Best Buy is now selling its exclusive white Dell Streak in select stores across the US. It's only available for in-store pickup right now, though it can be reserved and paid for online if you don't want to spend too much time in the store. Boxes containing the white Android tablet appear to still be in transit, as stores that didn't have any on Monday got some yesterday, so keep checking availability at your local Best Buy if you really want one.
Whether the store will eventually lose the exclusivity on the color remains to be seen, but I kind of hope it does because the Streak in white is actually quite lovely in person. It has a smooth silvery-white finish with a touch of shimmer to it and is much nicer than I expected it to be. It may not appeal to everyone, but I think customers would appreciate having more than just black (in the US) or black and red (in other countries) to choose from.
More photos below.
So niceeeee <3
this seems like such a cop out. only being white on the back.
Me no like. I will stick to my black one thanks
same here. not rearly feeling the love for the white color. if that was the firey red color then maybe. I still love my black streak. now where is that froyo that they’ve been talking about?
No white ones for me… I have too many people asking me if my Streak is the new iPhone/iPad.
Kinda useless if you use a case…….which in my opinion is a neccessity…Looks good though
may i know is pure white or pearl white or white with blue color ( like honda sport car white )
I was all excited about the white ones but after seeing more pics of it I think I will stick with the black. Now to just exchange my AT&T one for an unlocked US model.
White looks cheapy… especially in the 7th pic when u see the front with the white borders. still think red looks the hottest and Black looks better then white.
you think after 3 months theyll let me trade my black one in for a white one?
Dissapointed about the absence of red, and sort of perplexed, given that the first sneak peek model Michael pulled out of his coat WAS the red one. Roger’s is already all sold out anyway, so maybe the next shipment will expand the colour palette . . .
Jenn, do you know what version of android comes pre-installed on these?
1.6 like all the other US units, unfortunately. It will supposedly get the 2.2 update on December 3rd, though with the way the update is being handled so far, who knows!
I read somewhere that it came with 2.2, which was believable considering the whole update malarky, and as a current Streak owner I thought that was unfair on the rest of us but you’ve confirmed it doesn’t so thanks for clearing that up!
Hi Jenn,
I am running 1.6 on my streak. i just want to confirm if you were able to use the pinch and zoom on third party apps (angry birds, google apps) with froyo update.
I’m wondering the same thing, though I just picked mine up 3 weeks back…
Yes, on the DJ_Steve build. Official update should enable it as well.
As stated in the post, it is a silvery white. The shimmer is really only noticeable in certain lights.
Don’t like the white one at all. Would have ordered the red one if it was available.
I like the white bt if they woulda of came out with a blue streak i would of wait bt im nt gana wait forever for that to happen sooooo illl just go to a electronics shop and gt mines painted the blue i want mines to be bt im happy with my black streak. PS the red one sucks it looks like crap red sucks anyways
OH thanks a lot jenn. i was just scared that we might not get the pinch and zoom after reading a post regarding the x10 today in engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/
i’m happy that dell streak will get all the multi touch functions
Red, but “awkward” . . .
http://subtlelikeseabrook.tumblr.com/post/1584331045/chi-townlove-saved-off-of-youtube-thank-god
That is the best streak commercial! lol
UPDATE: I went to BestBuy today and there is a Streak on display, a black Streak running 1.6 and a sign next to it saying “CORRECTION the white Dell Streak will not be available as advertised due to shipping and manufacturing set backs. We hope to have it available the following calendar week”.
I am in Tampa FL and so I don’t know if this is Tampa only or other cities as well. Just thought I would share.
OFFICIAL FROYO, where you at??…
That’s unusual. Im in Port Charlotte, Fl (About an hour and a half south of Tampa.) and I just got a white one yesterday at the local Best Buy. The white looks much better in person than the pictures let on to. When I check availability by my zip code on their website it also says that 2 Best Buys in Sarasota, one off US41 and the other off Cattlemen Rd, have the white Streak in stock.
I don’t really know about the white version. I mean I had a pearl white backed Creative Zen M and loved it, but the problem is it would get dirty very quickly. Though I still can’t help but wonder if I had just waited… Oh well.
I went to BB today to get a invisible shield placed on my black Streak and asked about the white one… The guy whom put the shield on did not know very much about the Streak let alone whether they even had the white. So it appears nothing changed there… The display is on an awkward end cap and it has 2 huge zip ties covering the middle of the screen… Psssht Best Buy.
BTW, I also considered getting an otterbox but I like to have my phones sleek and that case was HUGE!