Verizon has announced another mid range phone for their lineup. I personally love mid range devices, if they excel for their price, so I’m excited to see what Pantech has to offer with the Perception. The Perception comes with a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display, which is pretty impressive for a mid range phone. It also has an 8MP rear camera, 2MP front… Read more
Pantech is slowly growing into a big player in the Android world, but they have quite a way to go. Starting off with budget phones, Pantech was mostly relegated to the bargain bin. In fact, some of their feature phones were pretty poor quality. However, moving up to the Android world did them a lot of good. They started making surprisingly decent… Read more
The budget Android market and the high-end Android market have traditionally been worlds apart; but that’s beginning to change with phones like the Pantech Discover that start to bridge the gap between the two. The budget price tag of $50 is slapped onto a phone that’s equipped with specs to rival some of the high-end phones out there. But can the… Read more
Not long before winter storm Nemo blasted its way through Michigan on Thursday, the Fed-Ex man showed up at my door with a special package, the Pantech Discover. Now that I’ve spent a couple of days with it, I thought I’d throw up a brief post about what I think of it so far. So let’s cut the small talk and get down to business. The Pantech Discover… Read more
Pantech continues a pleasant trend of releasing only a few phones a year while providing some great bang for your buck. The newest phone in their portfolio is called the Pantech Discover, a fairly high end phone on a budget. On the outside, there is a 4.8″ display at 1280×720, a 12.6MP camera on the rear, and “3D surround sound” speakers. Inside, you… Read more
1080p HD displays have been in the works for what seems like forever. Chinese company Oppo was the first official manufacturer to announce a 1080p device, however, the major players in the industry are making it a point to not be left behind. According to Korea’s MK News, word from its industry sources this morning, are that both Samsung and LG are… Read more
Earlier this morning, AT&T announced that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available on the Pantech Burst and Pantech Element. AT&T revealed this announcement for the lower-end LTE-powered smartphone and tablet on its consumer blog, outlining what new features the new mobile OS would add to the dual-core processor… Read more
The Pantech Element isn’t the only Pantech receiving an Ice Cream Sandwich update today. The Pantech Burst joins in for dessert with its own update. Unfortunately, it too is not an OTA and requires a Windows PC to install. However, it’s still a good update that should make a lot of Burst owners happy. Here’s a changelog: New User… Read more
If you bought a Pantech Element from AT&T, today will be a good day for you. Your tablet will be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich today! Pantech is rolling out the update today, and it can be downloaded from their website, just click here. You’ll need a Windows PC to flash the update though, it won’t be an OTA sadly. Still, it’s a good update, and I… Read more
Remember that Pantech Magnus that we reported on earlier? Pantech’s first foray into the high end world? That wasn’t accurate, apparently. The Magnus, now revealed to be the Pantech Flex, is actually a budget phone that will only be $50 on contract with AT&T. The specs we reported on were not accurate, so here are the real ones: 4.3″ qHD Super… Read more
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