Mytouch 4g & Dell Streak trade

[carmendiva]

Just a question And i am going to post it in both the dell & mytouch sections to see what kind of response i can get.

I often come to these sites to get expert opinions on things to pass on to my friends and that is the case here.

My friend has a mytouch 4g(hates it) and he posted a craigslist ad to trade it. Originally he had a G2 but traded it for the mytouch 4g.

Okay, so he finds a Dell Streak and discusses it with the guy. They email back & forth and all that good stuff and then the guy sends him an email asking how much money was going to put with it. So he of course comes and gets me and asks me how much is fair, so i proceeded to email the guy for him.

Why would Micah(my friend) give cash to trade his 4g device for a 3g device(it should be the other way around but micah didn't ask for cash). The guy's response is The 4g doesn't run at actual 4g speeds. Um regardless, what you believe the standard for 4g to be...Either way, data wise wouldn't the Mytouch still be faster

Then he said the phones were the exact same specs. Ummm...If so, then why are you trying to charge him?

The mytouch 4g has more ram, a faster & up to date processor, better data speeds and better camera than both on the Dell

The Dell is 3g only(although since they are both t-mobile customers, the guy would get 4g speeds and Micah would get edge only), Less Ram, and low quality camera. Not to mention a processor that is like 2, 2 1/2 years old.

The only key benefit for the Streak is the big screen.

So was I wrong for intervening and telling My friend that the dude is basically trying to rip him off or does he actually have a valid point in asking for money.
I know more about the mytouch and I really don't know much about the streak but if i am wrong, then by all means let me know i am wrong.

Thanks

 

[behold_this]

No, you are right! This guy is a moron. No way is the dell streak faster, more powerful, or as polished. It is a bad trade for your friend imo.

Now if you are really talking about the dell streak 7 (7 for 7" screen, not win phone 7) then it is 4g (according to tmo's site) and retails for the same cost as the mt4g.

The streak 7 is better by the following:

Bigger screen
Full 1080p hi def recording
Built in "web cam" (how is that different them ffc?)
1.3 mp front camera (mt4g is vga)
16gb of built in memory

Processor power is the same at 1ghz.

 

[carmendiva]

Thanks hon

and it was the Dell Streak 5. The At&t one that came out late last year(for them) and everywhere else way earlier then that

people will try to scam you on craigslist and if you dont have a little common knowledge about phones, they can succeed as well.

Some person wanted to trade their G1(yes a G1) and 25 bucks for my mytouch 4g....A g1 that had been dropped a few times as well. Ha loll

 

[behold_this]

Holy crap! A g1 for mt4g? Lol...yeah right. This is definitely not a good trade for your friend because, like you mentioned, the streak 5 only has at&t 3g bands so your friend would be stuck on edge. Tell that shyster to kick rocks