[Streak 5 General] Dragonner:
Hi members! I've been using my Dell Streak 5 for some weeks now and I definitely like this phone tablet! Coming from Apple's Iphone 3GS/4 and HTC Desire HD/HTC HD2, I must say that the Dell Streak 5 beats them all in terms of screen readability. Here are my thoughts..........

I use to browse the web and check emails at work constantly, and thanks to the great screen of the Dell Streak 5, I can comfortably do that. Typing is also quick/easy in landscape mode and this is definitely an improvement over all the other phones I have previously owned! I can now quickly reply to my customers emails faster than before and this is the probably the main reason I like this phone so much! Connectivity is also very fast and internet connection is constant with no data drop. It would be extremely difficult now to go to a smaller screen other than 5.0-4.8 inch.

I've read many users complaining that the phone freezes or is slow at times, but I did not encounter any of these problems; I think these issues are probably due to installation of various widgets or softwares that eat up the memory and uses the Cpu a lot.

Sunlight visibility of the Streak 5 surprises me! The screen is perfectly readable even in 30-40% brightness settings! Whiles some phones struggle under direct sunlight, the Dell Streak 5 wins hands on! Big positive score here!

Speaker volume also is decent although it could have been a bit louder for music player - maybe next firmware? Call volume also is Ok - at first, I noticed the caller's voice to be low but after changing the settings in Call Settings > Hearing Aids > ON, the sound gets a pitch higher.

Camera is a mixed bag - Photos are on the medium quality for a 5mpx phone but I found pressing the on-screen shutter button makes the pictures less blurry than using the hardware shutter key - provided your hands remain still. Videos also are on the satisfactory side. This is a phone/tablet after all, don't expect miracles! I rarely take photos/videos with my phone - a Digital Camera is more appropriate to capture special moments but the Streak's camera is on the fair side.

Many people think that this is a beast of a device and though I must admit the D.Streak is a large phone, it is definitely poketable. I didn't find any difficulty in putting it inside of my jeans/shorts/trousers pockets - it just slides easily and didn't bother me anytime during the day. Holding it in the hands is not a problem and I didn't find it to be heavy/bulky.

Battery life is also very good - I can get 2 days of usage if I use the device moderately and around 9-12hrs when browsing the internet/making calls/texting. Overall, this is very acceptable as every modern phones need to be charged daily if heavily used. A spare battery or portable charger is always good to have in case the Streak runs out of juice.

As for protection, I've bought a Full Body Invisible Shield and an Otterbox Case as I take real care of such expensive phone. No scratches and no damages so far : everything is as solid as new! There are complaints about the LCD being very fragile - this is true since the phone's screen is large and considering its weight, if dropped, the shock which would result in the fall would break the inner screen. The same goes to the HTC Desire HD/HTC HD2 and many other large screens/heavy phones, if they fell on the wrong side, their LCD would break easily.

People who saw the D.Streak said that it was a monster but at the same time, they were very impressed by the large screen and the amount of informations that could be displayed onscreen.

At the end of the day, I'm very satisfied with the Dell Streak 5 as it got everything I needed for my daily use at my workplace - the ease to browse websites and texting is definitely a big advantage!! I only wish that Dell would release a firmware that allows the device to be used in Portrait Mode only instead of the auto-rotating option.