REVIEW: Pantech Matrix Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone

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This is my review of the Pantech Matrix Pro, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone offered by AT&T for $179 USD on a two-year contract.

This phone has the distinctive feature of having two keyboards (12 key and QWERTY), both hidden away via a slider. It weighs 4.3 ounces, has a 2.4 inch display at 240 x 320, comes with 256 MB of ROM, and 128 MB of RAM. It also features a microSDHC card slot for expandability up to 32 GB. It's a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA phone, functioning on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 850/1900/2100 MHz for 3G data. The battery is 1320 mAh, giving 3 hours of talk time and 10.4 days of stand-by time.

More details about the Pantech Matrix Pro can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/b4bm2x

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• AT&T
• Pantech
• Matrix
• Pro
• Windows
• Mobile
• Standard
• smartphone
• thoughts
• Jason
• Dunn

[ut2k4mastr]

Hey, my AT&T Quickfire recently broke, and I'm getting this phone. I am new to windows mobile and I heard that you can update the software by connecting it to your computer? Like to windows mobile 6.5 standard or something? Please respond with an answer.

I have a Mac but am getting a PC soon can I do the update on a Mac? Thanks.

[ThoughtsMedia]

@ut2k4mastr I don't believe there's a Windows Phone 6.5 update for this phone, so don't get it hoping for 6.5. With Windows Phone 7 devices coming out very soon, I'd suggest you wait for those...

- Jason

[mRjEW77]

I used to have a Pantech Duo (older version of this) and it was slow as anything! Is this any faster? the screen rotation is still slow I know, but how about opening the camera or messaging?

[ThoughtsMedia]

I had no complaints about the speed.

- Jason

[richybeats]

ok i have a question...do you have to have a data plan with this phone because i really want it

[ThoughtsMedia]

I don't know - you'll have to ask AT&T or whomever you buy it from.

- Jason

[yo43w]

HEY GUYS!!!!! LOL!!!

[ut2k4mastr]

@ThoughtsMedia damn. No ROMS?

[ThoughtsMedia]

I used this phone pretty hard for over a month and had zero problems.

- Jason

[ThoughtsMedia]

Yes, you can do that (assuming AT&T supports it), but via Bluetooth or via a cable.

- Jason