The Pantech Burst carries quite a few AT&T-added apps, such as AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T Navigator, AT&T FamilyMap, and MyAT&T, as well as other apps like Amazon Kindle, Qik Lite, Twitter, and YP (Yellow Pages). Not many manufacturers build this feature into their phones, but it is a nice option to have when you’re not in an area that has LTE coverage, and you want to conserve battery life. Annoyingly, the Burst has no switch to turn off 4G/LTE. ![]() From there, you can easily toggle the Wi-Fi, sound, Bluetooth, GPS, and so on. At the bottom of every home screen is a navigation bar with shortcuts to the dialer, your SMS messages, the browser, and the apps menu.Ī useful ‘Easy Setting’ pull-down menu resides at the top of the home screen. You get seven home screens to customize with widgets or shortcuts to apps. Generally we’re not big fans of Android overlays, but Pantech keeps this one pretty lightweight. The Burst runs Android 2.3.5 with the same custom overlay found on the Pantech Pocket. The Burst’s display is fine for casual gaming, browsing, or watching YouTube videos, but I wouldn’t want to read an ebook or watch a feature-length film on it. ![]() ![]() You can see the display’s pixels, if you look closely. Text looks slightly fuzzy, and colors are a little washed out. With a 480-by-800-pixel resolution, the Burst’s screen isn’t as sharp as the displays on other phones we’ve reviewed recently.
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