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Posted: 21 Jan 2006
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: Verizon - Discontinued as Verizon Wireless PN-215
Links: Pantech PN-215 Official page Verizon phones

Pantech PN-215 is an entry-level CDMA clamshell phone with VGA built-in camera and 65k color internal display. It support Web browsing, and 32-chord polyphonic ringtones and BREW

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Pantech PN-215 specifications

also known as Verizon Wireless PN-215

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.98 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.45 x 1.92 x 0.98 (87.5 x 49 x 25 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.53 oz (100 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
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, Camera shutter

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- STN
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Greyscale
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 64 pixels

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.30 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 7.9 days (190 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1000 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Flash:
  - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Notepad
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
BREW:
- - 2.1.3
Games:
- - BREW downloadable

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 29 Mar 2005
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    PP4TX-215A link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 1.32 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.55 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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