US Dell Streak shipping with Android 1.6 OS

The most popular MID phone – Dell Streak – will be shipped with the Android 1.6 OS in the US. However, Dell’s blogger L. Menchaca did mention that Streak users will indeed get an OTA update that will update the OS to v2.2.

Dell Streak is an amazing device for surfing the Internet and addition of flash support will only make it better

Dell Streak Coverage

Dell Streak vs iPhone 4G

Dell Streak is a huge a phone featuring a massive 5-inch display and 800×480 pixel resolution. iPhone 4G was out today and was compared by a member at mydellmini. Here are some pictures of both:

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Gaming on Dell Streak

Having a 5-inch display on your mobile device is amazing and at the same time, Dell Streak’s amazingly powerful processor helps it to qualify as a near perfect portable gaming console. However, since it runs Android 1.6 OS, there is no support for multi-touch and thus makes some of the games almost impossible to play. Here is a video where a user is playing popular game titles like Asphalt, GH5, Doodle Jump, Light Racer on his new Dell Streak MID phone

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Dell Streak has HID support

Dell Streak never ceases to surprise us. It is a known fact that most of the Android devices do not feature HID profile. As a result of which one cannot use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with them. However, it seems has Dell has baked-in this ‘missing’ functionality into the OS and one can use any Bluetooth mouse or keyboard straight out-of-the box.

So, no need to use any hacks or modded drivers to get HID devices to work on the Dell Streak Android phone

Dell Stream unboxing (UK Version)

Somebody at the mydellmini forum has done an unboxing of the Dell Streak Android phone. This is how the Dell Streak’s box looks like:

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Dell Streak having software problems already?

The Facebook widget is driving the new Dell Streak users literary mad as everytime they try to connect to the Facebook, they get an error message “Failed to connect to the Facebook service". Logging out and logging in does not change the situation. In short, the widget just does not work.

Fortunately, it is a software glitch and can be rectified by a simple update.

Dell Streak Accessories spotted on Dell website

The official Dell Streak accessories have been spied over at the Dell UK website. There are seven accessories in total and are pretty expensive – 55 pounds for a Home Dock kit? But hey, it adds some compelling features like HDMI and USB ports that allow you to hook up a keyboard and mice to [...]

Dell Streak Docking Station

Dell Streak tablet is not a huge like iPad, and that is the core reason there is not much space for HDMI port. However, it packs all the muscle to output HD video and that is why Dell is now offering an optional docking station which gives you HDMI, audio and USB ports. This dock [...]

Dell Streak 5 MID launching next month

Dell will be launching its Lilliputian tablet in Europe next month. Dell is already in talks with various network providers in Europe.

The Dell Streak 5 MID sports a 5-inch WVGA display, 1GHz Qualcomm processor, Wi-Fi, 3000mAh battery, 5MP camera, Bluetooth and 3G.

Dell M01M is the Mini 5?

Dell Streak/Mini 5 prototype, also known as Dell Phone has shown up as "Dell M01M" in Shenzhen, China. The M01M is powered by 1GHz Snapdragon processor (also being used in HTC HD2), Android 1.6 OS, WVGA 5-inch display, 5MP camera, dual-LED flash, front-facing camera and comes with a 1530mAh battery.

Priced at somewhere around a grand, this Android monster feels and look much bigger than the Apple iPhone