The first half of 2011 is shaping up to be all about tablets. The Streak 7, like the Streak 5 before it, won't be released with a version of Android designed specifically for tablets, but rather a recent version of what is largely considered a handset OS. The Dell Streak 7 is powered by NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 SoC, putting it on par with some of the more powerful upcoming tablets like the Motorola Xoom as well as the Viewsonic gTablet.
The Streak 7 is also the first dual-core seven inch tablet, but it certainly won't be the last. The rest of its specifications are in line with what you would expect from a high-end Android tablet, with the exception of the screen which only sports a resolution of 800x480, a bit lower than most other high-end tablets. Dell doesn't advertise the amount of RAM the Streak 7 has but judging from system information on memory usage it seems the Streak 7 is packing about 512MB (360MB was available according the Linux Kernel, i'am still waiting for an official actual number from Dell).
Dell Streak 7 Specifications :
Processor
1GHz NVIDIA Tegra T20 (dual-core)
Operating System
Android 2.2 (Froyo) with Over the Air Upgrade Capability
Memory
512MB RAM
Storage
16GB of Internal Storage with support for up to 32GB additional storage using the user accessible SD, MMC, SDHC memory card slot
Dimensions
7.87 x 4.72 x 0.49 inches; 199.9 x 119.8 x 12.4 mm
Weight
15.87 ounces; 450 grams
Display
7” WVGA 800x480 Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen with Corning Gorilla Glass
Network
T-Mobile: HSPA + @ 2100/1900/AWS/850
Messaging
Email, IM and Video Chat on all models
SMS & MMS on 3G models only
GPS
Internal GPS antenna
Sensors
Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, e-compass, Capacitive sensor keys
Connectivity
WLAN 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR; 3.5mm stereo audio jack; proprietary 30-pin interface/charging port
Camera
Rear-facing : 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
Front-facing : 1.3-megapixel camera with fixed focus
Audio Formats
MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, MIDI, WAV
Video Formats H.263 / H.264, .3GP, MPEG4, WMV
Battery
Rechargeable 2,780 mAh Lithium-ion
Price: $199.99 with two-year T-Mobile contract; $449.99 without contract
The Dell Streak 7 delivers excellent performance. NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chip continues to prove itself very competent in both general processing and graphics intensive applications and games. Unfortunately, many benchmarks cannot currently take advantage of the Tegra 2's second core and the same can be said about most Android apps. However, we'll see better performance in the future as multi-core support becomes the norm on Android.
Price: $199.99 with two-year T-Mobile contract; $449.99 without contract
The Dell Streak 7 delivers excellent performance. NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chip continues to prove itself very competent in both general processing and graphics intensive applications and games. Unfortunately, many benchmarks cannot currently take advantage of the Tegra 2's second core and the same can be said about most Android apps. However, we'll see better performance in the future as multi-core support becomes the norm on Android.
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