Pantech Duo C810 (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Pantech & Curitel Part number: 1080007
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- Even though the Pantech Duo has an impressive feature set that include 3G/HSDPA support, we were ultimately disappointed with its subpar design.
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CNET editors' review
Pantech Duo C810 (AT&T) price range: $9.99
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 11/05/2007
The good: The Pantech Duo has a unique dual-slider design with a slide-out number dialpad plus a QWERTY keyboard. It comes with the Windows Mobile 6 OS as well as a 1.3-megapixel camera, quad-band support, HSDPA, plus access to AT&T's broadband services.
The bad: The Pantech Duo has a cheap plastic body with a flimsy sliding mechanism. The QWERTY keyboard felt flush to the surface and was tricky to use
The bottom line: Even though the Pantech Duo has an impressive feature set that include 3G/HSDPA support, we were ultimately disappointed with its subpar design.
Pantech isn't really known as a juggernaut in the smartphone world, especially when compared with HTC or Palm. However, it has made some inroads in the smartphone market in the past. There was the Verizon Wireless-branded PN-820 flip phone with Windows Mobile 5, and though it wasn't exactly a full-blown smartphone, Pantech is also the manufacturer behind the much-touted Helio Ocean. Perhaps the company learned a thing or two from Helio's design department, as the new Pantech Duo from AT&T features the same dual-slider design as the Ocean. It comes loaded with features like a megapixel camera, Bluetooth, quad-band support, HSDPA-level speeds, and all the other productivity tools you would expect from a Windows Mobile device. Because it has 3G support, the Duo also has access to AT&T's stable of broadband services like AT&T Music and Cellular Video. That said, we weren't too pleased with the phone's exterior--it looks and feels like a cheap plastic toy, and the QWERTY keyboard is poorly designed. If given a choice, we would definitely go for the better-designed and more robust AT&T Tilt over the Duo. The Pantech Duo is available for $199.99 after a 2-year contract and a $100 rebate.
Design
The Pantech Duo gets its name from its dual-slider design, which is similar to the design of the Helio Ocean. Sliding the phone up vertically reveals a numerical dialpad, while sliding it horizontally reveals a QWERTY keyboard. The keypad and keyboard are on separate layers, and you can't keep both open at the same time. That's where the similarity with the Helio Ocean ends. The Pantech Duo is much smaller than the Ocean at 4.02 by 1.97 by 0.83 inches, and is also a lot more lightweight at 3.88 ounces (The Ocean weighed around 5.6 ounces). Even so, the Pantech Duo is quite the bulky device due to its triple layers, and it doesn't fit comfortably into a pants pocket.
Also, just because the Duo has an innovative dual-slider design doesn't mean we liked anything else about the phone's appearance. The Duo is saddled with a chintzy plastic shell that makes the device seem more like a kid's toy than a serious smartphone. Not only that, but the dull gray finish is quite fingerprint prone, and the dimpled border around the screen makes the phone look like something out of the 1990s. To make things worse, the sliding mechanism for the QWERTY keyboard feels rather flimsy and loose.
Thankfully, the 2.2-inch QVGA display makes up for some of the design imperfections. The 262,000-color screen supports a 240x320 pixel resolution, resulting in a lovely display that's easy on the eyes. Images look clean, fonts are legible, and colors are bright. Video looks pretty good on it, too. The screen switches position from portrait mode to landscape mode when the QWERTY keyboard is slid out, for easier surfing and texting. Do note that the display is not a touch screen, if you are concerned about that. Like all Windows Mobile 6 phones, the Duo has the Today screen as the home screen, which you can customize by changing the theme, the displayed menu items, the background image, the backlight time, as well as the font size.
Below the screen is the navigation array, which consists of two soft keys, a five-way toggle, a Home button, a Back button, as well as the Talk and End/Power keys. There's also a dedicated Quick List key that brings up a menu of different power and sound profiles. The Quick List key doubles as a Keyguard lock. As we mentioned, you can slide the phone up to reveal the number keypad. The navigation array and the number keypad have similar bubblelike keys with a nice curved texture that makes it easy to dial. That said, we do wish the keys were less slippery. Also, the Quick List key seemed a bit too small for our tastes.
The QWERTY keyboard, on the other hand, is one of the Duo's biggest sins. You get the typical QWERTY layout as well as two tiny soft keys to either end of the keyboard (you use them when the screen is in landscape mode). Not only are all the keys tiny, they are also way too flat and flush to the surface of the phone, making it difficult for us to thumb-type comfortably. We usually had to resort to using our fingernails in order to type out text messages.
Rounding out the phone's exterior is the volume rocker on the left spine, a voice-record button, and dedicated camera key on the right, plus a microSD card slot on the top. On the back of the device is a camera lens plus an LED that functions as the camera's flash.
Features
Though we were disappointed with the Pantech Duo's design, we were quite impressed with its wealth of features. It is one of the first AT&T devices to have the Windows Mobile 6 platform (Standard Edition), which features a number of upgrades over Windows Mobile 5. There's a new Calendar ribbon, a new smart e-mail search function, and many more OS updates that will be sure to please the mobile professional. Be sure to check out our review of Windows Mobile 6 for the full rundown of what's new with it.
But first things first--the Duo is still a phone, so we start off with voice features. It's equipped with quad-band GSM support with world-roaming capabilities, a speakerphone, voice commands and dialing, and a vibrate mode. The phone book is limited by the available memory (the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts), and you can store up to 12 numbers per entry as well as e-mail and home addresses, an IM screen name, important dates, and more. You can also pair up an entry with a caller group, as well as a photo or one of 10 polyphonic ringtones for caller ID.
Getting down to business, the Duo comes with plenty of productivity applications for the working professional. They include the full Microsoft Mobile Office Suite for creating and editing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, as well as an Adobe Reader client for viewing PDFs. Other PIMs include a clock, a ZIP manager, a voice recorder, and a calculator. You can also handle multiple applications via the Task Manager. E-mail and messaging are key features that mobile workers will love. It ships with Microsoft's Direct Push technology for real-time e-mail delivery, as well as synchronization with all your contacts, calendar events, and tasks via the Exchange server. Of course, the Duo supports regular POP3 and IMAP e-mail as well. Instant messaging is supported. The Duo also comes with Bluetooth 2.0 (which supports stereo Bluetooth as well as dial-up networking). Though not quite a business application, we also found its support for TeleNav Maps and Navigator tremendously helpful. Do note that the Duo does not have built-in GPS though, so if you really want to make use of the TeleNav applications, you might want to get an external Bluetooth GPS receiver. You can read our full review of TeleNav for more details.
Definitely one of the most noteworthy features on the Duo is its ability to handle 3G/HSDPA speeds. AT&T has therefore provided the Duo access to AT&T's broadband content courtesy of AT&T Mobile Music and AT&T's Cellular Video services. Via these services, you have access to clips from content partners like Comedy Central, MTV, and ESPN, as well as streaming music, thanks to XM Radio. The Mobile Music store grants you permission to purchase songs from third-party music subscription services like Napster to Go, Yahoo Music, and eMusic (All songs can be purchased over-the-air, with the exception of Yahoo Music, for an additional fee). Downloads took mere seconds, and we're happy to report that streaming video and audio was rather zippy as well, with little rebuffering. If you prefer, you can upload your own music to enjoy, as the Duo supports a variety of music formats like MP3, WMA, and AAC.
Of course, what's a smartphone these days without a megapixel camera? Though the Duo only has a 1.3-megapixel camera, we were very impressed with the photo quality. Images were saturated with color, and outlines were crisp without a lot of blurring. Camera settings include four resolutions (1280x1024, 640x480, 320x240, and 176x144), three quality options, four white balance modes, four color effects, a self-timer, brightness, 4x zoom, and a multishot mode. There's also a built-in camcorder for short little movies. Settings for the camcorder are pretty similar to the still camera, except the camcorder can only record in two modes: 176x144 and 320x240 (Both in MPEG4 format). Video quality was not as good, with blurry movement and pixelated imagery, but was serviceable for a phone's camera.
Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS/EDGE; UMTS/HSDPA) Pantech Duo in San Francisco using AT&T's service. Call quality was great; callers reported hearing us loud and clear with little noise and static in the background. Similarly, we heard them quite clearly as well. Speakerphone quality was not as good, as we were often instructed to speak up, and there was a slight echo whenever we spoke. We also paired the Duo with a Cardo S-2 stereo Bluetooth headset without any problems.
As far as download speeds go, the Duo knocks it out of the park. Downloads took mere seconds, and we're happy to report that streaming video and audio was rather zippy as well, with little rebuffering in between video clips. The phone's performance was good too, and we had no problems managing contacts and transferring over documents like PDFs. However, certain applications sometimes felt a bit sluggish. We experienced slight delays when launching the camera application, and doubly so when we tried to use the TeleNav navigator, as the phone kept trying to get a GPS signal.
Video looks quite good on the Pantech Duo, though the streaming video from AT&T's Cellular Video sometimes appeared slightly pixelated and blurry. Music quality was decent, but we wouldn't rely on the phone's dinky speaker system to listen to your favorite songs--we suggest opting for a stereo Bluetooth headset instead.
The Pantech Duo's rated battery life is up to 3 hours of talk time and up to 10 days of standby time. We managed to get a tested talk time of 4 hours, 55 minutes.
User reviews
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EXCELLENT phone for the right person...
by LthlWepon on February 4, 2008
Pros: Loaded with features, dual keyboards...
Cons: "Perfect" is hard to come by regardless of catagory...
Summary: I believe it is important to evaluate things based on their targeted market. With that being considered, this the perfect phone for a young teenage female, or even male, who ...
Summary: I believe it is important to evaluate things based on their targeted market. With that being considered, this the perfect phone for a young teenage female, or even male, who primarily needs a phone, but also the email, internet, and other Windows Mobile features on occasion.
When I find myself reading these reviews with people criticizing a cell phones inadequate features as a camera, computer, video camera, etc., I always think back to my first cell phone from the then "Cell One." It was a big black bag that weighed about 10 pounds with a strap attached so you could carry it over your shoulder. Inside was a collapsible antenna and a handset with the number keypad on the back attached to a brick that served as the battery/phone. Oh, and the ONLY feature set it had was the ability to place a telephone call... Provided of course you had your head tilted the right way to get a signal.
When I think of that phone, it puts things in perspective. Today we have MANY options and MANY features to chose from when purchasing cell phones. We even have internet available to the masses.
So, now that I have painted that picture for you, let me tell you more about this phone. This is really a great "entry level" PDA/smart phone. The display is crisp and easy to read/view, the keyboard if fine for a young man or woman with small hands/fingers, but may be difficult for someone with large fingers to use. It would have been nice if the phone also had touch screen capabilities. As with any PDA/smart phone, I would highly recommend you spend a few dollars and purchase a pack of screen protectors. Without the protector ALL screens are subject to scratching. With the protector over the screen if it becomes dirty or scuffed up, you simply peel it off and replace it with a new one.
While only a 1.3 mega pixel camera (There I go too, "only" we are so spoiled) it takes decent clear pictures. The phone has a flash as well. As with ANY cell phone, I would not recommend you purchase the "phone" with the intentions of using it as a "camera." I doubt you take any pictures worthy of a cover shot for vogue with the Pantech Duo, but it is perfect for taking shots of an accident scene, or friends fooling around on a Saturday night. If you are really serious about taking digital pictures and fancy yourself a connoisseur of photography, buy yourself a Hasselblad H3DII-39 - not a cell "phone."
The "phone" is also easy to set up for most email servers requiring you to only input a little info like your email address and password. If it is a popular server such as Yahoo, AOL, MSN, etc., the phone automatically configures everything for you.
The phone is 3G capable so if you are in an area where 3G service is available, the "phone" is pretty darn quick about loading web pages, downloading files, etc... Even the EDGE service that is available in most areas is pretty quick.
The "phone" is also WIFI capable, so if you are in a hot spot connection is quick and trouble free.
The "Phone" does not have as much memory as some of the PDA phones out there more suited for the business professional and being a windows operating system, you may find yourself having to close the unused programs and even restarting the phone from time-to-time depending on how long you spend browsing the internet in a day.
A casual user should not run into the problems that are typical of Windows under heavy use. If you do multi task a lot with the phone, then you will have to use the task manager to close unused programs on a regular basis and restart the phone periodically.
If you are going to be a heavy user of the "business features" of this phone then you should probably take a look at something more suited for that sort of use. I have been a big fan of the HTC phones for some time now and have owned the 8125, 8525, and now the Tilt.
Again, think about what you want a cell "phone" for. I bought this phone for my soon to be 19 year old daughter who is in the Marine Corps and I used the phone for several weeks before giving it to her and she loves it... I thought it would be perfect for her needs when looking to find her a "phone" and I hit the nail on the head with this "phone."
She mainly uses the "phone" as a "phone" yet it has the features needed to exchange email and pictures, some occasional casual browsing of the internet for information, the outlook calender for scheduling, notes/to do list, Outlook Contact features to store phone numbers and address, etc... She can also store some music on the mini SD cards, etc.,... etc.,... etc.,...
The bottom line is that this is a great phone for the right person... It is not a professional camera, video camera, computer, etc... I HIGHLY recommend this "phone" for someone with the needs I have mentioned. It will not disappoint you.
If you are going to be a heavy net user, multi task with the business applications, etc., buy something more suited for that sort of use with a faster processor and more built in memory.
And just for the sake of saying so, because I get so annoyed at the harsh critics of cell phone cameras, you will NOT find a cell phone anywhere with a really high quality camera. If you are looking to take pictures with something, buy a camera!!!
I hope this rant helps someone with their decision... And of course as one person pointed out,with AT&T, you have 30 days to try the phone out... If you don't like it, return it for something else until you find the device that is best suited for your needs.
If you can't find something you appreciate with all the options we have available in a cell "phone" today, email me... I think I still have one of those old bag phones I mentioned earlier... Carry one of those for a day and you will appreciate anything!
SemperFi10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fancy, fun, but ultimately disappointing
by susan-bb on November 28, 2007
Pros: Small size, QWERTY keyboard
Cons: Tone length, quirks
Summary: My husband and I did a lot of shopping around before settling on the Duo. We both wanted QWERTY keyboards and a small phone size, and compared to what's ...
Summary: My husband and I did a lot of shopping around before settling on the Duo. We both wanted QWERTY keyboards and a small phone size, and compared to what's out there, this phone seems to fit the bill. However, the phone takes a lot of getting used to, and some functions just don't seem to work right with no obvious solution.
For instance, when I call my office, or he calls his, we cannot ring through to extensions or to voice mail, because the automated phone systems don't recognize the touch tones -- I think they are too short. I stopped by an AT&T store to ask if this could be adjusted, and they didn't know and suggested I contact Pantech. (No response yet.)
Setting up our Outlook e-mail was easy, except when I did it per the instructions of the AT&T tech I spoke to by phone, it didn't work. A call to our IT department confirmed that the steps I had been given by the AT&T rep were all wrong, and it took 2 hours to undo it all and reinstall the functionality properly. Works great now.
The voice dial feature is superb. But it took us awhile to realize that, unlike our old phones, you don't just press a button and say "Mom," but rather "CALL Mom." Sounds stupid, but we didn't know and we spent several days misdialing people until we figured it out. Also, the button you press for the voice dialing is quirky and sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. If the whole point of having voice dialing is so you can keep your attention elsewhere (like when driving), then having to peer at the tiny screen to see if the voice dial button "took" each time you press the button is a little defeating.
The sound quality of calls on my phone is awful: buzzy and muffled. But his phone doesn't have this problem. I have seen this problem noted in other reviews. A trip back (again) to the AT&T store was fruitless; they said the SIM card needed replacing, but that didn't help. I think I just have a bad earpiece, which I gather means I will need a whole new phone.
Today I sent a text message to my babysitter and for some (unexplained) reason I got an error message that it did not go through. Again, there was no (obvious) way to simply resend it. I got frustrated after 10 minutes and just retyped it.
We both love the dual slider feature of the keypads and the convenient size, but I think I am ultimately going to trade this in for either a Tilt or maybe one of the Verizon Samsung smart phones. It seems that even after 2 weeks, I am still peering at the screen trying to figure out what to press just to answer a call or reply to a text message, and more than half the time I really can't figure out how to accomplish whatever task I'm trying to do. Doesn't mean it can't be done, but if you are not a 15 year old boy who is an expert at electronics (I am a mere 42 year old company CEO), this may not be the phone for you. My 4 year old free LG phone was so much more intuitive to use!6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I Like It so far!
by karatche on November 6, 2007
Pros: Incredibly Fast Data Transfers
Cons: Limits in what web sites you can view - java related
Summary: I purchased this phone for my daughter who is not so tech savy however I thought this phone would give her a good introduction to where things are going, with ...
Summary: I purchased this phone for my daughter who is not so tech savy however I thought this phone would give her a good introduction to where things are going, with word and excel applications on the phone and other capabilities. Im a 8525 user and use all applications daily for business. I used the 2125 for a year or so prior and this phone is very similar in what it does to the 2125. My experience initially with the phone is good. I was able to use the quarty key pad with little trouble and did not find the phone to be slow in its transfer from horizontal orientation to vertical. It transitioned fine for me. What I notices the most was the incerdible spped at which web pages loaded. However on that note- it is disappointing that as it was with the 2125, many pages that use java to run do not run on this browser. I tried to open mapquest and could not. I'm not sure about the camera as I have not experimented with it and have not used the phone on it yet.
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A little thick but the dual keyboards is a nice plus
by superguy on November 11, 2007
Pros: Numeric keypad and qwerty keypad. Quick internet
Cons: Fat. Directional pad not back lit. No LED notification.
Summary: I've had this for about a week.
I installed all my regular windows mobile software and have used it quite a bit.
1st off, it's not very comfortable ...Summary: I've had this for about a week.
I installed all my regular windows mobile software and have used it quite a bit.
1st off, it's not very comfortable to hold. It's a little thick but the real trouble is this thing needs a some rubber grips. I feel like it can fall out my hand. Especially since it gets a little hot after some usage.
Call quality could be better. Everything sounds fuzzy. Maybe this is a defective phone. It starts to vibrate now and then for no reason and it last for at least 30 seconds.
The keys are a little tight but it's not that bad if you are used to hunting and pecking. So far I keep thinking keys will be somewhere else. The keys are bright when they are lit, but the 4 way directional navi is not backlit. This seems to be one of the more important buttons. There's also a lock button at the bottom but by pressing it once, you get a menu with power off at as the top choice. Press and hold to lock, or press once for the menu.
Windows Mobile 6 is the main reason I upgraded. Some of the new features should have been there since version 1 and seem like a no brainer. I thought HTML emails would be a big plus but the scrolling makes it awkward and I think I may need to turn it off. No threaded text messages but new filtering makes finding conversations a little easier. Windows Mobile has always felt like an after thought. Text messages pile in endlessly unless you manually delete one by one. No empty folder on the inbox or "delete after 30 days" option here.
The LED only shows charging status. No LED for reminders, missed calls and text messages. This should be standard on all phones. I'm happy there is no annoying blue LED to let you know bluetooth is on. Also, when using a headset, I cann't figure out how to get back to the handset instead without turning off bluetooth.
It does come with the 3 major IM clients but after all these years, I can never figure out how to keep these things connected. After a few hours, they're always offline.
I'm not sure if I'm keeping this thing. I don't really need a keyboard if it adds this much bulk and makes the phone so uncomfortable to hold. Also, for a slider, you cannot answer or hang up by sliding the phone open and closed. I really want a dual hinge flip like the Samsung. It would give the same functionality but it a smaller form factor.3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Mediocre for any phone let alone a smart phone
by jainsco on November 24, 2007
Pros: Has a keyboard and number pad
Cons: Keyboard is too flat, poor call quality
Summary: This is a great platform but it needs work. I like the dual slide functionality with a QWERTY keyboard as well as dedicated number buttons for making calls but the ...
Summary: This is a great platform but it needs work. I like the dual slide functionality with a QWERTY keyboard as well as dedicated number buttons for making calls but the keyboard is too flat and my fingers are too big to type quickly. There is no cut and paste functionality for text messaging. The call quality was poor. Numerous times when checking voicemail I wasn't able to fast forward or delete messages because the phone wouldn't generate the tone to perform those voicemail functions. There doesn't appear to be any way to do a conference (three way) call on this phone. Jeff, Denver CO
4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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It doesn't get the respect it should
by Cerebrosvictim on June 30, 2008
Pros: Small and easy to use
Cons: No Wifi or SDHC
Summary: I have a Tilt and the Pantech Duo. I find myself using the Duo far more than Tilt. If you have large hands I do see a problem with this ...
Summary: I have a Tilt and the Pantech Duo. I find myself using the Duo far more than Tilt. If you have large hands I do see a problem with this device. I have chubby fingers but am able to use the keyboard just fine, I like the ease of being able to use the keypad to dial a number unlike PPC's where the keypad is on the screen and hard to your way around to dial without looking. Voice command that comes install works great. I use the phone as a way to receive my work email and personal email, calendar appointments, mp3 player, calculator, just about everything. Only thing I don't use it for is to cook my dinner. I can order it though. =)
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Terrific, high performance phone - tested extensively
by menotbug on November 29, 2007
Pros: Processor Speed (works faster than the tilt), dual keypad design, very decent qwerty keyboard, features
Cons: battery life is solid for 1 full day (only), flimsy but durable slider mechanism.
Summary: The great look, high performing, Duo is a phone that you just can't go wrong with.
It does everything that any full featured windows mobile phone can do in ...Summary: The great look, high performing, Duo is a phone that you just can't go wrong with.
It does everything that any full featured windows mobile phone can do in a relatively small and compact design (fits perfectly in your pocket + hand), and its functions perform at full speed, and likely faster than any of its winmo6 competitors out there.
The design is very useful and gives you many easy ways to control the often cumbersome and unintuitive design of windows mobile 6. The slider mechanism is great but while I believe its completely durable and long lasting, there is a slight rattle when the phone is opened to either end and this is true of all duos. One other gripe to the very useful design is that there seems to be a very minute problem on all duos where white particles of dust collect under the screen which are only slightly visible when the screen is dark.
Next, the keyboard. The qwerty keyboard is actually big enough for large fingers and works very well for short messages. If you're in the mood to type something longer, ie a paper or memo on msword, than your fingers will tire quickly as there isn't a lot of feedback to the keys.
Internet. This is the primary usage you'll be getting out of the 3g. And its a great experience. I downloaded opera mobile and the experience is terrific to see full html pages load in only a few seconds flat. Great phone for this, although unless you travel a lot, the novelty of using the internet on your phone will wear off considerably.
Overall, the phone performs perfectly and does everything you could need it to. Though, what I think bugs many of the tech savy users of the duo is that the design is not typical (or nerdy enough?) of a windows mobile 6 phone. Seriously though, this phone may have been better with a proprietary OS and a non-3g application. Great-working, great-looking phone, though I would just recommend you consider how you plan to use it and if this is the best one for your needs.2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not perfect but good.
by DushaunS on November 15, 2007
Pros: Windows Mobile 6, QWERTY Keyboard and Small Size
Cons: Screen Problems
Summary: This is a nice little phone, Great feel in the hand, excellent battery life (1350mA) and a loud speaker for speaker phone and music use. The display is what this ...
Summary: This is a nice little phone, Great feel in the hand, excellent battery life (1350mA) and a loud speaker for speaker phone and music use. The display is what this device has going for it it packs a 240x320 screen the same thats in the Motorola Q9h; but of course it's in a much smaller package.
Everything else on this phone is typical smart phone features, Voice commands (Works Perfect by the way) Calendar, Phone book, blah blah blah.
The only problem I have personally had with was I got the phone and out of the box the screen had dust under it impeding the display and also the back light went out at random this was all in the 1st 30 hours of having this device. I have since taken it back to the store today and picked up a Motorola Q9h.
But I would have to say provided this phone did not have these problems I think it would have been a great phone for me, but each users experience will be different.2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Phone
by ender330 on October 31, 2007
Pros: Great Size, Good Keyboard, Awesome Form Factor, Nice Screen
Cons: Camera Quality, Tough to Find Voice Sweet Spot, A Little Slow
Summary: This is an excellent phone overal. Ive been waiting to get a new phone for several months now, and when i heard about this in early september i decided to ...
Summary: This is an excellent phone overal. Ive been waiting to get a new phone for several months now, and when i heard about this in early september i decided to wait for it. Since then ive read more and more information on it and when i finally got my hands on one i was shocked at how much better it was than i thought it would be. Its a very small phone, though i find the size to be a pro. For very large hands it might be tough but i have skinny fingers and no problems with any keys. I Love the dual slider form factor. Everyone thats seen it thinks its the coolest thing ever, and i fully agree. Its mostly good. The only cons are a less than par camera quality, a tough to find ear speaker (gotta move it around a bit to get good voice quality), and with some things its a little slow in opening or transitioning, though nothing that really kills me. For most things its quite fast. I absolutey love it and have found no flaws greater than those ive mentioned in the 5 days ive had it.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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This thing is a piece of CRAP
by Krrayolah on April 17, 2009
Pros: Nothing at all, what-so-ever.
Cons: It freezes. My contacts never show up. Ive had it replaced once and the new one is still a piece of garbage. The screen switches VERY slowly. There is nothing good about this phone.
Summary: I hate this piece of junky crap. It freezes constantly. The screens take like a minute to switch. I know other peoplewho have the same exact phone and they say ...
Summary: I hate this piece of junky crap. It freezes constantly. The screens take like a minute to switch. I know other peoplewho have the same exact phone and they say they hate it too. I strongly advise you not buy this phone. Most of the time, in order to see your contacts, you have to take you the battery and reset the whole phone. It takes FOREVER to restart too. Then I try to go down on the original screen and it doesnt move, then a few minutes later it like flips out and it goes up and down crazily. NEVER EVER EVER BUY THIS PIECE OF FREAKIN GARBAGE EVER.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Pantech & Curitel
- Part number: 1080007
- Description: Pantech duo - it's like any phone you've ever seen... Until you open it, that is. Pantech duo features an innovative dual-slide design offering an oversize display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and a numeric keypad; all contained in a device only 4.2 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 7/8's of an inch thick; with a weight of just 3.9 ounces. It is an ultimate all-in-one device that gives you multiple functionality in a state-of-the-art, user-friendly design. You will never settle for less once you have experienced the Pantech duo. With Microsoft Office Mobile you can leave your laptop behind. Synch up with your computer and Mobile Outlook provides up to the minute management of your calendar, contacts and e-mail. View and edit Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents. Use Windows Media Player to store and access pictures, videos and music. Pantech duo features business tools including Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard, Microsoft Office Mobile and a choice of personal and enterprise email messaging capabilities including support for Outlook Mobile, Hotmail, Yahoo!, and more. It supports a variety of messaging options. Connect with others through text and multimedia messaging or send and receive messages from your personal or corporate e-mail accounts. And the full QWERTY keyboard makes it easy to communicate on the fly. Download and listen to your favorite music from your PC using the embedded Windows Media Player. Purchase tracks from digital music stores. Subscribe to XM Radio and stream dozens of commercial free XM stations. Watch video clips from Mobil TV and Cellular Video. The Pantech Duo is loaded with consumer features including Stereo Bluetooth, Cellular Video and AT&T Mobile Music services - all of which can be accessed at lighting fast broadband like speeds through the 3G network in the U.S. Simple, intuitive controls allow for easy access to any of features of the Pantech duo. Use the 5-way navigation key to locate and select options appearing on the display. Instantly answer and end calls or initiate a call from your contact list, all without using the concealed numeric keypad or QWERTY keyboard.
General
- Product Type Smartphone
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2 in
- Depth 0.8 in
- Height 4 in
- Weight 3.9 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Dual slider
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Phone Navigation Buttons Navigation button
- Voice Dialing Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Application Software Games, ActiveSync, Calculator, Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Office Mobile, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile
Communicator Features
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6
Messaging & Data Services
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols POP3, IMAP4
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Still Image Resolutions 176 x 144, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 1024
- Still Image Formats JPEG
- Digital Zoom 4
- Special Effects Gray, Sepia, Negative
- White Balance Presets, Automatic
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
- Digital Video Formats 3gp
- Features Self-portrait mirror
GPS System
- GPS Navigation None
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.2 in
- Display Indicators Battery meter, Digital clock, SMS indicator, GPRS indicator, Signal strength, E-mail indicator, Ringer alert off, Bluetooth indicator, Text message waiting, Voice message waiting, Missed calls indicator
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WMA, AAC +
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Data port
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included USB cable, Headset cord
Power
- Type Battery charger
Battery
- Technology - Lithium polymer
- Capacity 1320 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 180 min
- Standby Time Up to 250 h
Manufacturer info
- Pantech & Curitel
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.pantech.com/
- Address:
11240 Warland Dr., Cypress, CA 90630
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