Pantech Element: Hands On With an LTE Waterproof Tablet - perrywhearommens

Though information technology was leaked a few days agone, it was yet exciting to visualise Pantech's first tab, the Element, up close and personal. After it was announced at this morning's AT&T Developer Meridian, Pantech showed forth its waterproof Honeycomb lozenge to a select group of press.

AT&T emphasized the concept of "LTE for the masses" and with its $300 price tag, the Pantech Element exemplifies that. The Element power not have the most cutting edge specs, just with a treble-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor, LTE speeds, HDMI-kayoed, 1080p picture playback and a 5-megapixel camera you get a lot for your money. Oh yeah, and did I acknowledgment information technology is raincoat?

You can't take the Ingredient scuba diving, but it can withstand a good splash or two. Technically, you can submerge the Element one meter into urine for rising to 30 proceedings. This makes the Element even more mobile. Want to watch movies away the pool? No problem, the Element is made for that.

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The 8-inch Element is therein gratifying spot for tablet sized; it is small sufficient to comfortably keep off in one hand, but the video display is large enough for gaming, video observation and Web browse. The Ingredient feels a bit connected the plasticky sidelong, but not like it is going to fall behind apart any careful. It is lightweight, too, weighing 16.5 ounces.

The Element runs straight Android Honeycomb with no skin or sheathing. Pantech confirmed that the Element is in point of fact upgradeable to Water ice Cream Sandwich, but the accompany has non yet announced any timeline for the upgrade.

In my quick hands-connected, I launch the it to be zippy, especially when Web browsing. The 5MP camera and 2MP front-facing camera had good enough simulacrum quality.

The LCD display is actually made by Pantech so the company had approximately control complete the clarity of the reveal. Images looked clear, colours looked natural and font was cutting enough. I'm curious to realize how the Constituent's display does in bright sunlight. What's the point of exploitation it by the pond if you can't see the showing?

The Pantech Element arrives happening AT&T January 22 for $300 with a two-year contract. AT&T is as wel holding a special promotion where you tail buy the Pantech Burst Humanoid Smartphone with the Pantech Chemical element and get both for $250.

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