All the gadget aficionados got one more toy to play with : Dell Streak. Unlike other tablet launches where consumers in India have to quench their appetite with pretty pictures and YouTube videos, Dell Streak can be touched and felt at a store near you.
Dell Streak will be launched in India on October 15, 2010 at a price tag of Rs. 34, 990.
Dell Streak has partnered with Tata DoCoMo and DoCoMo’s post-paid subscribers will get a special data offer (free 500 MB download every month for 6 months). Streak will be available in Dell Exclusive Stores, authorized retailers and Tata DoCoMO ‘dive in” centers.
What are we really getting for Rs. 34,990?
Streaks runs Android operating system with a 5-inch display. Streak is powered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8250 (1GHz) mobile processor. Streak is designed for mobile internet with built-in 3G HSUPA (7.2 Mbps downlink and 5.76Mbps uplink speeds) , Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. And it can multi-task too.
What I like about Dell Streak?
- Streak is 10 mm thick and sturdy at the same time.
- Streak’s touch screen is made out of Gorilla Glass – a scratch resistant glass which is hard to break.
- Streak’s multi-tasking and flash capabilities.
- Streak runs on Android, which is the most popular mobile OS.
- It can be used as a phone.
Other Dell Streak features :
- Easy point and shoot 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual LED flash.
- Integrates out of the box with the social media stuff like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.
- If the native apps aren’t enough, there’s always the wonderful Android store to get more apps. Free as well as as paid.
- Micro SD expandable memory available up to 32 GB.
Where would Dell Streak fit?
With a 5 inch screen it’s not a comfortable eReader/tablet like an iPad. And with a 5 inch screen it’s not a comfortable phone. Streak is dangerously treading new waters of a smart tablet (if you can call that). Streak could also be a case study for premature segmentation where a segment has only begun.
Many new tablets are on the horizon. Notion Ink’s Adam, Olivepad and the subsidized $35 tablet from Indian government are all priced well below Rs. 30000. Streak is the costliest tablet available in the Indian market. A nice to have gizmo for the early adopters.
10 Responses to “Dell Streak : Smartphone meets the tablet?”
October 10, 2010
Binatone Home Surf : Poor man’s iPad?[...] Home Surf costs Rs. 8995. That is correct and no digit is missing there. There are four tablets (Dell Streak, Infibeam Phi and Olivepad) launched in India so far and Home Surf is the cheapest of [...]
October 12, 2010
Airtel 3G : Launch imminent[...] phone and tablet launches. There are 3 tablets/phones which are launched with 3G capability – Dell Streak, OlivePad and Nokia N8 – which need 3G to really be useful. And 3G phones are not just the [...]
October 12, 2010
DoCoMo 3G : Launch by Diwali (Nov 5)[...] has collaborations going on even before the launch. It bundled Dell Streak with a free data plan and Olive’s Zipbook with it Photon+. Airtel on the other hand has been [...]
October 14, 2010
7-inch it is — Right sizing the tablet![...] iPad). 7% or 3 tablets have screen size between 11 – 12 inches. 2 tablets – Dell Streak and Sharp Galapagos – have a screen size between 5 – 5.5 [...]
October 15, 2010
Blackberry Torch : Touch screen meets the keypad![...] 35,000 rupees, Torch directly competes with Dell Streak in pricing. While Streak offers a more Tablet PC experience, Torch provides a complete smart phone [...]
November 17, 2010
Dell launches Android phones – XCD28, XCD35 – in India[...] which launched its smartphone-cum-tablet called Streak learnt a lesson or two for India. The two smartphones launched are priced between Rs. 10K-20K and [...]
November 21, 2010
Deals : Dell Streak, Nokia N8, Blackberry Torch[...] Torch is off by more than 1200 rupees. Nokia N8 is off by 2270 rupees and Dell Streak is off by 1500. And free shipping too. If you are not comfortable using credit card then you can [...]
March 6, 2011
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June 22, 2011
Dell Aero launched in India, we go looking for dhoop sticks[...] memorabilia. It was so nice of Dell to complete their flop portfolio of Android phones. There was Dell Streak – the cross between a tablet and smartphone, then there were Dell XCD 28 and XCD 35. Now we have [...]
September 6, 2011
Baidu launches its mobile OS, partners with Dell for devices[...] like tablets and smartphones, Dell didn’t make a mark. Dell experimented with Dell Streak, which turned out be a case study. Other Dell devices like Dell Aero, Dell Venue, Dell XCD28 and Dell XCD35 all turned out to be [...]