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Pantech Matrix * | Pantech Duo * |
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|  | Score: 57%
When: October 2008
Worth: $80 - $130
Carrier: AT&T
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| We go both ways in our Pantech Matrix review, loving the calling features but wishing AT&T had done more with messaging. Check out our complete hands-on look. |
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| | | Score: 59%
When: October 2007
Worth: $180
Carrier: AT&T
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| We slide out the Pantech Duo, a dual slider from the folks who brought us the Helio Ocean. Does Windows Mobile 6 fit in this diminutive device? |
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| Form factor |
Slider | Slider |
| Size |
4.02 by 1.97 by 0.78 inches | 4.02 by 1.97 by 0.78 inches |
| Weight |
4.66 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Screen |
2.2 inches, pixels, 65K colors
Touch: No | 2.2 inches, 240x320 pixels, 65K colors
Touch: No |
| OS & Platform |
Proprietary | Windows Mobile 6 |
| Voice network |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Data network | 850/1900 MHz (AT&T)
3.6 HSDPA |
1.8 HSDPA |
| TTY, HAC |
TTY support | TTY support |
| Talk time |
Measured: 4 hours
Claimed: 3 hours | Measured: 5 hours
Claimed: 3 hours |
| Voice dialing |
No | |
| Visual voicemail |
- | - |
| Messaging clients |
AOL, MSN, Yahoo. Presets for e-mail, no Gmail. | AOL, MSN, Yahoo |
| Exchange support |
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| Keypad |
Full QWERTY | Full QWERTY |
| Camera |
1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
Video recorder with CIF resolution
| 1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
Video recorder with CIF resolution
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| Web browser |
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| GPS | AT&T Navigator | No GPS radio |
| Memory |
< 128MB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (4GB) | < 128MB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (1GB) |
| Bluetooth |
1.2 | 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi |
No | No |
| USB |
Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
No | No |
| UMA |
No | No |
| UPnP |
No | No |
| Scoreboard: |
Pantech Matrix | Pantech Duo |
| Design | 3.6/5 | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 3.4/5 | 3/5 |
| Calling | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 2.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Music | 2.8/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Video | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| Camera | 2.5/5 | 1.5/5 |
| Memory | 2.5/5 | 2/5 |
| Web browsing | 3.9/5 | 3/5 |
| Connectivity | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Navigation | 3.5/5 | 0/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 | 2/5 |
| Mobile services | 3.5/5 | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 2.5/5 | 4/5 |
| Value | 3.5/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Total score | 57% | 59% |
| * Until a product has been officially released, all information contained here is subject to change. |
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