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ShadowScorpion's review of the Pantech Matrix C740
original version, submitted Feb 17, 2013, 11:01 PM:
Eh, it's alright
My first ever Pantech phone. I had always been reticent to buy a Pantech phone because I heard they were mixed bags, but I found a second-hand Matrix for about $20 so I got it.
Reception is quite spotty. In my computer room the phone has zero bars but doesn't lose connection to the network, and then randomly jumps from 2-4 bars, then zero again. To be fair, in the rest of the city the phone usually maintained a good signal and never dropped a call.
Sound quality was good on both ends, I had no problems hearing or being heard. I had no problem holding a conversation is a loud environment.
The music player takes half a decade to start but when it does, I could listen to music by Bluetooth with no problem... even though the player is slow to switch songs.
The camera captures moments on the go just fine, but quality isn't that great. Pictures looked washed out and muddy.
The full keyboard on my unit just might be showing it's age, but some keys are stiff and I basically have to ram the button with my thumb to get it to respond. I don't know if it's related to my keyboard issues, but sometimes the phone had the nasty habit of rebooting while I am typing a SMS. This quickly gets pissant.
Charging was a bit pissant as well with the bloody proprietary port. To get it to charge, I had to very carefully set it up and then leave it perfectly still.
Battery life was meh. I got about fiveish days out of the battery, and I had purchased a new battery so wear and tear are not a factor.
Bottom line, the Matrix is a decent phone. I keep mine as backup phone but I admit I do sometimes use it as well. If you can get one cheap, check it out.
edited May 3, 2013, 10:10 PM to the current version:
Eh, it's alright
My first ever Pantech phone. I had always been reticent to buy a Pantech phone because I heard they were mixed bags, but I found a second-hand Matrix for about $20 so I got it.
Reception is quite spotty. In my computer room the phone has zero bars but doesn't lose connection to the network, and then randomly jumps from 2-4 bars, then zero again. To be fair, in the rest of the city the phone usually maintained a good signal and never dropped a call.
Sound quality was good on both ends, I had no problems hearing or being heard. I had no problem holding a conversation is a loud environment.
The music player takes half a decade to start but when it does, I could listen to music by Bluetooth with no problem... even though the player is slow to switch songs.
The camera captures moments on the go just fine, but quality isn't that great. Pictures looked washed out and muddy.
The full keyboard on my unit just might be showing it's age, but some keys are stiff and I basically have to ram the button with my thumb to get it to respond. I don't know if it's related to my keyboard issues, but sometimes the phone had the nasty habit of rebooting while I am typing a SMS. This quickly gets pissant.
Charging was a bit pissant as well with the bloody proprietary port. To get it to charge, I had to very carefully set it up and then leave it perfectly still.
Battery life was meh. I got about fiveish days out of the battery, and I had purchased a new battery so wear and tear are not a factor.
Bottom line, the Matrix is a decent phone. I keep mine as backup phone but I admit I do sometimes use it as well. If you can get one cheap, check it out.
