Pantech Slate

  • Released 2008, October
    91g, 10mm thickness
    Feature phone
    20MB storage, no card slot
  • N/A 125,407 hits
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  • 2.2"
    220x176 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 950mAh
    Li-Ion

Pantech Slate - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2008, October. Released 2008, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 107 x 64 x 10 mm (4.21 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.2 cm2 (~22.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 220 x 176 pixels (~128 ppi density)
 Jog Wheel
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 20MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2, A2DP
GPS Yes
Radio No
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 AT&T Navigator
MP3/MP4 player
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 240 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Black
Price About 100 EUR

Pantech Slate - User Reviews

  • This is great phone for the people who just need talk and writte simply messages. It´s very very good.

  • when i record voice is there a possible way i can set it as my messaging ringtone?

  • A nice business phone

  • Just because YOU can't FIND something, doesn't mean it ain't there duh!!!!

  • Dude, this phone is for text lovers and people who like SIMPLE EASY TO USE phones. people who like those fancy smartphones need to go buy one! BTW: My mom has an iPhone and if you drop it one to many times, IT TOTALLY BECOMES A PIECE OF CRAP!!!

  • Yes, if you go to settings, somewhere (over the rainbow...haha) there is a RESET PHONE button. You will loose EVERYTHING except you contacts on your sim...

  • You cannot get the at&t off the screen :(

  • you could also try (if you have an AIR DRY setting on your dryer and a insertable shelf) putting it in the dryer...did that on my phone....but I replaced it anyway

  • I had a pantech slate for about a year and then it suddenly DIED!! I miss it so very much because the phone I have now (samsung flight) sucks!! Anyways...if you record something, you can send it to yourself (type in ur # into the SEND TO box) and then save it when it shows up in your inbox.

  • Awesome phone. Water damage has caused it to begin dropping calls.

  • This is by far the best phone I have ever had! I have dropped this phone too many times to count, I have dropped it in the toilet (I know gross right) but it still works after 6 months. I will not get an upgrade because I haven't had a phone that works this well after so much abuse! I love it!

  • ive had water damage and regular dropping damaged and was working fine for about a year. today it just started turning off and on continuously.

  • Great Phone! The best phone I have ever had. It works well for everything I do. Also very roebust, has taken a lot use and abuse. Still works and looks fine. I would recomend this phone to anyone!

  • I have had this phone for almost three years, and it has done nothing to make me complain about it. I have dropped it numerous times, and it still works like new. It's a great and simple phone.

  • this phone is HORRIBLEEE! i hate it. this phone needs to die. it keeps saying call barred for no apperent reasonn. its very useless and it makes no sence what so ever about the veryy small memory it hass. i cant believe theyre still selling this phone when most of these comments are saying that its a bad phonee. they need better devicess

  • Terrible phone, never ever buy this phone. I have had so many problems with this phone that i will never buy a pantech product ever again. this phone started turning off randomly a few months after purchasing it. now only 5 months after owning the phone it turns off and will not stay on for more then 5 to 6 seconds this phone is the bane of my existence.

  • its a good simple phone to use. nothing is wronng with it. i have had it for over a year. I am very rough with it and it still looks and works like new. It has no games though, and you cant record your own ringtone.

  • good

  • DO NOT BUY.... I wish I would have come here before I bought mine. No battery life. That will be the think that drives you crazy. You can not go anywhere and not worry your phone will be dead. I can not stress enough - DO NOT BUY!!!!!

  • i think that this phone is okay. my keyboard sticks badly!!!! and it freezes up!

  • My wife has one. The ringer won't work, she has to use the vibrate option.Even when I go to the pre-loaded ringtones, it will not let me listen to them. It is like on mute all the time. Please help!

  • this phone is out of this world i sleep with it next to me evry nite it makes me happy warm inside and most of all happy REALY happy xxxxxxx

  • the pantech is good it would b better if it was touchable and free style ps still love it!!!!!!!

  • did you get a resolution to this problem yet?

  • ps: frequency in germany is either 1800 or 900 Mhz.

  • Bought the phone last year in the U.S. and am wondering if i can use it in germany as well. can aybody help me?

  • i was wondering can anyone help me i just got this phone and i tried to go on the internet but when i do i can see anything i show to big i wonder if its a way to make it small so i can see the internet please help me i need to use the internet thank you so much

  • very cute!

  • can you please help me coz i can't use my pantech phone C530 here in philippines, i need to know how can i Open Line my pantech phone? please help

  • you can put rice in it to dry it completly out.

  • I HATE THIS PHONE SOO MUCH i have had it for almost a year now, it freezes up and shuts off by itself... the screen scratches really easily and its ugly, i only got it because i thought it would be good for textin... the keys are easy to use though so there is a plus... other than tht this fone sux, it is borring and there is nothing to do on it... if ne one knows how to fix it can you please tell me, i dont get a new fone for another month

  • I have a Pantech Slate (not AT&T) it's through Cincinnati Bell Wireless. I'm wondering if there is a way to have my e-mails sent directy to my phone like a Blackberry. Also, what is E-mail gateway?? I found it by going to menu > messaging > settings > text message > then down to #2 E mail gateway. It's just a blank page when I click on it, TIA

  • I've had the Pantech Slate since 2/09 and I have never had one bit of trouble with it.

  • I've had the Pantech Slate since 2/09 and I have never had one bit of trouble with it.

  • Hi I have a PAntech Slate C530 but I have no idea how to set up a voice mail......i don't really like having the "we're sorry but the person you are trying to reach is unavailable now........" I would really like to have my own voice mail instead of the "it comes with the phone"

  • There are a lot of ways to do this. But since the slate does not have a memory card slot, your only way is by bluetooth, download with your wap browser on your phone, or get them texted to you. I think there are a few websites where you can make your own ringtone & then send it to your phone via sms. The only other way is by using a data cable. The data cables that fit the phones like the Pantech Matrix/MatrixPro, Duo & other newer Pantech should fit yours. & If you have bluetooth on your computer, you can send ringtones that way too.

  • you cant get a signature because this phone and or your phone company doesnt provide signatures

  • to record voice you go to menu then go to the icon that looks like a calender and select it then the 5th option is voice memo and u record your voice there good luck

  • does anybody know how to get a voice memo to be set as your ringtone or is that not able to be done? and if it is not able to be done how do u get more ringtones other than the provided?

  • how do u record voice on this phone?

  • i love it!! it never gives me ANY trouble!! its vverrryyy EASY to text!! if you text alot it will be perfect!!!! i loolove the camera!!! and internet!! I LOVVEEE the keyys!!! i like the design and i love the back how its ruff it likes grips!! its VERY slimm it just slips in my pocket!!! i LOVVVEE it so I VERRY DO RECOMEND ITT!!! i GIVE IT A 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000

  • This is absolutely the worst phone I have ever had. It freezes about 80% of the time. I will never buy another one and suggest that anyone reading this forum not buy one.

  • Hi can someone please explain to me what will i have to do because my son phone fell in somw water and now you cannot talk on it it will ring but you cannot answer i tried to blow dry it and also aired it out to dry and nothing still seems to help what else can i do i don't have any insurance on it i didn't think he would be so careless you know what i mean he's 16 and you would think he knows better to drop in water.

  • add your e mail to your contacts you have to add to the phone not the sim card and you text it to your email

  • i was wondering i have a picture for my screensaver can i make it bigger to fit my whole screen?

  • Same problem. Try using blue tooth wireless to download. Memmory filled up fast with photoes. Wish it had a memmory slot.

  • raelly me 2

  • get a new 1 maybe i guess if u want 2 but i hear that they r a lot of $$

  • i know

  • I can't get a signature either i dont know how.

  • great phone! great phone! thats all that i can say. ive had my phone for about 2 months and it has great battery life,takes really nice clear pics.

  • How do I get my pix off this thing. I went in and asked at&t, they said I had to go on line and order a cable. that they didn't have them in the store. So now I'm here and I don't see accessories. ???

  • i cant get the at@t sign off the middle of the main screen. How do you make come off?

  • I've had this phone for a few months and i love it. I don't have any of the problems u guys do. but mine works great

  • first go to your camera>options>image size: Change to 220x176 and you now have zoom and your pics will take up the whole screen when you select them as a screen saver

  • i got this phone could use a memory card slot no one using it tho

  • i have the exact same problem and its driving me crazy

  • yo my phone was droped in water what do i do?

  • go to sttings-sounds&alerts-go to your selected profile-options-customize then go down to keytone type and select off

  • does it have a signature ( signature you insert onto the text or it could alredy be there)

  • Hey my phone like this won't show my missed calls. Does anyone know how to fix that?

  • i dont no if it has a signature thing

  • Did anyone find out how to link the C530 with Ford Sync? I can not in my Flex.

  • My phone is doing this too what did you do to fix it or did you? Thanks courtney

  • how do u send picture messages. im unable to send them ... n i cnt sign on aim or messengerrr it seys to go to settings

  • pan tech phones is a very hot phones i like the design and the feature and also performance with the phones.

  • OMG! Mine is doing that too!!

  • My phone keeps randomly turning on and off. it won't stop. it stays on for five seconds and then it shuts down. i called my network and they said that i have to pay like 115 buck and it was like a 50 dollar phone. please help! maybe theres a reset button i can use?

  • will phone book pair up with Ford Sync

  • how do you turn off the touch tone when hitting writing a text?

  • there is none. you buy a pc to phone cable to connect 2 ur pc and do stuff with it. It has 21 mb internal mem.

  • 1. How do you zoom when using the camera? 2. How do you activate T9?

  • can you tell me where the slot for the memory card, goes??

  • 1. Press Menu > Settings > Sound & Alerts. 2. Select Normal or Vibrate and Ring. 3. Press Options > Customize. 4. Select a category > set the options > Save.

  • go to menu click sounds and alerts put your curser on normal and press the left hand button or options and it should say customize.

  • I love it but you CAN'T put your pictures on your computer.You have to go send it to a friend and them send it to you and that's just to much work.

  • dont drop it

  • how do you get at&t off your pictures on the wallpaper?

  • do you think that it is too light? thats what i think when i pick it up? i dont know it just doesnt seem very sturdy

  • how do you turn off the keytone on this?

  • there isnt one, nubb.

  • hey where did you find the memory slot at?

  • where is the memory card slot located?

  • The Pantech Slate with AT&T is an exceptional cellular phone. First of all, everyone who sees it asks me if it is the "latest Blackberry" which is pretty funny. It looks identical to a smart phone because of its shape, keypad, and large display. The phone's system is very smooth, it is easy to go through the simple menu with no delay. This phone is one of the thinnest phones out there, and unlike the RAZR which set the standard for slim phones, the Pantech Slate is very solid and will not break. The ringtones on the phone are loud and you can set the phone to vibrate and ring simultaneously. The display is very crisp, graphics look sharp on the phone, and I am very well pleased. The phone is really pretty basic but it is terrific for those of us who love to text. The QWERTY keypad buttons are nicely spaced and they rise above the phone making texting a smooth operation. The battery life is so-so. If I play with my phone all day, I have to recharge it that night. If Pantech does make an extended battery for this phone, I think it would be a worthy investment. The keypad on this phone is just fantastic. All of the buttons are raised in different ways so it minimizes the chance of pressing an incorrect key. The phone uses Edge instead of 3G, which may dissapoint some users, but the Edge on this phone works very well, it is at a decent speed. The signal strength on this phone is very good, as it should be given its SAR rating of 1.24 W/kg which is a medium rating. (The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg so this phone falls well below the limit). Overall, I have to say that this phone is one of a kind and I am sure you will enjoy it immensely. It is probably the very best Pantech brand phone out there right now. Thank you for reading.

  • I have this phone. Some of these features are wrong, it DOES have card slot, lots of memory, bluetooth capability & MORE.

  • it,s not bad at all, but memory is too low. i like to use average phone.

  • HHHmmm... Really odd! Low res display, 1.3 MP camera, no 3G, no card slot, no wi-fi, Blutooth V1.2 and no OS!!!!! What is this phone? a piece of s**t? Isn't Pantech done making cellphones? I think it's better for Pantech to go and make children's toys!!!

  • There is no media player on the Slate. There's no GPS navigation either. Seems some sites are putting out the wrong information.

  • hey i just got this phone and am still trying to figure it out. on here is says that it has T9, have you been able to find out if that is true? I can't seem to find the setting for it. Same with the media player.... If you can help that would be wonderful! thanks!

  • this phone is the bomb like tic tic and the sh*t so much hat it will leave skid marks where ever u leave it

  • I love my Pantech Slate 530C. It is great. What a cool toy and great for the price as well. It have met and exceeded all of my needs and more in a phone

  • this thing is great

  • Useless

  • 1.3 mega camera :-)))))))))))))

  • Oh my god... what is this! this is going to sell in the US, shame on Pantech... they made some good phones but this is crap.... Design: 3 (Bizarre design, the only thing that seems passable is the qwerty keypad anda that�s all, awful display size and resolution, big buttons but bizarre too, too big for what it has... no clean finish, not so good construction quality, god... i can gave only a 3 and that too much) Features: 7 (Passable features, it has a decent 1.3mp camera that can be improved but still good, it has all connectivity covered like bluetooth and usb, edge and quad band gsm are nice, gps in board that seems the best this phone that can give... but it lacks wifi, and A MEMORY CARD SLOT...ONLY 20MB TO STORE EVERYTHING IN A PHONE LIKE THIS...GOD, WHY?) Performance: 5 (Just a 5... it�s passable but in almost all lines the phone is horrible) What Pantech has made is a shame... please Pantech you must gift this phone or not produce it... Evene US people want sometihng at least good... Pantech Matrix is better....

  • Samsung epix clone!!