Dell Streak Teardown
Teardown
Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
The Streak is new to the ever-expanding Android smartphone market. The behemoth also happens to be Dell's first smartphone, so we felt it proper to give it the royal iFixit treatment and see what makes it tick.
This is also the first device to receive a subjective "repairability" score from iFixit. We're listing the good and not-so-good repair aspects of the phone (as well as its score) in the final step of the teardown. Check it out!
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Dell Streak Teardown
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At long last, the Dell Streak has arrived on American soil. More importantly, it has landed in the hands of iFixit. And we all know what that means...
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The Dell Streak features:
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5" 800x480 TFT LCD Display
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5 MP rear-facing camera and VGA front-facing camera
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Android 1.6 (Donut) operating system
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1 GHz Qualcomm 8250 Snapdragon processor
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Corning Gorilla Glass front panel
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After the rear panel is gone, the battery can be easily removed from its home.
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The Streak's 3.7 V 1530 mAh (5.66 Whr) battery reportedly powers the gargantuan device for...well...we don't know how long.
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The fact that Dell didn't publish the battery life hints at the fact that it isn't too great. What do you expect from a 5" display?
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The inner face of the battery is covered with a sheet of steel, rather than plastic, to decrease its overall thickness. Perhaps the Streak also doubles as body armor?
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Similarly, the lower bezel can be easily pried up from body of the Streak.
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The capacitive control circuitry is securely attached to the inner face of the lower bezel, so it's highly advised to pry up the bezel from below (as pictured), to make sure the circuit does not receive any damage.
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Since the connector is inside the device, it's a good idea to leave the bezel attached for now.
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After a bit of digging, the five T5 Torx screws securing the rear case can be removed.
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Step 7
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After some light prying with a plastic opening tool, the rear case comes off with ease.
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The thick Gorilla Glass front panel is visible at this point. Its rugged construction should be able to withstand drops from above waist height.
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The rear case houses many components, including:
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LED flash
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Headphone jack
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Loudspeaker (for speakerphone)
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Antennas
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