New Pantech Duo
The Pantech Duo is the newest smartphone to hit the market. It is much like the Helio Ocean – but like most phones that evolve – it is smaller and has more features. One of the great features that consumers love about the Duo is the two keypads built into it. The phone flips out to reveal the QWERTY keypad and up to reveal the phone pad. The keypad makes surfing the web simple – especially since you don’t have to worry about a stylus.
One complaint was that when you slide open the numerical keypad the phone does not answer or hang-up. It appears that big-handed reviewers found the QWERTY keypad to be too small, while having the delete and enter keys next to each other created problems. Having two keypads, however, is the one of best features of the phone as well as good audio quality. If you are considering buying the phone, we suggest that you try out the keypads to see if you like them, first.
The Web and IM 3G access for the Pantech duo was called “speedy” and most consumers liked its small size, except when using the QWERTY keypad. The only problem that we found was the camera. Most smartphones have incredible picture quality – but with the Duo pictures tend to look fuzzy and ‘cheap’.