Pantech Breakout Review
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Included in the retail package is the Pantech Breakout ADR8995 phone, 1500mAh battery, 8GB microSDHC memory card, wall charger with microUSB cable, and user guides.
Design:
Even though the Pantech Breakout is currently the least expensive 4G smartphone for Verizon, its construction feels well made, though its all-black color is a bit boring. We like that it is thin, at only 0.47” thick, and not too heavy, which makes it easier to carry around or slip into your pocket. In fact, we like the overall feel of the Pantech Breakout more in our hand than the Samsung Droid Charge, as the Breakout has a texture on the back that gives it a secure feeling in your hand, while the Droid Charge is very slippery. Still, the Motorola DROID BIONIC has the best fit and finish out of the group.
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The Pantech Breakout has a texture on the back that gives it a secure feeling in your hand | ||
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On the front of the Breakout you’ll find the 4” WVGA (480x800) display, which is 3/10th of an inch smaller than Verizon’s other 4G smartphones. When placed next to the DROID BIONIC, you can clearly see the difference in size, as well as the resolution, but since the Breakout is $200 less, we’re not complaining. Actually, the display on the Breakout is quite good considering its price, showing crisp text and accurate colors, though it does become a challenge to view outside in the sunlight.
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On the front of the Pantech Breakout you’ll find the 4” WVGA display | |
Located above it is a standard VGA camera for self portraits or for use with video chat, and at the bottom are four physical buttons for the menu, home, back, and search. Unfortunately, these bottom function buttons are odd-shaped and dimly lit, which makes them feel uncomfortable to use. Along the sides of the device are the power/lock button, volume rocker, and camera key, all of which are easy to find as they stick out from the surrounding plastic.
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Back | Rear camera | Battery and its compartment | microSD and SIM card slots |
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9 Comments
1. BreakOUT (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2011, 13:25 0 0
This is a phenominal phone for the price. It may not have some of the super high end features of the Bionic or Thunderbolt, but it is still a very solid phone. For this price, you cannot go wrong. As for battery life, from my experience, it has above average battery life for a LTE device...
4. Joshing4fun posted on 08 Oct 2011, 13:42 0 0
This phone is just as good as the other single-core LTE phones. Not sure how, or why it's hundreds of dollars cheaper. They all offer practically identical specs.
10. kutiepie45 posted on 15 Nov 2011, 14:50 0 0
how's the service... great, average, poor, or inbetween some of these.
im still looking for my first cell phone... i want to make a good one or ill go back to the old fashioned snail mail. LoL
6. drjoe360 (unregistered) posted on 10 Oct 2011, 20:34 0 0
Is there anybody out there who has purchased a hands free, voice activated car kit for the Breakout? Verizon sold me a Motorola droid roadster. After many hours spent at the East Lansing, MI Verizon store, Motorola and Pantech tech support ( actually for both it would be non tech, non support. No help what so ever.), a trip to Best Buy concluded that voice commands, voice dialing could not be done with the Roadster. The Best Buy tech then tried the Roadster with his Motorola smart phone. Bingo! Everything worked fine; voice commands and dialing were great.
Motorola couldn't/wouldn't make a recommendation. Pantech couldn't say if there was a car kit that was completely compatible with the Breakout ( "liability issue" ). What? You have to be kidding me!
So, has anyone bought a hands free, voice activated device that fits on the car visor that really works.
7. jabo (unregistered) posted on 11 Oct 2011, 14:41 0 0
To drjoe,
Why not just simply get a universal car mount for the breakout and use the breakouts external speakers. You can download the car dashboard app (or some name like that) and whenever you get a call it goes straight to the speakerphone on the phone. That's what I do...in the car anyway. Much simpler and free vs using an additional bluetooth kit. Also for your voice command purposes all you have to do is hold in the magnifying glass for a couple seconds and wait for voice program to initiate.
8. drjoe360 posted on 11 Oct 2011, 18:36 0 0
To jabo,
What you say makes very good sense but I still prefer to have a separate hands free, voice activated device. I don't want to have anything to do with the Breakout cell phone while driving. So I ask again: Has anyone found a hands free, voice activation car kit that truly does everything? The more time I spend on this, the more I feel there is NO solution. I also feel there will be a major hassle with Verizon to return both devices and start over by opening boxes of smart phones and car kits until a combination of devices is found that truly does everything as advertized.
Is there a solution that doesn't require taking the phone back?
9. k321 (unregistered) posted on 15 Oct 2011, 13:02 0 0
To drjoe
try the plantronics bluetooth speakerphone car kit
11. client9 posted on 27 Nov 2011, 16:54 0 0
I just purchased this phone, and when texting in Swype mode, I cannot type the letter \"d\" without closing the text box and being unable to text any more words. wtf! I just purchased this phone. I have rebooted, cleared cookies and ended all apps. Please help.
12. me222 posted on 05 Feb 2012, 11:41 0 0
this phone is junk if you do get one dont plan on buying ringtones music or for that matter take any pic that u want to keep there is a problem with the sd card it just removes all ur stuff the phone rebootesits self at least 10 times a day seem to have good bat life and thats about it
