MWC 2009: Pantech, AT&T Announce Matrix Pro Smartphone

Wednesday February 18, 2009

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If you envy the Helio Ocean 2's dual-sliding keyboards but want something with a bigger carrier, the new Pantech Matrix Pro might be for you. The Matrix 2 looks a lot like the Pantech-made Ocean 2 (or Pantech's previous Matrix and Duo phones), a big (4.2" x 2" x .9", 5.34 oz) oval with a 2.4", 320x240 screen. Slide the screen up to reveal a keypad of flat, traditional number keys; slide the screen sideways to show a QWERTY keypad of well-separated, squarish buttons.

The Matrix Pro runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard - it doesn't have a touch screen, rather you navigate around it using the two keyboards and its cursor pad. It's a tri-band 3G, quad-band EDGE phone with GPS, stereo Bluetooth and a 2-megapixel camera. It also supports AT&T's relatively little-used video calling feature.

The Matrix Pro will be available on Monday, Feb. 16 for $179.99 including a two-year contract and mail-in rebate. Interestingly, that's the day Microsoft is expected to announce Windows Mobile 6.5. Windows Mobile 6.5 devices won't be available for months, though, so this Windows Mobile 6.1 phone will be current for a while.

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Posted By: Sascha Segan

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