The beautifully designed Pantech duo slider phone is now available in the U.S. exclusively from AT&T for a special introductory price of $199.99 with rebate and two year contract. It's a 3g UMTS/HSDPA-enabled cellphone with the added convenience of a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging, and a numeric keypad for calling. It's a bit smaller than the similarly designed Helio Ocean dual-sliding phone.
The Pantech duo is powered by the Windows Mobile 6 operating system and features Office Mobile so yo can Microsoft Word and Excel documents, view PowerPoint presentations, and view e-mail messages in their original rich HTML format. The Pantech duo with Windows Mobile 6 includes Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. The device will also support System Center Mobile Device Manager enterprise-grade mobile management security and access server when the Mobile Device Manager will become available in the second quarter of 2008.
Phonescoop has a video review below:
Pantech duo Features
* Windows Mobile® 6.0 with Direct Push
* Dual slider keypads - Standard and QWERTY
* 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x zoom
* Bluetooth® Wireless capable with A2DP
* Edit Microsoft® Word or Excelfiles & view PowerPoint files
* AT&T Music, Billboard, Music ID, XM, Napster, Yahoo
* Cellular Video capable - Get news, sports, and video
* Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile and XpressMail capable
* Instant messaging using AOL®, Yahoo!® and Windows Live®
* Quad-band GPRS/EDGE with dual-band UMTS/HSDPA
* Internet Explorer Mobile for surfing the Internet
* Telenav Maps and Navigator(TM) support
* Windows Media® Player 10 Mobile
* MicroSD(TM) memory expands up to 2 GB
* Simultaneous voice and data capabilities
* Text, picture, and video messaging
* Simultaneous voice and data capabilities
* Communication Manager 6.5 supoort
* 5-way navigation key
* Speakerphone
Pantech duo Technical Specs
* Weight: 3.88 ounces
* Dimensions: 4.02 x 1.97 x 0.83 inches
* Talk Time: Up to 3 hours
* Standby Time: Up to 10 days
* Bluetooth® Wireless capable v.12 with A2DP
* Quad-band world phone - 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ
* Dual-band domestic UMTS/HSDPA
* Powered by 416 MHz Xscale processor
* 128 MB Flash ROM plus 64 MB SDRAM
* MicroSD(TM) memory slot, expandable up to 2 GB
* 11-pin mini-USB (USB 1.1)/ audio jack in one
* 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x zoom
* 2.2" QVGA LCD with LED backlight
* Warranty: One year warranty on phone and accessories
* All talk, data & standby times depend on network configuration
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