Apple iPhone 4 vs. Dell Streak : Where do they Stand?

When we set out to compare Apple iPhone 4 and Dell Streak, the obvious question is Why? Apple is the undisputed king among smartphones and Dell is comparatively a new entrant. But, since the Indian consumer is bacically very price concious about his/her purchase, we go ahead and compare both Dell Streak and Apple iPhone 4 very thoroughly, which is given in the form of a table right below. When you compare the performance, the competition boils down to iOS and Android OS, both according to us are really competent. Especially when we consider the growing popularity of Android OS recently and also the increasingly wide availability of Android apps in the market place. One advantage of Dell Streak over iPhone 4 is in the display size, which is quite remarkable. All other specifications are comparable and finally when one comes to take a decision, the main focus will be on the cost, where iPhone 4 will cost Rs. 12000/- more than Dell Streak in India. If one is so passionately craving for an iPhone, well iPhone is the only choice. Otherwise one can definitely go for Dell Streak.
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	Dell Streak Rs. 32990/$711.33	Apple iPhone 4 Rs. 45000/$970.29
Overview	Also known as Dell Mini 5,Touch screen,Multi-touch input method, 5 MP Camera, MP4 player,Android OS,3G,GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi	Touchscreen,Scratch Resistant Oleophobic Surface,Multi Touch Input Method,Three Axis Gyro Sensor,MicroSIM card support only,5 MP Camera,TV-out,Audio/Video player,3G,EDGE,GPS,Bluetooth,Wi-Fi,HTML Browser,Google Maps
Announced	2010, May	2010, June
Status	Available. Released 2010	Available,Released 2010, June
System
Operating System	Android OS, v1.6, upgradable to v2.2	iOS 4 (based on Mac OS)
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor	1 GHz Apple A4 processor
Network
2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G	HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA	No	No
Dual Sim	No	No
Triple Sim	No	No
Dimensions
Form	Bar	Bar
Dimensions	152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Weight	220 g	137 g
Color	Black, Red	Black, White
Display
Size	5.0 inches	3.5 inches
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels	640 x 960 pixels
Qwerty	virtual QWERTY	Full QWERTY
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
Music
Music Player	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player	MP3 ,WAV,AAC ,AIFF,AAC Protected,MP3 VBR,Audible (formats 2-4),Apple Lossless,Music play-Up to 40 hours
Radio	No	No
Ring Tones	Vibration; MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones
Camera
Camera	5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video	Yes,Video Player-MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV	720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging,Video Player-MPEG4, H.264, MOV
Voice and Recording	Yes	Yes
Messaging
Email	Yes	Yes,Push Email, Supports IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM	SMS (Threaded View), MMS, Email, Push Email
Web Browsing	HTML	HTML (Safari)
Memory
Internal	16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM	16/32 GB storage
Card Slot	microSD up to 32GB	No
Applications
Games	Yes	Yes,Downloadable
Java	MIDP 2.0	No
Power Management
Battery	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh	Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh
Talk Time	up to 588 minutes	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Standby Time	up to 400 hours	Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
Solar	No	No
Connectivity
Blue Tooth	v2.0 with A2DP	v2.1 with A2DP
USB	v2.0	v2.0
Data Transfer
GPRS	Class 12	Class 10
EDGE	Class 12	Class 10
Infrared Port	No	No
Wlan & Wifi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Gps and Navigation
GPS	Yes	A-GPS support
Personal Information Management	Document viewer,Photo viewer/editor, Adobe Flash 10.1, Organizer,Voice memo/dial, Digital compass, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk	TV-out,Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic,Digital compass,Google Maps,Audio and Video player and Editor,Voice command/dial