There's no denying that the
Mini 5 is real, but up until now, we've had to provide all of our own
promotional material. At long last, it seems as if the suits in Round Rock are finally getting around to crafting the first advertisements for the upcoming slate, and while we knew about the 5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, capacitive touch front buttons, front-facing VGA camera (for video chatting) and the 30-pin docking connector, we
weren't aware of Dell's plans to reveal a slew of vivacious color options. If this here flyer proves legitimate, we could eventually see the Mini 5 available in an array of premium finishes and hues (thanks,
Design Studio!), and we're hoping for a few different spec builds as well. So, are you opting for the pink, or are you crossing your fingers in hopes that Dell allows you to print that embarrassing shot of you and Mr. T on the rear of one?
Update: Oh, snap! We just landed a few more official slides from an internal Dell document, and it's safe to say that the company is going to call this beauty the
Streak. Or, at least that's the internal codename. Better still, it looks as if it'll launch with an Amazon content partnership, which will bring a Kindle e-book reader app, Amazon MP3, Amazon video streams and pretty much any other material that Amazon sells in digital form right to the slate. C'mon now -- how's about a ship date and a price?
So does this mean that the Kindle app is finally coming to Android, or is it more like it's only going to be offered on this device? Kindle on the Android marketplace would be a boon for all these upcoming Android tablets; like the Notion Ink Adam!
@leykis101 you mean the $629 iPad? Apple charges $129 for the $25 GSM radio.
Does anybody make one of these wonderful phones without the phone part? I have a Mifi, I don't do voice, so I don't want the phone, just wifi.
I know about the Archos 5, but I haven't heard good things about it. Are there any other alternatives, besides the iPod Touch?
@TheOtherJames
ZUNEHD!!! jk its not great for internet browsing... and maybe you can buy this unlocked and use it on wifi... probably will cost more tho...
MAAAANNNN i can't wait to get one of these!!!!!!!!
please don't call it Streak.
Mini5 sounds so much better.
Haven't heard this one since I was a kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85krLPrWWTY
Can't wait to get this product.. it's going to replace my At&T flip phone..
The decision to buy one was easy. Now they just made it hard on me by making me decide what color I want! Damn you Dell!
If this has the same pricing and network options as the iPad I would buy one.
Will this work as a non-phone device? Like an iPad. Also, does android support OS X syncing?
@leykis101
Lol... your funny.
Oh, you weren't joking?
um....
"everyone to the quad... we're going streaking!"
Courier > streak easily
I'm not sure if anyone may have mentioned this, but the Dell "Streak" looks a lot like a Windows 7 Phone Series candidate. 800x480 capacitive display... 3 capacitive buttons... 1Ghz processor... Who all would prefer a WinPho7 STREAK!? This guy! maybe we will get lucky and it will be treated like a PC and able to run Windows and Linux OS's!!! Here's to wishing!!!
If I can buy a wifi only version with at least 4 gigs for about 350 or so i'll get it in a heartbeat.
yum
Very exciting, cannot wait for the official release!
They should have called it the STEAK.
Because this is a MAN'S device.
@Johnny Rockets
The Dell STEAK
flavors:
JUICY
BLOODY
MAN
I gotta laugh, because my cat's name is Mr T... Anyway, I want a Streak!
"Specs" are confirmed? Did you neglect to put them in the article? Like what system on chip it's using. Lack of bands could easily be explained and you could confirm for all comers what CPU and GPU cores this thing actually has.