Dell Streak official: O2 UK in June, US this Summer

Dell have finally confirmed availability for the Dell Streak – the Android MID formerly known as the Mini 5 – with the 5-inch tablet hitting O2 UK in early June, followed by a US launch later this summer. Packing a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, WVGA capacitive touchscreen, 5-megapixel autofocus camera and front-facing video camera, the Streak will also get an update to Android 2.2 Froyo with Flash 10.1 later in 2010. Check out our hands-on first impressions – and some demo video – of the Streak after the cut.

While we’ve seen 5-inch MIDs before, the Streak manages to break new ground by virtue of its sheer slenderness; for once, this is a MID that you could comfortably drop into the front pocket of your jeans (assuming they’re not too fashionably-tight, of course). We’ve played both with a gloss red unit and the matte black that will be the first to launch, and both – despite being pre-production prototypes – felt well put together with little in the way of flex. Navigation is swift, and Dell’s customised UI – which is likely what has delayed the Android 2.2 update – makes things straightforward to use with fingers while also making the most of the screen size. Out of the box it runs Android 1.6.