The Streak is shipping with Android 1.6 but will receive an over-the-air upgrade to later this year.

Now go read the and tell me we aren't looking at the same class of device. The only foundational difference is screen size, and it's far from a huge leap: The EVO 4G has a 4.3-inch, 800-by-480 display; the Streak has a 5-inch, 800-by-480 display.

So why is the Streak a tablet while the EVO 4G is a phone? Unless there's some arbitrary law that states that phones turn into tablets at the 4.4-inch screen mark, it isn't.

Check out the Streak in action in this , and I think you'll see what I mean.

I know, I know -- potayto, potahto, right? Sure: In the end, it's more about what the technology does than what we call it. In this case, though, an average consumer is going to hear the words "phone" and "tablet" and have very different thoughts. And for most people, the last thing the world of mobile tech needs is even more confusion.