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[Q] Battle Of The Unreleased/Delayed: Nokia E7 Vs. Dell Venue Pro

Nokia E7:
http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-e7
Dell Venue Pro: (We Have All Seen This Page)
http://www.dell.com/us/p/mobile-venue-pro/pd
Comparison:
http://www.esato.com/phones/compare.php?phone=648&cp=658
Youtube Review/Preview:
Dell Venue Pro-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5h4Uh8Y-5Q
Nokia E7-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k549iMx3YHM
Both phones have been constantly delayed, but according to both Dell and Nokia they plan on releasing the first or second week of December. My only problem is that I don't know which to go with. I have never owned a Dell phone. I planned on getting the Streak when it first released but it was not released with T-Mobile 3G bands. The last nokia i owned was the N93 which i still don't have any complaints about till this day. Nokia is a solid build of a phone company, its just that i feel Symbian isn't up to date with the likes of Android, and the new 7, but i could be wrong.
The Venue looks like a great phone with a new OS i would like to try, but the E7 is the phone i have been waiting for since having a HD2 for: 4in screen with a Qwerty keyboard but in my eyes a somewhat outdated OS.
I have watched "reviews" on both but I'm stuck. I know its my choice and what not but I'm just looking for a little advice, and where to go. Both have had some fails but they were early builds. I think these two phones may be the Phones Of The Year.

Symbian...

Kind of in the same boat. I think the E7 is a sexy beast. The hardware is just amazing on it. The Symbian ^3 doesn't grab me, but there is a lot of function in it like the maps and usb on the go.
The DVP also has sexy hardware and a beautiful form factor. WP7 looks great. Coming from Android I'd be losing some features, but what you get in return is a smooth, consistent experience that will simply work.
They both have AMOLED's and very very thin hardware keyboards and are beautiful pieces of hardware. It's only a matter of OS.
I like where WP7 is going and they'll be getting more and more updates while the E7 will just sit there until its replaced by the MeeGo version.
Plus the DVP is up for purchase now, though it looks like the people who bought them won't be getting them until late December.
Sort answer- dude get a Dell.
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Wow the e7 is a beautiful phone.
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Streak again?

So with rumours of streak 2 floating around, have you had a good enough experience to get the second incarnation?
I think I would buy the streak 2 so long as its the only 5" phone. Im sure they will address some of the build issues and if they could refine the form ever so slightly and improve the rear speaker it could be perfect.
Its worth addidng this was my first android phone and I found the streak a great platform for the android os, I would only consider an android phone next time.
Discuss.....
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futurama said:
So with rumours of streak 2 floating around, have you had a good enough experience to get the second incarnation?
I think I would buy the streak 2 so long as its the only 5" phone. Im sure they will address some of the build issues and if they could refine the form ever so slightly and improve the rear speaker it could be perfect.
Its worth addidng this was my first android phone and I found the streak a great platform for the android os, I would only consider an android phone next time.
Discuss.....
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I feel the same way. I went from an N97 to a htc hero, which hooked me on Androids openness, and now with the Streak, im hooked on the 5 inch screen. I had a play with a friends desire(sounds bad lol) yesterday, and its just ....SO small. I dont think I could comfortably go back to such a small screen.
I would definitely buy the streak 2, with the improvements youve mentioned. My only hope, and this is nothing against Steve(I think 1.7 is fab), is that I hope that there would be one or two more rom devs for it.
The only other thing that vaguely interests me is the samsung Tab, but the fact that its Samsung puts me off. Lack of official updates, etc.

needs 4g
much better cameras
working video chat program
better battery cover door
kickstand
a touchwiz feature of having extended controls in the notification area to easily disable wifi, bluetooth,etc
separate video chip.

Agree with all the above statements...would gladly buy this form factor again but if htc made one it would be hard to pass up and I would probably say bye to dell
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jhotmann said:
Agree with all the above statements...would gladly buy this form factor again but if htc made one it would be hard to pass up and I would probably say bye to dell
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Yup...yup...yup

Best phone I've ever owned. I'm not saying it's perfect but it is the best. I want a 7" screen with 3G phone function, without having to hack it. As long as this is the largest screen I can get with a phone, I will keep buying them. It's well worth the money.

I'll buy the streak 2 if it has..
A simple LED notification light would be awesome...
microUSB instead of PDMI would be nice (but probably will loose HDMI out? I don't use that anyways)
Better front camera (something that works better with low light scenarios as I go out at night a lot )

Yeah everything mentioned here are much needed improvements. Ill be in the o2 shop the day the streak 2 is out, but ill give it more of an inspection before I make the purchase.
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my only wish..
Support their product much more...
Streak - Worst advertised and promoted.

yes, I think I want another tabletphone about 6-7", has to have better resolution, maybe 1080, better FFC, dual core, and more than 512MB RAM.
if streak 5 ver.2 is anywhere close to this, I will def. consider it, but might wait for a tab2 with phone support hack.
the 5 seems to be getting smaller everday but overall happy with it
4.25 stars from me....

i got the clearsea app to work with video calling with front facing cam on streak

rom and baseband?

mokokawi said:
i got the clearsea app to work with video calling with front facing cam on streak
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I have not been able to get this working.
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I SWEAR I THOUGHT THE DELL 7 WAS THE STREAK 2

I dont understand why I camt just videocall straight from the dialer like I could with my last 4 phones. Whats the point in removing an already established feature? Is this an amdroid flaw?
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I would if the streak 2 had a dual core processor and they where able to cut the size a lil but keep the five inch screen oh and android 3.0 and better camera.... but all in all I think dell did an ok job on this first streak except for the fact that it came with 1.6

I've got my streak a week ago and I will feel bad if there will be new version . Lol.
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mokokawi said:
i got the clearsea app to work with video calling with front facing cam on streak
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OoVoo works so much better and u dont have to deal with reregistering.
Mobile2mobile and mobile2pc. Front camera support. And make voice calls over data. Free is th best part.
I would love a streak 2 with a dualcore tegra, higher res screen and dell to learn to make builds that dont suck. This is by far the absolute best phone i have owned and i have had a lot of them. 3 in the last month. X10 (sony os support is terrible) Hd7 (great but needs some updates) and then this streak. Everyones jaw drops when they see it!
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After reading today about the next generation Tegra processors to be released this summer for Fall devices...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/0Q5Lp7BFQTU/
I'm waiting until near Christmas for my next upgrade.
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CGI_Ram said:
After reading today about the next generation Tegra processors to be released this summer for Fall devices...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jkOnTheRun/~3/0Q5Lp7BFQTU/
Yeah i read that earlier today and started drooling! Quad with a 12 core gpu! Mobile porn in high def! Lol
I'm waiting until near Christmas for my next upgrade.
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My impressions : Dell streak VS Samsung galaxy s2

Recently got Galaxy s2 and I was getting bored with dell streak
I am still debating which phone to keep
Here are my impressions.
Main thing I find different
First the most imp thing - There is nothing out there in the market at this time that can compete with our 5inch screen
Screen : Miss 5" Dellscreen ( SGS2 has 4.27inch screen ) . Miss the fun of reading emails, browsing pages and articles . This has been the biggest dissappointment for me so far. However Quality of the screen is better in GS2 with more vivid colors
If u r into documents and editing streak will kick SGS2 in the ass.
Speed : To tell the truth , I have not seen much difference . My dell streak running 354 stock had no issues with speed. I will say SGS2 is slightly faster but i dont think it makes any difference. Aint there a limit to speed ?
Battery : I think its the same. May be SGS2 consumes more ( There are reports of many people having high battery drain)
Warranty : Had so much peace of mind with streak as I had US warranty.
SGS2 in US has European warranty. Will have to see how things will work, if i need it.
What makes SGS2 better
Feel in the hand : This SGS2 wins handdown. Very light weight and thin. Very easy for one hand operation. However, the build is not great. Plasticy feeling. I dont feel as if i am using a high end device. I feels like a toy
Camera : any day better. I thing i hated in streak , is its camera
Video chat with gtalk is now possible. ( very useful for me )
Internal storage is 16 gb . Now i have a total of 48gb to play with ( however 32gb card on dellstreak was plenty enough.
Support : Now i feel what the android development community is like. Dell streak only has steve and his teams support. They are probably the best , however l am loving the contribution from many developers.
The best thing is samsung has given 5 handsets to all the cyanogen developers for development for free... I wish dell did the same thing to our developers.
CWM support is default . Meaning flashing from recovery is a breeze. U can run cwm app and all is done.
Ports : micro usb is standard.
Here is the best thing OTG support for external usb is default.
Loving the fact that i can connect any usb drive, keyboard or mouse to my phone. Wont be doing this every day but love the idea.
Accessories : Are now sparse but hopefully will get better.
There are some apps in samsung like reading hub that I think is useful. Touch wiz is no go for me.
Finally
- There have been many reports about battery drain, yellow tinge on the screen, pink spot in camera , etc > However i was lucky not to see any of it so far.
- I also believe that any 5" screen phone will never get the same user base and hence developer support as some of the other smaller form facor phones.
To conclude :Inspite of the positives of SGS2 i listed, I still believe that dell streak annouced more than an year ago is a beast device. I am still debating , but looks like I will keep my new expensive toy.
If u have questions thrown them at me.

"The best thing is samsung has given 5 handsets to all the cyanogen developers for development for free."
Wow! I will write to Dell if they can do the same. Never know until you will ask

The streak is a discontinued item. Dell won't do anything for an old device when they barely cared for it when it was new.
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eSZee said:
The streak is a discontinued item.
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Since when?

eSZee said:
The streak is a discontinued item....
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Where did you get that information???
http://www.dell.com/streak/

I have had the Streak since the day it was released last year. The screen size is fantastic and I am generally very happy with it. But now I have had enough of a phone that's too big for my pocket and bought the SGS2. I miss the big screen and the nice screen density of the streak but I will learn to live without them. I also have a galaxy tab 7 which I use when i want a big screen experience.
The story so far....
G1
Milestone
Streak
Galaxy Tab 7
Galaxy S2
to be continued ;-)
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The streak had been discontinued by att in april/may. I haven't seen one in the 6 best buys in the area in the last 6 months. So other than dell(leftover stock), what retailer sells the device? I only see no name places on amazon mobile. The advertising/support for the streak 5 was crap when it was sold by att so why would dell all of a sudden commit harder to the phone when it's life is basically over?
It's a great phone but dell screwed up from the start by not getting the device proper exposure.
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I posted on their IdeaStorm, please vote
http://www.ideastorm.com/ideaView?id=087700000008XYuAAM

eSZee said:
The streak had been discontinued by att in april/may. I haven't seen one in the 6 best buys in the area in the last 6 months. So other than dell(leftover stock), what retailer sells the device? I only see no name places on amazon mobile. The advertising/support for the streak 5 was crap when it was sold by att so why would dell all of a sudden commit harder to the phone when it's life is basically over?
It's a great phone but dell screwed up from the start by not getting the device proper exposure.
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Now its a streak expert.... Ha

eSZee said:
The streak had been discontinued by att in april/may. I haven't seen one in the 6 best buys in the area in the last 6 months. So other than dell(leftover stock), what retailer sells the device? I only see no name places on amazon mobile. The advertising/support for the streak 5 was crap when it was sold by att so why would dell all of a sudden commit harder to the phone when it's life is basically over?
It's a great phone but dell screwed up from the start by not getting the device proper exposure.
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In my Illinois Best Buy near St Louis, they still had black Streaks in stock in mid May. They still had the operational model on display. The model wasn't out last week, but I didn't ask if they still had any in stock.

I paid 2400rmb for my streak,that is 2200rmb lower then galaxy s2 right now.So may be I should just sell my kidney for a little bit improvement?
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The Streak is more comparable to the Samsung Infuse's 4.5 inch screen. I've moved to the Infuse because of the better screen, better camera, and better speakers. The Infuse stock ROM is faster than Dell's stock. The Infuse also easily last me a whole day with moderate usage.

I don't recommend the streak anymore,specially after all the comments related to broken screens,the screen is also sensitive to humidity,static...no way.I would go with the Galaxy S2 but I think I am gonna go with the Infuse.I know the Galaxy is better but I got kind tired of buying the latest toy....there's always "the latest toy" plus if I buy the infuse I save $200.

with 5" screen, Streak's stil the best except you want other kind of tablet replacement with bigger dimension as GTab or ipad, etc

I prefer galaxy s2 than dell streak.

I'm probably going with the s2 this fall/early winter...the streak (for me) will be year old in November. Being single, with no bills, it's nice to be able to have the latest once a year or so
I can live with .5" smaller screen, at the same resolution, dual core, 2.3/.4, and (hopefully) a larger mod community.
Dell & at&t dropped the ball on this one. If the Streak2 came out with an AMOLED screen, I'd give it a look, but it sounds like it will have the same style LCD screen as the current streak.
Friend of mine as the galaxy and the BRIGHTNESS of the screen is just unbelievable, so with the "super" AMOLED screen for the S2, it should be even better.
It will be hard though, to get use to people NOT saying "that is your PHONE" when I pull the streak out of the belt pouch I carry it in

A piece of friendly advice:don't expect too much for amoled,the colour is unnatural,the power saving is not worth mention,and the worst part is,reading text on amoled/super amoled is a pain in the ass.
That's why galaxy s2 uses super amoled plus.Still,I would prefer slcd rather than amoled family.
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I still love my Streak, and am going to stick with it. Because of the tracking issues with the iPhone, my wife wants to get rid of her 3GS. We will replace it with the S2. The release date for the U.S. is supposedly Jul 2011.

I just go my S2 today.
So far I love it. There may be a Streak for sale soon.
I do miss the 5" screen, but the S2 has a 4.3 and it is sooooo much more portable than the Streak.
I do love my Streak though.
If I sell, I am sure I will take a look at the Opus.
Later

The Best Buy near me had none on display, and was also out of stock. I checked BB on line as well, and no Streaks were available there either. I may try to pick-up another to have on the side, as I don't want to go to a smaller screen size when this one dies. I have no problem putting the Streak in any pants pocket front or rear, I have sat down with it in my back pocket and have had no issues with screen fragility. Basically, I love this device and I'm disappointed that it won't be readily available much longer...

Goodbye, Streak 5. It's been a great ride.

www .dell.com/us/p/d/campaigns/streak5-eol.aspx
Snap from official web.
Sad for a Streak 5 owner, like me.

Such a shame the device was poorly marketed, people I know who have seen mine, 50% say its too big, but the other 50% say they would love a larger screen but just hadnt heard about the streak. Shame on dells marketing department.
Only 3 months till I need to upgrade, and no sign of the opus one, looks like all my hopes are pinned on the rumors of a 5.3" galaxy 2......
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So sad~
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what a shame, i own this device for over 3 months and i'm more than glad to own it...
but let's look on the bright side, not too many people will have such a great smartphone...and a big one too

I've still got mine, coming up on a year old (where does the time go?)
Came with 1.6, which was better than the previous windows mobile device I had
out of the box, 1.6 was better, I didn't have to change a crap load of settings like I did with WM to get it to function. I waited on 2.2 until December, being a noob on android, I didn't want to brick it. Now that I'm a little more familiar with android, I've customized mine to my liking, and 2.2.2 is rock stable.
Since this is a 75% work 25% personal device, I've held off on 2.3x for now.
It's a shame that Dell has no clue what a little gem they have on their hands.
They've killed it because the bean counters only look at how many they sold, and not the lack of promotion.
When time comes to get a newer device, I'll have to give a serious look before I get another 5" dell, if they even have one, and that's a shame. Over the past 10+ years, I've owned nothing but Dell laptops, and have had excellent results, and only a time or two, had to have them repaired, but Dell dropped the ball on the Streak.

I just read it a couple of minutes ago. Its such a shame. I hope they do release the drivers now, so devs can port Gingerbread/IceCream to it. Oh wait. It's Dell. Ah crap, there won't be ANY drivers.

So sad to see it go. Also looks like there will be no replacement for it either. While my Dell Streak has always had its share of quirks I've never liked a phone more. Most people who saw my phone had never heard of it. Even a few people who work in the AT&T store didn't know what it was. I'm also running 2.2.2 right now and it is really stable and very nice IMO.
That being said, I have had my share of issues. Both of the batteries that I've gotten from Dell had to be replaced and the third one in my phone is beginning to show signs of being either bad or getting there (not sure how that works as I only have Dell chargers for the phone). The phone tends to over heat when running GPS and anything else ie. I get a call or play music in the car. Despite my best efforts to keep it nice, the paint is chipping off of the battery cover and the Dell logo has completely come off.
After all of that I still love this phone and will be very sad when I do have to trade it in. Though I won't miss carrying around a charger in my pocket .
My conclusion is that this phone's failure was pretty much 100% Dell's fault. If they had just gotten the freakin' thing into an AT&T store instead of only selling it online and in BestBuy this wouldn't be happening right now.

lol XD
i bought my streak 2 weeks ago ( though my brother has yet to bring it to me from far off place -.-)
I don't know if i should be worried or feel proud.
I used brother's streak and it works wonders really.
So i think they won't update phone any further ? i wanted honeycomb for my mobile because that OS is made just for tablets. Any chance for updates for OS ?

joule0930 said:
lol XD
i bought my streak 2 weeks ago ( though my brother has yet to bring it to me from far off place -.-)
I don't know if i should be worried or feel proud.
I used brother's streak and it works wonders really.
So i think they won't update phone any further ? i wanted honeycomb for my mobile because that OS is made just for tablets. Any chance for updates for OS ?
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Steve's working on HC for the streak.
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borijess said:
Steve's working on HC for the streak.
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Oh yeah ! thank you for this great news ^^
new to forums. will be active when i receive my phone. it's currently 300 km away and i refused courier -.- So i will go pick it up whenever i go delhi XD
Anyways. i have heard a lot about Steve on this forums. looks like he is a streak freak XD

Honeycomb not good for streak
Honeycomb was designed for tablets with hires screens without hardware home/menu/back buttons. The streak is not really a tablet but a phone with a big screen. I'd hate to lose the use of the hardware buttons and have to use on screen buttons in honeycomb.
Hell, a lot of android apps don't run well in honeycomb and need different versions.
The streak doesn't really benefit from running honeycomb.

I agree that if you are using the streak as a phone first device then yes HC does not sound practical. but once the streak has run its course for any cunsumer, which is soon, for me. I would love to turn this bad boy into a HC mini-tablet.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/baidu-dell-join-forces-to-produce-line-of-smartphones-and-table/
Maybe not dead yet!
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My streak is just too heavy, too slow since I had my sgs2..
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iwang said:
My streak is just too heavy, too slow since I had my sgs2..
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Not to pile on here, but I have to agree. I literally just picked up a Galaxy SII and the only redeeming quality of the Streak is the screen size advantage.
The Streak is a great device, but it just doesn't hold a candle to the Galaxy SII at this point in time. I loved my short stint with the Streak, really. I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I want to share my experience.
My main complaints:
The speed. It actually feels slower than I ever imagined by comparison, but that's not a knock, really. After all, it's an older device
But....
The sound quality is absolutely abhorrent in comparison to the Galaxy SII or any other smartphone I've ever used, including the HD2, Vibrant, several Nokia devices, etc.
There is a constant and definitely audible signal noise in the Streak that really bugged me. As a recording engineer, I can definitely hear the difference between the audio systems on the two devices. When the playback system kicks in, you can literally hear the hiss in the background. When the playback stops, the hiss vanishes. Upon further investigation, it seems that this is a known issue that found its way into several reviews. If I hadn't heard it for myself, I'd have not believed how terrible it actually sounded, and frankly, it's SO bad that I find it inexcusable on such a high-end device.
I sold my iPod and bought a larger MicroSD to use my phone as my main portable media device, and the Streak really let me down.
I was able to sell it to a friend, since my boss agreed to subsidize my upgrade cost by 50%, so I came out about $100 ahead. I couldn't pass that up.
In my area at least, the Galaxy SII has a waiting list with at least 200 people's names on it.
Again, I don't want to sound ungrateful, because I liked a lot of aspects of the Streak, as it is a groundbreaking device in its class, but the killer was the audio system. It's really painfully bad.
I'm not sure if it was just MY device and those of the reviewers in isolation, but I doubt it. Maybe others just don't pay attention to it, but for me the hiss was disturbing.

I just got a new job and was issued a Dell Venue Pro with windows phone 7 on it.... started plugging around with that and it is now my primary phone. Can't believe how fluid it is and all the integration with mango. Using my streak primarily as a gps for the car now... :-(
just about had it with the streak being slow, clunky.. I don't blame Dell, I blame Android. After a few days with WM7... I can see that Android is not ready for prime time... it might be after whatever comes out after ice cream sandwich..
like usual though the camera is subpar on the dvp, just like the streak.
if google came out with navigation for wm7, it would be ditched already.

I never own a venue pro.must be good.do you think it's too thick or too heavy?
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This is sad! You 2 guys are like celebrities in the Streak world...
I still love mine, but have not tried any newer phones. May have to look into the SGS II, as I don't see the Note being a viable alternative for the near future in the US.
Krad, what do you like about Winmo 7? I have had nothing but Windows phones since smart phones were invented (Streak is my first Android), but I heard Winmo 7 was just kind of a simplified (although pretty) UI. Is there lots of development?
I am positive that Android is the wave of the (foreseeable) future, and have really enjoyed it.
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The new HTC titan looks nice,.4.7" screen. Note also looks good but I believe titan will come out sooner.
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This was a surpise since it's been discontinued in the US.

http://androidcommunity.com/departm...streak-5-for-high-security-networks-20111031/
Apparently, our Streak is the first Android device to be officially supported for accessing secure government data. Too little, too late?

It would be nice to think that taking that into consideration that DELL would maybe continue development on the Streak...
Or maybe even go as far as to actually continue work on that dual core Opus One that we all have yearned for.
The Galaxy Note at 5.3" is just a little on the big side, although I haven't had one in my hands, but my Streak is the perfect size.
We can dream can't we...

So that's the reason.
I think that's a stupid reason.
I agree that Dell Streak 5 is perfect size.
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cdzo72 said:
The Galaxy Note at 5.3" is just a little on the big side, although I haven't had one in my hands, but my Streak is the perfect size.
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Comparison of the two:
Galaxy Note xxxxxx Dell Streak
5.78 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.02
3.27 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.11
0.38 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 0.40
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146.85 xxxxxxxxxxx 153
82.95 xxxxxxxxxxxx 79
9.65 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10
Other than the Galaxy Note being 0.16" or 3.95mm wider it is smaller overall, but packs a bigger screen.

As per one of the comments at http://androidandme.com/2011/11/new...entagon-for-government-use-the-dell-streak-5/ They are getting official GB ROM? By any chance we are also going to get that?

Maybe Dell will revive it...Fingers & toes are crossed!
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I think it's just another example of how Dell is missing out on a huge opportunity.

Kinda Expected
I can say this.. Dell has a play in the DoD for sure... Trust me..

With regards to the OP:
Engadget demoed the venue having the same software loaded a couple weeks back, as the S5 and venue are really similar it's prob the same software set.
I guess it makes sense that they want to look for a US based company for this since it simpilifies policy vs using a foreign company's products (assuming they use it at all)
There arnt many US based device manus afterall, moto and dell are pretty much the only game in town. The Streak isnt particularly secure though, it's bootloader is unencrypted/not-locked.
Though still this doesnt make that much sense: the S5/7/venue are manufactured and maintained by qisda, which is a taiwanese company. I cant say for sure which does what exactly software wise but qisda does most of the rom, but I doubt that dell does it by themselves 100% stateside.
I dont know how moto does it but dell isnt 100% usa designed, though dell austin was the lead at least in the initial design ( i think)

contactsonia said:
As per one of the comments at http://androidandme.com/2011/11/new...entagon-for-government-use-the-dell-streak-5/ They are getting official GB ROM? By any chance we are also going to get that?
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My english is not so good but where in the link can you find any hint on a GB ROM for Streak?