Pantech Slate
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- Posted: 29 Oct 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 29 Oct 2008
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- US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
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Pantech Slate is said to be the world’s thinnest device with a QWERTY keypad. It is a quad-band GSM and features 1.3MP camera and Bluetooth.
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Pantech Slate specifications
also known as Pantech C530
Pros
- Small dimensions (4.20 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches)
Cons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Low resolution display (220 x 176 pixels)
- Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
- 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
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.20 x 2.50 x 0.39 (107 x 64 x 10 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 220 x 176 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 128 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- LCD
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 950 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 20 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 1.3 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
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. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 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.
- EDGE
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 1.2
- USB:
- USB 2.0
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording
Availability
- Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q4 2008 (Official)
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