The Matrix's $80 price tag makes it hard to knock this phone for what it is.
Introduction
While QWERTY keyboards usually crop up on true-blue smartphones that also carry buckets of other extraneous features aboard, AT&T has recently tried to push full keyboards to the lower-end of the segment with an array of three new QWERTY handsets under $100. The Pantech Matrix, priced at $80, matches the likes of a real smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard and3G Internet access, but keeps the rest of the feature load light. Unfortunately, if you’re looking to take full advantage its speedy 3G Internet access, that feature set ends up being a little too light.
by Tim on November 8, 2009:
“I have had the iPhone. Great for music and internet. Bad for phone use. I have the Black Berry Curve 8310. Bad for internet use and ok for texting. Super on email. But I needed a non-PDA phone. So I did get the Matrix. The Blue one, since I have heard of issues...” More...