The Pantech Duo (aka It’s-not-the-ocean) has been officialized today by AT&T. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone is a true world phone, and will work in most countries supporting GSM. Like the Helio Ocean, the Duo has dual-sliding keypads, one T9, and one’s QWERTY.
We’re big fans of the Ocean for its design, but it’ll be interesting to see how the form factor carries over to WinMo 6. We’re not big fans of the phone’s OS, but it’s better than nothing.
The phone is running on AT&T’s HSDPA network, which means it’s fast. We get downlink speeds of 1.2Mbps regularly here in Seattle, and the theoretical speed limit is 1.4Mbps. Not bad at all.
AT&T is positioning this device as a half-consumer, half-business handset, which makes sense. You’ll see more phones hitting this dual-purpose demographic in the future, and we’re glad to see it as a market segment that’s growing.
AT&T, Pantech Double-Up on Cool with Slim, Dual-Keyboard Pantech Duo [AT&T Press release]
If anyone is interested in the domain name AttDuo.com let me know.
John westcoast@mindsync.com
hi, at&t is very bad.
no childrens phones like the env.
i am annoying my dad to switch to verizon.
it is so better. at&t has no phones.
i was looking for the last year and nothing.
AT&T IF YOU EVER SEE THIS MAKE A PHONE LIKE THE ENV REALLY SOON.
beacuse right now you suck.
kthanksbye
Ok I think you should just be happy you have a phone if your dad is paying for it! If I was your parent I would have taken your phone away for being ungratful.