The Dell Streak was originally launched in the UK on the carrier O2. Now, it has finally arrived in the US.
I signed up for the Dell Streak pre-sale event, which entitled me to order it one day before the main “launch” day and get a Plantronics Bluetooth headset for 99 cents.
The pre-sales event was on Thursday, August 12th, and I got both items on the 16th.
Unpacked:
Close up:
Another closeup. Note the part about it being “Pocket Friendly(TM)”…
Yet another closeup. Note the use of Gorilla Glass. Dell even specifies the CPU type and speed. Yes folks, CPU type and speed is now an important differentiator. Did you even care about that when you bought your Motorola Razr?
Opened box:
The Streak itself:
I bought the Streak without a subscription, but an AT&T SIM card is included:
This is the battery cover:
And the battery:
This is the soft case:
AC adaptor, separate charging cable, wired headphones. Note that Dell is using a plug adaptor like the Apple MacBooks to deal with different power socket plugs in different countries. That’s the item in the middle of the picture.
Everything all laid out:
The backside of the Streak. It comes pre-installed with a 16GB microSD card:
With the battery and SIM. The latter is a little difficult to insert:
The one thing I dislike here is that Dell chose to use a proprietary connector like Apple instead of the more common micro USB found in most newer Android devices:
This means that you will have to deal with incompatible car chargers, spare chargers and the inevitable missing cable…
So there it is, the unboxing of the Dell Streak. I will use it and post impression on my Twitter stream: @benchong408