Pantech C630

There's not much to say about the Pantech C630's design. It has a standard candy bar shape, measuring 4.1 inches tall by 1.7 inches wide by 0.46 inch thick. The overall aesthetic is very simple without any frills. It has rounded corners and a soft touch back cover, so it feels comfortable in the hand. The volume rocker and charger jack sits on the left spine while the microSD card slot and camera key are on the right.

The camera lens is on the back, but there is no self portrait mirror. The C630 has a 1.76 inch 262.000 colors display with a 176x220 pixel resolution. Even though the display is small, images look vibrant and vivid with color. You can adjust the menu type, the font style, the color theme, the brightness, and the backlight timer. The menu interface is similar to other AT&T phones and is simple to navigate.

Underneath the display is the navigation array, which consists of two soft keys, a four way joystick that can be pressed down as a confirmation key, a Clear key in the middle, and the Talk and End or Power keys.

In standby mode, the joystick acts as a shortcut to a new text message, the instant messenger application, the contacts list, and the My Stuff menu when toggled north, east, south, and west respectively.

Pressing the joystick down in standby mode will activate the Web browser. In standby mode, the Clear key also leads to the calendar application.

The keypad is grid like and seems rather flat, but there are slight grooves between each key that make it easier to dial by feel. The keypad also feels roomy overall. As for the aforementioned navigation keys, we're not always big fans of the joystick as a toggle because it can be kind of inflexible, but the joystick on the C630 was fine.

Features
Even though the Pantech C630 has a rather dull exterior, its feature set is another story. It comes with 3G, GPS, and plenty of multimedia features. But before we get into that, let's start with the basics. The C630 has a generous 1,000 entry phone book with room in each entry for five numbers, two email addresses, a Web URL, a mailing address, and a memo. You can then organize your contacts into groups, pair them with a photo for caller ID, or customize them with any of 16 ringtones and alert tones.