Pantech Matrix C740 Profile: Unique Dual Slider

While the Pantech Duo has taken the smartphone route, the quick-messaging Pantech Matrix C740 is a cell phone that packs the same dual-sliding, double-keypad design.


AT&T complemented the release of the Matrix at the end of 2008 with three other text-friendly cell phones: the AT&T Quickfire, Pantech Slate C530 and Samsung A767 Propel.

Along with its dual-sliding uniqueness, the perk of being a 3G world phone with high-speed data access and an impressive battery, the Matrix’s top sell is as a quick-messaging phone especially for text messaging-heavy users.

Price

While the Matrix starts out at the not-so-affordable price of $279.99 from AT&T on no-commitment pricing, adding a two-year service contract knocks the price down to $129.99.

You can limbo lower with a $50 mail-in AT&T rebate card down to $79.99.

Feature List

# 3G world phone with high-speed data access
# Predictive text for fast typing
# Backlit keys
# 1.3-megapixel camera
# Live video capture and playback
# Music player with customizable equalizer
# XM Satellite Radio for streaming radio
# MusicID to identify the songs you’re listening to
# Text messaging and instant messaging
# Mobile email
# Web browser
# Video share to share live streaming video
# Ringtones, games, graphics and wallpapers
# Answer tones to have your friends hear your favorite song when they call you
# Calendar, alarm clock and address book
# USB connectivity to transfer data through a USB cable
# Hands-free speakerphone
# Voice dialing and voice commands
# Bluetooth for short-range wireless (i.e. a wireless headset)
# Up to 32 gigabytes of expandable memory storage in microSD format
# 65,000-color display with 1280x960 pixel resolution

Battery

The Pantech Matrix packs a healthy battery that’s rated at up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 16 days of standby time

Size, Weight

The Matrix measures in at 4.02 inches by 1.97 of an inch by 0.78 of an inch. The handset weighs a heavy 4.66 ounces.

Cell Phone Service Carrier

The Pantech Maxtrix C740 is sold by AT&T.

Differentiation in the Marketplace

This handset’s prime differentiation is its dual-sliding, double-keypad design along with a longer-lasting battery and ability to be a 3G phone for a price that doesn’t break the bank.