look identical to everything else out there (7 inch tab, 10 inch tab, Dell streak Pro).
Maybe if the SG Note is successful, Dell will make another 5" tablet/phone.
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slaydog said:
I gyess Dell has decided to stop trying to innovate, and just focus on products that look identical to everything else out there (7 inch tab, 10 inch tab, Dell streak Pro).
Maybe if the SG Note is successful, Dell will make another 5" tablet/phone.
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Lets hope so, Slaydog, let's hope so
It's a total mistake. 5" Display is the best with awesome performance.
That's what makes Dell Streak 5 is the unique one.
4'3" is a total mistake.
I hate Michael Dell when he shut down Streak unit back there.
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I finally got the chance yo upgrade my wife's Galaxy S...I wanted to upgrade her's to Froyo....and to my surprise today....Samsung Kies said that it was able to upgrade to Gingerbread...I was like.....WHAT?! So I had to upgrade hers to Foryo first, then finally Gingerbread...
Come on Dell...even Galaxy S has Gingerbread now....
It's sad to see how Dell has stop giving support to the Streak. Can't really blame them though since Streak is kind of getting old with the new arrival of the Galaxy Note. Even a Streak lover like me once was has moved to the new Galaxy Note....
Still deciding if I should keep my Streak since it was the first 5" and phone/tablet deviece.
How do you like the Note?
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slaydog said:
How do you like the Note?
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The note is GREAT...the screen is BIGGER and BRIGHTER than the Streak.
The only thing I don't like about it so far is the density of the screen. I mean I can change the density lower...However, it would stuff up some cool programs like S-Memo....
But overall...it's quite good.