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Posted: 09 Jan 2012 Announced: 09 Jan 2012
Market Status: Released
Release date: 22 Jan 2012
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Available (Since 22 Jan 2012)
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Pantech Burst is an LTE enabled Android smartphone powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and its front is occupied by a 4-inch Super AMOLED display with 480 by 800 pixels of resolution. The 5-megapixel camera on its back is backed up by an LED flash and can capture 720p video, while the front-facing one will come in handy when you feel like having a video chat. You also get 16 gigs of on-board storage and a 1,650mAh battery.

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Pantech Burst specifications

Pros

Dual core processor
Fast mobile data support (4G)
Very fast processor (1200 MHz)

Cons

No cons

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Android (2.3.5)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.98 x 2.46 x 0.45 (126 x 62 x 11 mm)
Weight:
- 4.32 oz (122 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control

Display

Physical size:
- 4.00 inches
Resolution:
- 480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 233 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- Super AMOLED
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1650 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Dual core, 1200 MHz
Graphics processor:
- - Yes
Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 5 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Auto focus
Camcorder:
- - 1280x720 (720p HD) (19 fps)
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
  - Album art cover, Background playback
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR, OGG
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Streaming:
- - Audio, Video
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, Flash
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE:
- 700 MHz Class 17, 1700/2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- LTE, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Instant Messaging:
- - Google Talk

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - Yes
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - Yes
- Mobile hotspot:
  - Yes
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
Charging connector:
- microUSB
- Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T3
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 09 Jan 2012

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 400 $

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