I popped into Carphone Warehouse in the Old Kent Road on Saturday. They had a Streak in stock.

Basically I thought it was beautiful. It is no thicker than my iPhone. The screen is 5” so naturally it is going to seem big in relation to mobile phones, my impression was that it was about as small overall as a 5” device is ever going to be. There is very little top and bottom bezel and a narrow one each side for various buttons.

It is pocketable in the sense that an N800 is pocketable. And that was fine for me. This is exactly what I hoped that tablets would become. So kudos to Dell. I understand that Michael Dell has been using one himself for several months so we have the head of the company taking an active interest in its development.

Many people seem concerned over how we look to others when using it as a phone. Well that is their problem and not something that even enters my equation.

Would I have one? Definitely. I am held back by the fact that my iPhone contract has 13 months to run so carrying a double cost is inhibiting. Anyway the version of Android is only 1.6 and I am not going to spend money on an ‘old’ version of the os and my experience with these things tells me not to rely too much on the hope of upgrades and ongoing improvements. So each way I need to wait for a while.

However were I in the position of this time last year when I needed a new phone then I would have the Streak in an instant over the iPhone.

Certainly the deal of no deposit and a £35 per month Voice and Unlimited Data contract makes it close to irresistible.