Phone Comparison - Dell Streak vs HTC Desire

Dell Streak
dell streak
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Dell HTC
Announced May 2010 February 2010
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2010
Colors Black, Red, white Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
(6.02 x 3.11 x 0.39 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.2 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.58% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@20fps; 720p after Eclair/Froyo update Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 48 min Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)