Pantech announces Ultra thin QWERTY phone – Pantech Slate Review

Friday, December 5, 2008, 6:12
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If you are looking for the best text messaging phone, Pantech Slate (C530) from the well-known Korean mobile phone manufacturer, could be the perfect choice for you. Thus far, you must have laid hands on plenty of QWERTY keyboard phones, but the Pantech Slate (C530) is the “World’s Thinnest QWERTY Keyboard” handset, which is at present made available at AT&T’s official website and AT&T company-owned stores.

What makes this AT&T Slate great is its gorgeous 2.2? LCD display, which is claimed to be larger than other slideout QWERTY handsets and even so the Pantech Slate is keeping the mobile phone under an inch and a half thick. Digital camera are pretty much normal on smartphones nowadays. But integrating them into such a skinny messaging handset is unquestionably incredible.

Patrick Beattie, vice president of sales and marketing for Pantech Wireless, Inc, was quoted as saying, “We are proud to bring yet another design first to Pantech customers. Experience shows that users want increasingly unique devices that are easy to use. The Slate, debuting as the world’s thinnest phone with a full QWERTY keypad, ushers in a new level of style and convenience for customers who need to text and email.”

Let’s take a look at the glaring features of Pantech Slate from AT&T:

(1) Instant and easy access to a variety of messaging services, such as text messaging, multimedia messaging, instant messaging and email
(2) Multimedia functionality including support of AT&T’s MEdia Net and custom content
(3) 1.3 megapixel camera with video recording capability
(4) 2.2-inch LCD screen (176 x 220 pixels)
(5) Bluetooth wireless connectivity
(6) Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh
(7) Stand-by Up to 240 h
(8) Talk time Up to 3 h

Measuring a depth of less than one centimeter, the latest Pantech Slate mobile phone is now available for $49.99 with a two-year contract, after a $50 mail-in rebate.