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Dell Streak out in Singapore for S$0 – S$398 on StarHub

Alfred Siew
Last updated: June 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Alfred Siew
Published: December 1, 2010
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The Android tablet wave is coming on strong for the holiday season, with the latest entry here – Dell’s well-praised Streak – joining a growing crowd of iPad alternatives in Singapore in the next fortnight.

Months after it first wowed consumers in the United States and Europe, the 5-incher will hit the stores here on December 11, 2010, with Android 2.2 pre-installed, according to the PC maker at a launch today. That means all the latest goodies on the Google platform are there when you unbox it. 

For a yet undisclosed period, StarHub will sell the tablet/smartphone exclusively for S$398 if you sign up for a S$38-a-month data plan that comes with 100 minutes of voice calls and 12GB of mobile broadband data. Sign up for a S$98-a-month plan and you get the Streak for free.

3G SmartSurf 1003G SmartSurf 3003G SmartSurf 7003G SmartSurf Unlimited
Monthly fee (with GST) $38$58$98$205
Voice credit (mins) 1003007002000
SMS/MMS credit5005005002000
Data credit (GB)121212Unlimited
Dell Streak pricing$398$238$0$0
Free Entertainment Starter Pack:

1. Free viewing of all StarHub TV channels (till 31 March 2011)

2. Free 8 music downloads

[UPDATE: We were originally told there would be three free game downloads with the new phone, but StarHub has since updated us that there would not be any.]

We’re quite sure the Streak will be sold without a plan or by M1 and SingTel after this exclusive period is over. I don’t believe StarHub committed such big numbers of the Streak that it has an indefinite exclusive sales period.

What is my impressions of the Streak? It’s excellent, especially in its industrial design. Built solidly, the device sports a durable Gorilla glass panel at the front that makes the screen appear flush to the width of the device. Neat.

That’s not to mention its responsiveness. There is no perceivable lag here, even though Dell has thrown in resource-hungry HTC Sense-like widgets on the home screens. You get a stream of Facebook feeds, as well as weather on the home screen – pretty normal stuff nowadays – but on the Streak’s 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, the device doesn’t feel laggy at all even when so many things are running in the background.

I say “device” because you can either call the Streak a phone (it has a 5-inch screen that is just marginally bigger than the HTC Desire HD’s 4.3-incher) or a tablet (it is bigger than most phones out there and feels like a longish tablet).

There’s nothing wrong with this sleek number, as I said when I first got my hands-on the device a few months ago at the IFA show in Berlin. Today, I tried out the 5-megapixel camera and realised how much more detailed and natural the images were compared to those taken by the inferior camera on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

But one thing that is sure to split opinion is the Streak’s size. If you think the glass is half-full, you’d say the Streak fits in nicely between a 7-inch tablet like the Galaxy Tab and a smartphone like HTC’s Desire HD; if you think the glass is half empty, you’d ask why buy a Streak when you are not getting a lot more from it than a regular smartphone.

I’d expect the Streak to do moderately well, like any other well-built Android smartphone, but I’m not sure it would light up the sales charts for StarHub, as the Galaxy Tab has for SingTel.

You just think that the pent-up demand for iPad alternatives has been relieved somewhat by the Galaxy Tab in the past few weeks and the Streak has come to the party just a little past happy hour.

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Alfred is a writer, speaker and media instructor who has covered the telecom, media and technology scene for more than 20 years. Previously the technology correspondent for The Straits Times, he now edits the Techgoondu.com blog and runs his own technology and media consultancy.
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9 Comments
  • christopher cosejo says:
    March 11, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    I just purchased this handset……….and it,s just simply amazing for me……………but ofcourse you have to learn first to operate in basic before you down load complicated application

    Reply
  • Streak lover says:
    December 3, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    Pre-order will be available at Starhub’s roadshow at Suntec tomorrow.

    Reply
  • Alfred Siew says:
    December 3, 2010 at 3:43 am

    I believe it’s only out in Singapore on Dec 11. It should be on sale at StarHub shops.

    Reply
  • Jay says:
    December 2, 2010 at 11:05 pm

    I have the same question as Nurhakim. Need this device before 7th of Dec. Very urgent~

    Reply
  • Nurhakim says:
    December 2, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    I would like to know where i can purchase this product in singapore..Need reply ASAP cause i’ll be in SG until 5th of dec. I thank you very much in advance.

    Reply
  • Nicholas says:
    December 2, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    This seems like a nice device for those who feels that normal phones need bigger screens and tablets of size 7 or 10 inch being too big to be portable. Concern might be the battery life.

    Reply

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