The Dell Streak Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi on August 15, 2010 6:59 PM EST- Posted in
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Good Battery Life
Behind the back cover is a 5.661 Whr (1530mAh @ 3.7V) removable battery. That’s 2.9% larger than the EVO 4G’s battery and 7.7% larger than what you get in the iPhone 4.
Overall battery life on the Streak is very good. In 3G web browsing battery life it’s second to only the iPhone 4, and the best Android phone we’ve ever tested. On WiFi it will last 8 hours and 20 minutes, which puts it behind the Droid X and iPhone 4 but well ahead of the competition. 3G talk time is a respectable 7.3 hours as well.
I generally found that I could use the Streak all day without having to charge it until right before I went to bed around midnight.
| H.264 Video Playback Battery Life | ||||
| Dell Streak | HTC EVO 4G | |||
| Battery Life | 6.47 hours | 3.63 hours | ||
Video playback isn’t something we always test in our phone reviews but the Streak played a 2Mbps H.264 stream of The Dark Knight continuously for 6 hours and 28 minutes. That’s long enough to watch two back to back movies and a couple of hour long TV episodes on a flight.
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RyanE - Monday, August 16, 2010 - link
hey, don't want to be a downer, but what about the Archos5. You can get a version with cell phone and it has all the multimedia goodness going for it. the only thing missing is a camera. Thoughts?repatch - Monday, August 16, 2010 - link
Propriety docking connector and LOCK TO ATT even at the full price??MAJOR FAIL.
dch58 - Monday, August 16, 2010 - link
Carrier locked to AT&T? I was pretty excited until I got to that part. I could even live with the proprietary cable (though I wouldn't like it).Great article, though!
fearsome - Monday, August 16, 2010 - link
1 its on ATT bad network and bad CS2 the screen is really way to low on resolution. A 3.6" old touch pro 2 runs the same resolution. I do want a 5" screen but not if it comes with no added pixels. That makes this phone completely worthless I could purchase any of the many high end smartphones out there and get this resolution in a smaller package.
fragemall - Monday, August 16, 2010 - link
Hi AnandOnce again a great review. Isn't the omission of the Samsung Galaxy S from the benchmarks a glaring one. Considering it is one of the fastest phones with one the best displays out there? Not to mention that it is also available from AT&T for $199. In fact its available from amazon for $50 with a two year contract :).
Stas - Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - link
2.2 or GTFOAndrej Gabara - Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - link
Any news on the 7 and 10 inch versions? I'd love a 7 inch version with higherresolution. The iPad only has 1024x768... not great for 10 inches.
bill4 - Thursday, August 19, 2010 - link
A Galaxy S review! Like to see where it sits next to all these other phones in the benches, and Anand's overall thoughts. Seeing as I recently bought a Captivate.evalese - Friday, August 20, 2010 - link
Oh, yes, they call him the Streak. He likes to show off his physique. If there's an audience to be foundHe'll be streakin' A-round invitin' public critique.
DoubleVanos - Saturday, August 21, 2010 - link
This might be a little bit O/T but how come there are no Galaxy S benchmarks in there - or a full review for that matter?