Pantech Duo Dual-Slider

Smart-phones are the newest and hottest phones on the market. Between the iPhone and the Helio you can’t help – but be impressed with the way these gadgets can be used for personal and business use. Unlike the PDA phones these smart-phones do more than just allow you to check your e-mail. They give you the ability to surf the web with as much ease as you would if you were sitting at home on your computer.

Now we all know that the iPhone and Helio are old news and that it is time for another one to take their place – which is where the Pantech Duo comes in. The Pantech Duo is almost identical to the Helio Ocean. The only difference is that the Duo is smaller and of course has more features added on to it.

Like the Helio – the Duo has two keypads built into it. It flips out to reveal the QWERTY keypad and then up to reveal the phone pad. Unfortunately it doesn’t look as if the Duo will be as popular as the Helio was. People love the double keypads – but they have found the QWERTY pad to be small – making it difficult to type.

Another complaint that consumers had was that when you slide the number keypad it neither answers nor hangs-up the phone. This doesn’t necessarily make it difficult to answer the phone – but many people would find it easier if it would pick up automatically.

When it comes to the speed of the phone and connectivity to the Internet we have to give it two thumbs up. There are generally no problems and it is easy to find your way around and surf the sites you love. The screen’s display is good quality making it easy for you to see everything.

The only big problem that we found with the Duo was the camera. These days having a camera phone is everything – so the ability of the phone to take quality pictures is important. Usually smart phones take the bet pictures – but for some reason the camera on the Duo is less than desirable. The pictures are fuzzy and the lightest movement shows up. You’ll find that you can take better pictures with a normal cellphone.

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