The Pantech Slate C530 phone has a 2.2-inch LCD screen with a 220 x 176-pixel resolution and a 262K color depth. It sits above a square five-way navigation pad that's surrounded by send/end keys, two soft navigation keys, and a dedicated speakerphone key. Pressing the middle toggle button on the navigator acts as a shortcut to the web browser when the phone is on standby. The full QWERTY keyboard features raised, bubble-like keys for easy typing, and it includes a dedicated key for access your email box. The Pantech Slate C530 is limited to 20 MB of internal memory (with no expansion slot), and it can store up to 600 contact entries in its phonebook with room for storing three numbers and two email addresses per entry as well as support for picture/ringer ID and caller groups.
The 1.3-megapixel camera can capture still images in six resolutions (1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 220 x 176 pixels) and offers three image quality settings. The Pantech Slate C530 also features a 2x digital zoom, multi-shot capabilities, white balance settings, a self-timer, and ability to turn off the shutter sound. The phone can also capture video clips in two resolutions (176 x 144 and 128 x 96 pixels) in two different lengths--short for sending via MMS messaging or long for showing to friends later.
Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This Pantech Slate C530 also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 1.2), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. You can connect your laptop via Bluetooth and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.
The Pantech Slate C530 cell phone offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for mobile email from AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live, as well as access to instant messaging via those services.