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Dell Steak 7

Following the release of the Streak 5 tablet last year, Dell released last February 2011 its newest and first ever 7-inch, 4G tablet: the Dell Steak 7.

Pros

The chassis feels solid and the back has Dell’s trademark diamond-roughened texture. This is an advantage because it reduces the slippery feel when held. It also goes in line with Dell’s usual chassis for their notebook computers, emphasizing the link between the two gadgets.

Unlike other tablets, the Dell Streak 7 has two audio speakers, one on each side of the tablet. This makes for a great sound system, especially when viewing videos and movies.

Dell also included its Dell Stage widgets in this tablet. It covers the basic Internet and multimedia applications such as email, image gallery, music, television streaming and social media widgets.

Its rear and front camera are considerably better than some other Android tablets. The back camera has a built-in flash as well, producing clear images even in dim light.

One of the best points of this tablet is its Internet speed. Loading and switching from one webpage to another is very fast. It also scored a high 1,918 points on Quadrant (a benchmark used for assessing tablet performance), as opposed to the Samsung Tab’s 980 points.

Lastly, Dell has announced that the Streak 7 may be updated to Android Honeycomb OS.

Cons

The chassis of the Dell Streak 7 is very plain and uninteresting. It is also obviously designed to have a horizontal orientation because of the built-in tactile keys mounted along the width of the tablet. This should be awkward to use when you’re in portrait viewing mode.

The screen and its display quality are not very good.

It has a short battery life at only five to six hours max.

It also doesn’t have a microSD memory card included in the package, which is needed for memory extension.

Specs

•	$199.99 ($449.99 contract-free) •	Android 2.2 OS •	NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor '''•	WVGA Capacitive Gorilla Glass touchscreen with LED backlight, 7-inch LCD display •	16GB internal memory, expandable to 32GB •	HD video recorder •	5MP auto-focus camera with flash (back) and 1.3MP fixed-focus camera (front) •	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G HSPA+ connectivity, built-in GPS •	USB, microSD, HDMI port, physical keyboard dock, •	Enhanced Email (multiple accounts), Ebook Kindle, Mobile phone functions (SMS & UMTS video calling)