Samsung sells 1 million Galaxy Note units in two months
http://androidos.in/2011/12/samsung-sells-1-million-galaxy-note-units-in-two-months/
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Mobile phones are getting a bit ridiculous in size now. Wonder how long before we all start looking like Dom Jolly from Trigger happy TV.
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Q:What is the difference between Dell steak and samsung galaxy notes?
A: DELL
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You would be considered weired for using Dell Streak 5 for making phone call when Dell Streak 5 was launched back in 2010. What now? Everyone use Galaxy Note for making phone call and it's a trend.
Why? If Streak 5 was designed and made by Samsung in 2010, would there be any difference on Streak 5?
When I chose a Dell Streak 5 as a phone with mini tablet functionality, I did so because that was exactly what I wanted.
Whether the rest of the planet thought I looked ridiculous or fashionable talking into it was irrelevant.
What do they know anyway.
After we all adopted the Streak 5 as our communications weapon of choice, Samsung finally jumps on the bandwagon and gets a piece of the action.
Good for them.
Dell had the balls to do it first.
And we were all intelligent enough to recognise the virtues of the Dell Streak 5.
It may no longer be perfect in a now rapidly advancing technological world, but it remains an original fully functional classic in its own right.
Eventually, expect Apple to come out with an iPhone 5 in a similar form factor - because that's pretty much where the market is going soon.
I also have an iPhone 3GS - now I barely touch it.
It's just too small to work with - particularly since I got my Dell Streak .
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I use my streak every day,never get any negative comments regarding the phone,will be getting the note when my contract expires with o2 next week,its a bit of a shame dell stopped making this phone.If you see the new mission impossible film you will notice ethan hunt uses the streak as a tracking device in the dubai sandstorm scene.
I never post here much but have been a member for alot of years and visit the site on a daily basis,i am just not clever enough to add anything constructive as developement is not my strong suit,thanks to all the devs on here and have a good new year.
tonyfung820 said:
You would be considered weired for using Dell Streak 5 for making phone call when Dell Streak 5 was launched back in 2010. What now? Everyone use Galaxy Note for making phone call and it's a trend.
Why? If Streak 5 was designed and made by Samsung in 2010, would there be any difference on Streak 5?
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Marketing and support make things different.
Lets examine Dells fantastic marketing strategy, in the U.S. at least…
Great idea: Lets create a new device that has all the newest features and blurs the line between a cell phone and a tablet and will take the world by storm!
Great idea: Let’s Package it with a really old operating system that will make everyone pull their hair out while waiting for us to update it to a slightly less-old operating system!
Great idea: Let’s not advertise it, except on our website where everybody goes to buy our crappy computers and no one would ever think to look for a cell phone!
Great idea: Let’s only sell it at ONE store in the United States of America, Best Buy! The place where EVERYONE goes to buy large screen T.V.s and refrigerators! Hopefully it will be displayed with the tablets so it just looks like the smallest, lamest one…
Great idea: Let’s offer it to the masses at a nicely discounted price through At&t-- only, to keep consistent with our marketing strategy, let’s not tell anyone! Let’s make sure that when one of the few people who does buy this wonderful device goes into an actual At&t store that the salesmen will look at the Streak and say, “Whoa, sweet phone! Where can I get that?” Then the Streak user can inform the At&t rep that it is available through At&t… Let’s make sure that this phone does not show up on At&t’s actual website where people may actually go when looking for a cell phone…
Lastly, when we are looking to hand out the blame for its failure, we’ll say that the Android operating system is just not ready for prime-time yet, even though it is already the #1 cell phone operating system in the world. Makes perfect sense!!!
I guess the world was just not ready for a 5 inch cell phone
I liked my Dell Streak...it was the only device at the time that had the options
that I wanted. Now 14 months later, I moved on last week with the Note.
The streak, for what it had, for my use was pretty stable. I stuck with 2.2.2, and
didn't "abuse" mine. Kept it in a pouch when not in use, out of extreme weather conditions. Towards the end, it was starting to appear a little sluggish.
It was Dell & AT&T who dropped the ball on the Streak. They either designed it
to fail, or just didn't know what they had.
I had a looked at the Galaxy note and I would still refer to stay with my dell streak 5 because it's still useful and can do all that I needed.
Galaxy note got a better camera both front and rear but not for me.
Dual core CPU, not really benefit for me and all current apps I used are running fine on Dell streak.
Galaxy Note is a bit bigger (thinner! Not the same, still bigger in my pocket) and it's very noticeable with device at this size and the 0.3" bigger screen add no benefit to my browsing what so ever (for the one who said it's smaller is a liar).
So unless my Dell streak is dead. I will stay with it til the end. Don't give in to commercial propaganda, buy buy buy buy!
Well I have had streak 5 for 15 months and thanks to XDA it has and still is a great device. Have looked at the note which will be my next phone but not until I outgrow the streak which will probably not be anytime soon
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Just to say. My post was not meant to be negative towards streak owners. I own a Streak myself. I was surprised to see you can get something even bigger than the streak( Sam Note) and still use it as a mobile phone.
Everyone hates Dell because of their computers, so they think that their phones suck too WHICH THEY DO NOT.
Dell Streak kicks the sh*t out of anyone's phone in my school.
Now they didn't do a good marketing plot with the Dell Streak because they did not enable all the Dell Streak's features like working fm radio and stuff.
They also have ROM which most phones today don't have.
512mb ROM + 512mb RAM technically equals into 1GB of RAM.
The stupid thing they did was take if off-sale and not make any more updates for it.
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Galaxy Note = Tablet
Dell Streak = Phone
I'm sorry but do you see the difference? Yeah.
F*ck Galaxy Note. Came in to try and steal Dell Streaks fame.
Galaxy Note = Tablet
Dell Streak = Phone
I'm sorry but do you see the difference? Yeah.
F*ck Galaxy Note. Came in to try and steal Dell Streaks fame.
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Dell gave up on the streak about a week after releasing it, shame because it is so sweet.
I don't see how the Note is a tablet and the Streak is a phone, especially when Dell says that the Streak is a tablet and Samsung classifies the Note as a smartphone...
That's one of the reasons the Streak failed, I believe.
You should be thankful for anyone that is willing to try and replace the device that we are all so addicted to...
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slaydog said:
Dell gave up on the streak about a week after releasing it, shame because it is so sweet.
I don't see how the Note is a tablet and the Streak is a phone, especially when Dell says that the Streak is a tablet and Samsung classifies the Note as a smartphone...
That's one of the reasons the Streak failed, I believe.
You should be thankful for anyone that is willing to try and replace the device that we are all so addicted to...
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Actually. Dell Streak is a smartphone. Dell just tried to make people buy it. It is not a tablet. It is a smartphone. Heck. It's a GENIUSPhone
Thanks for clearing that up...
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Now they didn't do a good marketing plot with the Dell Streak because they did not enable all the Dell Streak's features like working fm radio and stuff.
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FYi, radio fully functional now. check my post.
I moved from a blackberry to a 5treak and by far with the development in this community n the open source of the android os everything is good thus far. This kind of reminds me of that one video on youtube I saw. Not sure if I'm pasting the link right but if not search youtube for "a day of glass by corning"
Www.youtube.com/ watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38
N to boot the streak implores the gorilla glass tech while Samsung prefers amoled which has a lesser life expectancy n higher battery consumption
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the dell streak5 is an excellent device and as long as the there are rom developers willing to work on the device i'm not letting mine go. dell definately dropped the ball on this.
part of the reason the streak 5 didn't sell so well is because dell didn't advertise it enough. So many people that I met did not know that Dell had cell phones.
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so the streak has been released in the US now and for quite some time in the UK/euro and nothing has changed.
we got a few companys making cases that are neither unique or exciting but basically we are still stuck with a niche device with a small user base. now i love my streak but i cant help but feel is only a matter of time before it gets pulled from sale and all support/updates axed. i know at the moment its a hot device but you have to admit there is a air of death in the air compared to say the galaxy S.
i hope im wrong but i really dont think i am.
Isnt 2.2 suppose to be released in September for streaks in America? Then again I don't think it's confirmed. Once 2.2 is out things should speed up also the fact the streak doesn't appeal to a massive audience it seems to appeal more to us geeks that's all we need. It shouldnt be to long before dell release the source i would imagine.
Also no offense to the galaxy s but it has its fair share of problems and that really doesn't do it any favors so I wouldn't be writing about that .
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if Dell get the marketing right they could have a hit on their hands. here in the UK i've been out the field the last week (literally, camping) and the Streak proved it's mettle and a great talking point. now, at this juncture i think Dell suffer a bit from being branded a "box shifter" but i honestly think if Dell get their values correct with the Streak it will be around for a long time.
however, i am the first to admit that Dell does not have a great track record at leading a category - they tend to do whatever Microsoft and intel tell them to do (to the tune of a few tens of millions of dollars if anyone's been following the court case).
you just know when Apple release a 5" pocket computerphone that the pod people will buoy the marketing along for Apple ... Dell just does not inspire that kind of loyalty, or, is/has been getting the grass roots/astroturfing balancing act totally wrong.
It very much reminds me the story of N900.
Great hardware with great potential killed by the lack of interest of manufacturer, caused by the inability of big corporations to follow up on innovation.
I think the reason it does not move so fast at the moment is the lack if an updated os, but having mine for about an week now, I have to say the old os is somehow conceiled very good. The only lacks are the newest features that I have become used to via eclair and froyo..
And I am very sure that a lot of people are waiting to buy until froyo arrives. And as more and more people get tech interested, these " niche" gadgets get more popular.. So my two cents say that Dell will have the success they intended with the device.
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So my two cents say that Dell will have the success they intended with the device.
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I just don't see it. This device caters to geeks basically. Most consumers don't want a gigantic phone. My personal experiences have been normal consumers saying the device is too big, too ugly, and too niche.
uberamd said:
I just don't see it. This device caters to geeks basically. Most consumers don't want a gigantic phone. My personal experiences have been normal consumers saying the device is too big, too ugly, and too niche.
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This is what I heard from a regular Mac+iPhone user. And non-pocketable.
Until he took streak to a hand noticing how thin it is. And it fits into my pocket! Amazing. And the touch screen is very nice...
Overall reception was "it's not that stupid as it looks"
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I think the reason it does not move so fast at the moment is the lack if an updated os
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It bugs me that so many reviewers cite old "firmware" (presumably they mean OS) as a reason to mark down the Streak. That's a crap reason, and a hallmark of a crap reviewer IMHO. I bought my Streak over the Desire because I knew that any (ok... most) software issues can and will be corrected, either by Dell or by us lot over here... but no software update will allow the Desire to browse the internet so comfortably, or be a reasonable e-reader, or enhance the (slightly) weaker battery, or make it such a beautiful platform for CoPilot, etc. In face, the only thing I did not like was the proprietary connector (because that can't be fixed by software). That is, until I found out it's a PDMI port.
A friend of mine recently crowed about updating his Desire to Froyo. I asked if it'd upgraded him to a 5" screen. He looked sad.
I just can't help feeling that over the next few months, we will find the Streak becoming greater and greater as cooked ROMs emerge. Good times ahead.
Honestly I think our best hope for Froyo is to keep bugging Dell about their GPL violations until they release their source so the community can get it up and running themselves (and yes, that's not such a great option either). Given what I have seen so far, I wouldn't really trust Dell on this.
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so the streak has been released in the US now and for quite some time in the UK/euro and nothing has changed.
we got a few companys making cases that are neither unique or exciting but basically we are still stuck with a niche device with a small user base. now i love my streak but i cant help but feel is only a matter of time before it gets pulled from sale and all support/updates axed. i know at the moment its a hot device but you have to admit there is a air of death in the air compared to say the galaxy S.
i hope im wrong but i really dont think i am.
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You are not wrong. And that's why I haven't bought one yet. I even get a 10% Dell discount because I'm a student. But the lack of buzz and adoption of the Streak almost guarantees it to obscurity or failure. At that time I'll happily pick one up. I feel it's just priced too high and will slide down the closer we get to super/hot/awesome/fire greatness or the next thing. I'd like it to succeed as well, but I think Dell has screwed this from the start.
uberamd said:
I just don't see it. This device caters to geeks basically. Most consumers don't want a gigantic phone. My personal experiences have been normal consumers saying the device is too big, too ugly, and too niche.
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I will assume the idea from Dell was not to release this as an "mainstream" device, but a device to appeal to geeks and such. It is no way that Dell thinks 5" is a phone for the mass market!
I am pretty sure this is a device launched to make Dell look like an serious actor to be reckoned with in the future. Genius would I say starting on the top of the pack.
But, just my opinion....
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bmstrong said:
I feel it's just priced too high and will slide down the closer we get to super/hot/awesome/fire greatness or the next thing.
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Well you get a lot more for your money than an HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy or an iphone,
suposed to be the greatest phones ever
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the Streak makes them look 'tacky n nasty little boys toys', which is what they are.
The Streak is like owning a top of the range BMW, you're not going to find accessories for it in Halfords/Wallmart
With a lot of bug...
I think the real failure in north america is the device is locked to at&t used only.
At the end, it's a nice device to have.
I think that is a good product too but the network driver is very buggy in 2.1 (8023) and if this release is the final release, it's a very bad things....
It is BMW not finished.....
mirrdhyn said:
the network driver is very buggy in 2.1 (8023) and if this release is the final release, it's a very bad things....
It is BMW not finished.....
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Well that's not finished yet either you muppet.
I don't think i've ever visited a forum where people download an OBVIOUSLY UNFINISHED AND UNTESTED ITEM then all winge about it
All the BS about it being official and how you should send the 'leaker' a donation makes me want to puke.
NEWS: the official one (when released) will be mentioned on the official websites, them being Dell or 02 themselves which will have a link, might be a bit obvious for some!
If Dell Streak owners are all that gullible, i'm going to start buying all the old first release 1.6 seconhand ones on ebay i can find, install 2.1 then sell them as BNIB just delivered from factory. As they obviously believe everything they are told.
In the End
I'm going with ATT, t-mobile is foobared on this phone
mirrdhyn said:
I think that is a good product too but the network driver is very buggy in 2.1 (8023) and if this release is the final release, it's a very bad things....
It is BMW not finished.....
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On my X5 they had to exchange 2 shocks in the first 18 months (fortunately they did for free even though after the warranty expired).
Besides, was there ever a perfect product?? Look at the iphone, took them a whole year just to get cut and paste, 3 years to get even basic multi-tasking.
cut and paste are not here on my Dell Streak...
Only on specific application but not on email...
Yes, I know that this build is a "beta" but from this topic and an other this build (8023) is a GM build, isn't it ?
So, If this build is a GM, I think the network driver is not finished, that all !
I have full network at home with my iPhone and my HTC and my Dell Streak too, but I lost the network on my Dell Streak frequently...
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Besides, was there ever a perfect product?? Look at the iphone, took them a whole year just to get cut and paste, 3 years to get even basic multi-tasking.
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And it's still a pos, totally buoyed up by advertising and hype....
I think it's cool that the streak it's under promoted.. makes me laugh when people ask if it's an iPhone, then when I laugh ask is it a HTC then?
Tbh community is what makes a great device, I've said it before and will repeat it again, dell could really do something amazing and really get involved with the community to work together to make it an amazing device..
experts knowledge and volunteer enthusiasm makes a formidable team.
Today is a sad day for dell streak users, the new dell smartphone line has been relased and there isnt any new dell streak 5 releases.
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lets wait if any other manufactures has interest in this size.
Dell Doesn't call Streak a Smartphone
Dell doesn't call the Streak a smartphone. Dell categorizes the Streak as a tablet. So did you get Dell's marketing charts for their roadmap for tablets? Is the 7" Streak gone too?
I heard the Opus was going to be 5" so that could be the Streak 5 v2 I guess.
Does that say windows 8 in the bottom corner?
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The opus is lined up on the roadmap to be the replacement for the streak. At least it looks like to to me
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Dell looks pretty committed to android...lets hope they keep to that!
Let's also hope that the length of time apparently "committed" to the Streak means more Android updates down the line...
To me, after four dell products, the way they have treated us early adopters of the Streak with android 1.6, I will never buy another dell product, EVER.
If you look on the "table roadmap" slide - it shows Opus One as the 5" device. So it is safe to say it will be replacing the current Streak.
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To me, after four dell products, the way they have treated us early adopters of the Streak with android 1.6, I will never buy another dell product, EVER.
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Seconded. I've avoided Dell products like the plague since about 2003. This was my first and last exception. I'll sacrifice the .7" of screen for a phone that is more open or gets updates. I would still be on doughnut if not for DJ Steve. The Streak is fine, but other phone are awesome. The Streak could be awesome if Dell would just cooperate for now it's just fine.
I just wish Google would take one page out of the Apple playbook and put their foot down and say from now on, ALL firmware updates will be controlled by us, not the carriers. If it wasn't for the mods/cooks, we would all still be struggling with 1.6
the os is open source, google, the carriers, the manufacturers, the users, can do whatever they want and release whatever they want whenever they want. if your on 1.6, theres nothing stopping you from putting 2.2, or 2.3, or 3.0 on your devices, phones, tablets, laptops.
even if this is totally OT, i would like to insist that dell is not to blame here. unlocked streaks received the update to froyo as much as 3 months ago already. att is the bad boy here.
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the os is open source, google, the carriers, the manufacturers, the users, can do whatever they want and release whatever they want whenever they want. if your on 1.6, theres nothing stopping you from putting 2.2, or 2.3, or 3.0 on your devices, phones, tablets, laptops.
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Problem is, the drivers aren't all open sourced.
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I just wish Google would take one page out of the Apple playbook and put their foot down and say from now on, ALL firmware updates will be controlled by us, not the carriers. If it wasn't for the mods/cooks, we would all still be struggling with 1.6
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Ditto!
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Problem is, the drivers aren't all open sourced.
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thats because drivers pertain to hardware which are under manufacturers control and not googles. besides, the problem with the updates is neither dell or google's fault, its all the carriers. now if dell took a page from apple by saying no branding of software of any kind is allowed on their product, then thats a different story
Take a look at Sony Ericsson and Samsung. They are still on 2.1. I wouldn't blame Dell for AT faults. I love my unlocked streak and I would go for an unlocked Dell mobile again.
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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...
Is their a good site to follow Opus One updates on?
Do we know if the Opus One will support T-Mobile too or just ATT?
Has a new release date been set? Last I heard was May and we are now past that.
Thanks for your time and for looking!
Now it looks like Q1 - 2012:
http://tablet-news.com/2011/02/18/d...opus-one-silver-oak-sterling-models-included/
ameiurus said:
Now it looks like Q1 - 2012:
http://tablet-news.com/2011/02/18/d...opus-one-silver-oak-sterling-models-included/
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That is not anything new to report. That was posted months ago.
looking forward to this release.
Interesting is, that it have Honeycomb. So Honeycomb should be ok for 5 inch tablets. When I saw pictures DJ_Steve posted everything was looking so small...
Dell Opus One
It would have Android ICECREAM SANDWITCH 4 i guess !
ranjithkuzi said:
It would have Android ICECREAM SANDWITCH 4 i guess !
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Sooo, I guess Opus is officially deceased, expired, passed away, went to be with the cyberlord, crossed over, was "called home"?
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Should make ports to the gen. 1 Streka 5 easier, no?
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Should make ports to the gen. 1 Streka 5 easier, no?
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Does the current Streak Status in the United States mean we are officially cut off from any further upgrades or hopes of additional upgrades/new streaks while other countries will continue receiving such new updates, etc? GEE,THANKS DELL, for slapping us in the face right here on your own home turf
Rico ANDROID said:
Does the current Streak Status in the United States mean we are officially cut off from any further upgrades or hopes of additional upgrades/new streaks while other countries will continue receiving such new updates, etc? GEE,THANKS DELL, for slapping us in the face right here on your own home turf
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Do other countries receive such updates? I tend to doubt that. If a company won't do it for the US, they don't usually give a crap about anyone else in other countries either, sadly.
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Do other countries receive such updates? I tend to doubt that. If a company won't do it for the US, they don't usually give a crap about anyone else in other countries either, sadly.
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I guess that's why the Streak 10 has only been released in the US?
That is certainly a UScentric view. I'll think about while I watch the sun orbit the earth.
Perhaps the earth orbits him too
Thinking that the streak 5 will stop recieving support simply because it's discontinued in the US is plain up stupid.
It's still supported in the european markets and it was launched there BEFORE it launched in the US. If anything the US is was always the minor market and it was with the way dell launched it here and with At&t. Rogers up north wasnt that much better and was basically mirroring at&t with support.
Retail/unbranded streaks have ALWAYS recieved updates the fastest and most frequently and as retail it doesnt matter where it was purchased it will continue being able to run retail roms.
Excluding the retail streaks, the asian markets (japan and korea) recieve the greatest number of updates anyway, and that's where GB is most likely to land first if it doesnt land on retail first.
Hey Guys.....
I just read on Forbes' website that HP has officially discontinued ALL WebOS programs / devices..... according to the article, this specifically includes ALL tablets and smartphones.....
IMHO, Dell would be short-sighted now to discontinue future tablet & smartphone development...... But unfortunately I'm never invited to their shareholder meetings LOL
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All Dell phones in US are I believe EOL. I believe the current offering was just to test the waters. My best guess is give it a year or so and they will be back.. Companies are beginning to get it now...with the fall of webos, it is no big trick to come out with just another phone or tablet... it is now time for innovation and probably enterprise security to android.
Now I'm really pissed.... Just last night, I read on 3 "credible" websites that HP would begin offering their 16GB Touchpad at BestBuy & WalMart for $99 (32GB for $149).... I've been to 3 BestBuy stores today and they all told me their remaining TouchPad inventory was shipped back to HP..... I dare not go to a Walmart store and hear the same story for fear of having a meltdown right there at the service counter.... You know what, with these kind of shenanigans, HP deserves to fail!! .... .. There, I feel much better now
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I guess that's why the Streak 10 has only been released in the US?
That is certainly a UScentric view. I'll think about while I watch the sun orbit the earth.
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I don't live in the US, but I did for 37 years. I have noticed that mobile hardware makers do tend to be UScentric to an extent. I'm not saying it's categorically true in every instance.
Nokia's latest releases are the antithesis to this, for example.
marvin02 said:
I guess that's why the Streak 10 has only been released in the US?
That is certainly a UScentric view. I'll think about while I watch the sun orbit the earth.
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Marvin, what was Dell's recent release that was only overseas and not U.S.? I am confused in thinking it was the streak 10. But I was totally mistaken..wow.
He's being sarcastic,
the s10 currently has no release schedule in the US or anywhere but china right now (which has been out in china for a couple weeks now)
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Perhaps the earth orbits him too
Thinking that the streak 5 will stop recieving support simply because it's discontinued in the US is plain up stupid.
It's still supported in the european markets and it was launched there BEFORE it launched in the US. If anything the US is was always the minor market and it was with the way dell launched it here and with At&t. Rogers up north wasnt that much better and was basically mirroring at&t with support.
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The US launch and lack of advertisment is a very sore spot. Maybe that is why they gave up on the US. Since Dell chose to make the US second fiddle our press paned the device. It was not released on time and was released with what the US press considered outdated software.
In a country that likes to be first in everything of course that will generate some poor feelings. Plus, Apple is strongest here. If you can do it to Apple's level (advertisement, product delivery, innovation) then you might as well pack up and go home, unless it's cheap and the Streak 5 was not cheep.
I think the US just was to hard for them to support.
My hope is that the next Gen Streak will be released here first with full disclosure and advertisement. I think the Streak 5 would have done very well if it had been fully supported here in the states. People are still asking me what it is and where they can get one. Now I have to sadly tell them they can't.
I've cut ties with Dell until they can show drastic signs of taking their devices seriously. I picked up an Atrix the other day when they were free at best buy (I told my wife-to-be to use her upgrade on it, she said she was fine with her current phone but I could have it...what a catch!), and it's amazing how much more refined of a device it is (excluding motoblur, but I never booted into the stock rom so I didn't have to deal with that). I will always miss the 5" screen though. Luckily Samsung is starting to make bigger and bigger screens on their phones.
The only thing that saved the Streak was the great communities on xda, modaco, and pocketables...Dell, sadly, shot themselves in the foot with how they handled the streak and I am done with them.
This title pretty much says it all...
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/10/13/michael-dell-android-developed-expectations/
Don't be waiting for The Opus One.
To tell you the truth I wasn't.
Im waiting for the:
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zsolti256 said:
This title pretty much says it all...
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/10/13/michael-dell-android-developed-expectations/
Don't be waiting for The Opus One.
To tell you the truth I wasn't.
Im waiting for the:
S&#đ€$ß N*@÷
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Me too!
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In the case of our unit, don't you actually have to market the damn thing if you want Android to meet your expectations?
Dell has yet to market ANY of it's mobile devices,
strangely though the venue pro is doing a lot better then the venue, even though the venue pro had a really hard start in life.
It might be the largest userbase behind the s5, though granted the wp7 market has a lot less devices overall so it's not as diffucult to not be flooded by millions of devices unlike on android
I gave up waiting for 2.2, I gave up completely for 2.3, I gave up on the update to the streak, I'm GIVING UP on Dell. Samsung note will be my next device when it hits the states.
I think Dell was trying to sell its mobile phones using the same sales model they used when selling PCs. They didn't take into account the many, many more variables that affect mobile phone purchases (carrier first, then platform, then leading edge hardware). They, I think, wrongly assumed, "People are buying alot of Android phones, and since we're Dell, if we make them, people will buy them". Let Dell go back to Microsoft.... I mean they've been in bed together for decades..... Mr. Dell just is reluctant to admit fault.... "We're Dell..... no one is buying our phones so it MUST be Android's fault" LOL
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Who cares BTW if it's Android 1.6 or 2.2. What's the difference?
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It would help if they actually followed the development cycle and released the updates, where is 2.3.3, 2.3.4 and so on?
A device stuck with a older version of the OS is always going to be less popular.
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I think Dell was trying to sell its mobile phones using the same sales model they used when selling PCs. They didn't take into account the many, many more variables that affect mobile phone purchases (carrier first, then platform, then leading edge hardware). They, I think, wrongly assumed, "People are buying alot of Android phones, and since we're Dell, if we make them, people will buy them". Let Dell go back to Microsoft.... I mean they've been in bed together for decades..... Mr. Dell just is reluctant to admit fault.... "We're Dell..... no one is buying our phones so it MUST be Android's fault" LOL
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Yeah, thats exactly it
There is this saying don't hate the player, hate the game. I think. But in this case , its the other way around Yeah, people that cant admit there made a mistake, not updating the software, or at least doing some market hype.
It seems like Dell isn't very appealing because of the style, and its openness to software. Plus , back then Android wasn't that popular that you can could sell a heavy 5" phone, But now days with the right specs, you just watch ...
In short, they are too lazy, There going for the surely win route, I think. Thats why they are going for the Win8 tablet.
Dell must have new PR manager
if dell stepped up the hardware, maybe some IPS, super AMOLED+, 8+MP cam anyone? make Streak 7 a bit thinner.. release with stock Android and get updates out on time, and maybe unlock bootloaders, etc. oh yeah and advertise!! They could be moving units.. Streak 7 likely last piece of anything Dell I own for a good long time..
One thing I will say, however, is my cousin has the Dell WindowsPhone "Venue Pro".... and that phone is truly a THING OF BEAUTY (no kiddin). I've read on more than one reputable site that it may in fact be "the best WindowsPhone available" (believe it or not). Not only is it extremely well-made, but it feels like you could drive nails with it and not hurt it. Such a shame it's running that G-damned lame-as-**** Windows OS.
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One thing I will say, however, is my cousin has the Dell WindowsPhone "Venue Pro".... and that phone is truly a THING OF BEAUTY (no kiddin). I've read on more than one reputable site that it may in fact be "the best WindowsPhone available" (believe it or not). Not only is it extremely well-made, but it feels like you could drive nails with it and not hurt it. Such a shame it's running that G-damned lame-as-**** Windows OS.
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Personally I will never buy another windows phone. Was very glad of the android transition to revert, even if windows "finally" did something about their quirky, sticky, freezing between processing and my alltime fav "random non-response touchscreen moments".
But Dell F'd up once with bad promo and had monkies doing their PR. Dell f'd a secomd time making the announcement about. "Dell has pulled the streak from its current inventory ...stay tuned for a special announcement.." Leaving us to believe our trusty ole Streaks were called in for some "innerds overhaul" only to hear that its been pulled from the U.S. market.
Dell f'd a third time releasing a DELL STREAK PRO, much smaller screen and device, looks like a cookie-cut replicate of most other phones, lost all its streak5 features.
I am looking for info on how to get my hands on the ViewSonic tab/phone.
Time to put ole Dell out to third-world pastures
Personally my opinion is not one to count on Dell's conscious but here it goes, first of all they didn't even make the product they just slapped their name on it and try to get as many sales as they could two once their product crashed on 2.2 faster than an angry bird into a wall they knew if they didn't pull it they would get a bad name and three dell doesn't care about their customer cause if they did they would admit to making a bad product and see how they can go ahead and fix their problem extend warranties on bad units, fix 2.2 issues an apology for stealing your money oh wait it's not stealing it's business. Okay well from now on Samsung has my business and I will steal from Dell by letting one know everytime they see my Streak "what the hack is that thing" saying the worst investment you can ever make"
@Chamo4u2: Dell's conscience and the fact they only put their name on the Streak aside, I'd like to find out where you get this impression they pulled the Streak because of crashes. Now I've owned a Streak since April. It came with 2.2.2 347 preinstalled. In that time frame I've upgraded the ROM to 351 and 360, after having to reinstall 347 twice due to mistakes I made in tweaking the ROM for my tastes. At no time have I encountered force close issues, thus I don't believe their ROMs are the problem. Since my experience flatly contradicts yours, what is different about your Streak compared to mine?
The Streak was discontinued in the original countries where it was released. Dell has released the Streak in Asian countries this year, meaning for those countries the Streak is new. If the Streak were pulled because of software problems, Dell would not have released it in Asia. Thus your statement that the Streak was pulled due to crashes is demonstrably false.
The Streak is actually a decent device that was saddled with poor marketing decisions made by Dell. Of course this assumes that the Streak was actually marketed, when we know it wasn't. Had Dell put any effort into promoting the Streak in television commercials, had put Streaks in AT&T stores, and had actually sold the device with 2.1 from the start instead of 1.6 we likely would not be having this discussion.
Despite the lack of marketing and despite Michael Dell's comments, apparently Dell does still care about the consumers. As most people reading this forum know, Dell released the sources to a Gingerbread kernel. According to DJ Steve those sources have been in his possession for over a week now. With Dell releasing the kernel, can official Gingerbread ROMs be far behind?
P.S. You've got to work a bit on the punctuation buddy. I almost ignored your post because I had so much difficulty reading it.
can official Gingerbread ROMs be far behind?
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i hope so ive got my streak till march (wifes 18 month contract) & i would like my phone to end its days with gingerbread
I'm with Strephon...... I've had my factory-installed Froyo Streak since last April and it's been one of the most stable Android phones I've ever owned (seriously).... And I've owned EVERY T-Mobile Android phone available (MyTouch Slide, MyTouch 4G, Nexus, G2, LG G2x). I blame the US Streak's downfall on non-existent marketing and offering it carrier-subsidized only on aTnT. Up until they lost iCrap exclusivity, they would actually try and talk new customers out of buying anything Android (I witnessed this myself).....
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I experienced that firsthand, and got so pissed I left the store. If there is one thing I cannot stand it's being lied to, and the AT&T "salesperson" did exactly that in trying to dissuade me from going with Android.
Pledging support for Microsoft and Windows 8,
That's the key phrase there, it means they've done a deal with M$ and knocking Android is a way of passing the buck for their past failure on to Google.
lolwut
slaydog said:
Who cares BTW if it's Android 1.6 or 2.2. What's the difference?
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How are you a senior member? Did you seriously just ask what the difference between 1.6 and 2.2 is?