"Dell has delivered some key pricing details about its Android-powered Streak device, which appears to be a tweener between a smartphone and a tablet.

According to Dell:

• The Streak will run you $299.99 with a 2-year AT&T contract and $549.99 without.
• People that registered for a pre-sale can get the Streak on Thursday.
• The general public gets the Streak on Friday.
• The device ships with Android 1.6 and will get an over-the-air upgrade to Android 2.2 later this year.

"I have my concerns about a 5-inch tablet. After all, you could get a Droid X with a 4.3-inch screen and the latest Android for $199.99 after rebates on Verizon. If you want a semi-big screen Android device the Droid X could trump the Streak. TechRepublic’s Bill Detwiler pegged the problem early on: The Streak is too much like a smartphone and not enough like a tablet. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes adds that the Streak is a device without a defined audience."

Source: Zdnet

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