After months of leaks and rumors, today Dell announced plans for Streak, a 5-inch Android-based Tablet, which is set to launch early next month in the UK exclusively on O2.
Early this June the Dell Streak will be available across the UK at O2 stores, O2.co.uk, The Carphone Warehouse, and later in the month at Dell.co.uk, Dell said. Pricing and data plans for the UK will be announced by O2 ahead of availability. Later this summer, Dell plans to make Streak available in the U.S.
The Dell Streak comes with a 5-inch screen, offers access to Android Market widgets, games and applications, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.
The Dell Streak is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon solution with integrated 1GHz processor to combine basic functionality, performance, and benefits of a laptop in a pocket friendly size.
Dell hopes that the new gadget will be competitive to Apple 's iPad, which was launched in the U.S. in April and goes on sale internationally on Friday.
The Dell Streak will also support over-the-air updates including platform upgrades, Adobe Flash 10.1 on Android 2.2 later this year, video chat applications and other software innovations.
Key Features:
- Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views
- A full screen browsing experience with a 5-inch multi-touch WVGA display
- Easily integrated social media apps: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
- High resolution 5 MP camera, VGA front facing camera, removable battery, built-in Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity options
- 2GB of internal dedicated storage
- Packaged with cushions made from 100 percent sustainable, compostable bamboo
Specifications:
- Android platform complete with Android Market and Dell user interface enhancements
- ARM-based Processor: Qualcomm?s Snapdragon chipset and software platform with integrated 1GHz processor
- 3G + WiFi + Bluetooth
- UMTS / GPRS / EDGE class 12 GSM radio with link speeds of up to HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSDPA
- 5 MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash. Easy point, shoot, and uploads to YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and more
- User accessible Micro SD expandable memory available up to 32 GB.