This review is written by: By Sovy
Notes:
5" screen tablet with 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Front facing camera. 5MP camera w/ dual flash
Manufacturer: Dell
Release date: Q2 2010
Android version: >1.6 -- Announced to be newer than 1.6 at launch
Carrier: AT&T
A couple of months back, Dell CEO Michael Dell casually pulled a new Android tablet out of his satchel and began to demo it for eager
tech journalists. Dell’s got a history of nonchalantly debuting Dell Mini products this way — he handled
the announcement of the Dell Mini 9 netbook in just the same way — sending the blogsophere into a frenzy of anticipation.
Of course, with January 27th’s announcement of the iPad, it was easy to forget five-inch Dell’s Mini 5, but some new promotional material coming out of Dell is a nice reminder of just who sleek
Dell’s tablet is.
Sized somewhere between the iPod Touch and the iPad, the Dell Mini 5 features a 5-inch WVGA touchscreen capable of a maximum resolution of 800 x 480, as well as a five megapixel camera with
autofocus and flash (take that, iPad!), capacitive touch front buttons, a front facing VGA camera for video conferencing (take that, again iPad!).
We knew all of that, but the new promotional materials make a couple of new details clear. For one, Design Studio will offer the Mini 5 in a slew of finishes, colors and hues. Second, the Dell
Mini 5 might be released under the name “Streak,” which is certainly better than the Mini 5 nomenclature.
But the last detail is most interesting: it looks like Dell is partnering with Amazon to ship the Streak with the Kindle e-book reader app and support, out-of-the-box, Amazon MP3 and Amazon Video
On Demand. Given how lackluster the Kindle looks after the iPad’s announcement, this could be just the stop-gap product Amazon needs to give them time to revamp the Kindle line.
Either way, the Streak looks great. Unfortunately, though, we just still don’t know when we can buy one, or for how much
SPECIFICATIONS:
Brand: Dell
Expected Release date: May 2010
Software Environment
OS: Googles Androids 1.6
Operating System Kernel: Linux
Microprocessor Chipset
CPU Clock: 1000 MHz
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
Width of the machine word: 32 bit
CPU core: Qualcomm Scorpion
Instruction set: ARMv7
Memory, Storage Capacity
RAM type: Supported
RAM capacity: 256 MB
ROM type: Flash EEPROM
ROM Capacity: 512 Mb
Graphical Subsystem
Display type: color transflective TFT display
Display Color Depth: 24 bit/pixel (16777216 scales)
Display Diagonal: 5 " (127 millimetres)
Display resolution: 480 x 854 (409920 pixels)
Viewable Display size: 2.45 " x 4.36 " (62.23 x 110.71 millimetres)
Dot pitch: 195.9 pixel/inch (0.12964 millimetre/pixel)
Audio Subsystem
Audio Channel/s: stereo sound
Digital/Analog Converter: 16 bit resolution
Playing: 44100 Hz holding frequency
Microphone: mono sound
Loudspeakers: supported
Audio output: supported
Cellular Phone
Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100
Cellular Data Links: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Cellular Antenna: Internal antenna
Call Alert: 40 -chord melody (polyphonic)
Control Peripherals
Positioning_Device: Multi-touch screen
Interfaces
Expansion Interfaces: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO
Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
USB: USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
Bluetooth-(802.15):Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate, Internal antenna
Wireless;LAN/Wi-Fi;(802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11g, 54 Mbit/s
Satellite Navigation
Built-in+GPS-module: Supported
GPS Protocol: NMEA 0183
GPS:Antenna: Internal antenna
Complementary-GPS_Services: Assisted GPS, QuickGPS, Geotagging
Navigation-Chip(set): Qualcomm gpsOne
Built in Digital Camera
Sensor type: CMOS sensor
Resolution: 2592 x1944 pixels (5.04MP)
Autofocus(AF): Supported
Optical zoom: 1x
Macro mode: Supported
Built -in flash: mobile light (LED)
Camcorder: 640x480 pixels
Recordable image formats: JPG
Recordable video formats: 3GP,MPEG4
Power Supply
Battery Technology: Lithium-ion battery
Battery build: removable
Battery Capacity: 1530 mAh
Additional Details
Built in Accelerometer: Supported
Addtional features:
- hidden microSD slot
- GPRS Class 12
- EDGE Class 12
- Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP
- AVRCP
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Our Team at www.googlesandroids.com conducted our own review and we rated this product as:
The Good : Dell Mini 5 features a 5-inch WVGA touch
The Bad : Unfortunately, though, we just still don’t know when we can buy one, or for how much
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Notes:</strong>
5" screen tablet with 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Front facing camera. 5MP camera w/ dual flash.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
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<a href="http://welovebogota.com/googlesandroids/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mini-5-streak-2.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-914" title="Dell Mini 5 Streak"
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www.googlesandroids.com
<p style="text-align: justify;">Maufacturer: Dell
Release date: Q2 2010
Android version: >1.6 -- Announced to be newer than 1.6 at launch
Carrier: AT&T</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A couple of months back, Dell CEO Michael Dell casually pulled a new Android tablet out of his satchel and began to demo it for eager tech journalists.
Dell’s got a history of nonchalantly debuting Dell Mini products this way — he handled the announcement of the Dell Mini 9 netbook in just the same way — sending the blogsophere into a frenzy
of anticipation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, with January 27th’s announcement of the iPad, it was easy to forget five-inch Dell’s Mini 5, but some new promotional material coming out of
Dell is a nice reminder of just who sleek Dell’s tablet is.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sized somewhere between the iPod Touch and the iPad, the Dell Mini 5 features a 5-inch WVGA touchscreen capable of a maximum resolution of 800 x 480, as
well as a five megapixel camera with autofocus and flash (take that, iPad!), capacitive touch front buttons, a front facing VGA camera for video conferencing (take that, again
iPad!).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We knew all of that, but the new promotional materials make a couple of new details clear. For one, Design Studio will offer the Mini 5 in a slew of
finishes, colors and hues. Second, the Dell Mini 5 might be released under the name “Streak,” which is certainly better than the Mini 5 nomenclature.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But the last detail is most interesting: it looks like Dell is partnering with Amazon to ship the Streak with the Kindle e-book reader app and support,
out-of-the-box, Amazon MP3 and Amazon Video On Demand. Given how lackluster the Kindle looks after the iPad’s announcement, this could be just the stop-gap product Amazon needs to give them
time to revamp the Kindle line.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Either way, the Streak looks great. Unfortunately, though, we just still don’t know when we can buy one, or for how much.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>SPECIFICATIONS</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Brand: Dell
Expected Release date: May 2010</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT:
OS: Google Android 1.6
Operating System Kernel: Linux</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">MICROPROCESSOR CHIPSET:
CPU Clock: 1000 MHz
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
Width of the machine word: 32 bit
CPU core: Qualcomm Scorpion
Instruction set: ARMv7</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">MEMORY, STORAGE CAPACITY:
RAM type: Supported
RAM capacity: 256 MB
ROM type: Flash EEPROM
ROM Capacity: 512 Mb</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">GRAPHICAL SUBSYSTEM:
Display type: color transflective TFT display
Display Color Depth: 24 bit/pixel (16777216 scales)
Display Diagonal: 5 " (127 millimetres)
Display resolution: 480 x 854 (409920 pixels)
Viewable Display size: 2.45 " x 4.36 " (62.23 x 110.71 millimetres)
Dot pitch: 195.9 pixel/inch (0.12964 millimetre/pixel)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">AUDIO SUBSYSTEM:
Audio Channel/s: stereo sound
Digital/Analog Converter: 16 bit resolution
Playing: 44100 Hz holding frequency
Microphone: mono sound
Loudspeakers: supported
Audio output: supported</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">CELLULAR PHONE:
Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100
Cellular Data Links: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Cellular Antenna: Internal antenna
Call Alert: 40 -chord melody (polyphonic)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">CONTROL PERIPHERALS:
Positioning_Device: Multi-touch screen</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">INTERFACES:
Expansion Interfaces: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO
Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
USB: USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
Bluetooth-(802.15):Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate, Internal antenna
Wireless;LAN/Wi-Fi;(802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11g, 54 Mbit/s</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">SATELLITE NAVIGATION:
Built-in+GPS-module: Supported
GPS Protocol: NMEA 0183
GPS:Antenna: Internal antenna
Complementary-GPS_Services: Assisted GPS, QuickGPS, Geotagging
Navigation-Chip(set): Qualcomm gpsOne</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">BUILT IN DIGITAL CAMERA:
Sensor type: CMOS sensor
Resolution: 2592 x1944 pixels (5.04MP)
Autofocus(AF): Supported
Optical zoom: 1x
Macro mode: Supported
Built -in flash: mobile light (LED)
Camcorder: 640x480 pixels
Recordable image formats: JPG
Recordable video formats: 3GP,MPEG4</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">POWER SUPPLY:
Battery Technology: Lithium-ion battery
Battery build: removable
Battery Capacity: 1530 mAh</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">ADDITIONAL DETIALS:
Built in Accelerometer: Supported
Addtional features:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>hidden microSD slot</li>
<li>GPRS Class 12</li>
<li>EDGE Class 12</li>
<li>Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">AVRCP)</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p>