Thread: Pantech Element

The Pantech Element is not the bestAndroid tablet with the market and it does not promise to be. But theElement is the just tablet I experience of that can be dropped into asink full of water or kept below a faucet for a some minutes andarrive out unaffected -- two things I have done myself.For that reason, the Element is atablet that charms to my gadget-loving heart, while it did notcompletely win me over.


Although it may not be the most commonof troubles, almost everyone of us experience somebody who has lost acellphone, MP3 player or other gadget to water damage -- a pool, atoilet or a washing machine is often the culprit. Losing a device youuse day in and day out is no fun at all. And although there areenough of unexpected hazards out in the world, also frequent,warranties for our devices do not protect against water damage.


If you are appearing for a tablet youcan apply in the kitchen, about small children or in other possiblyspill-prone environments, the Element is desire your consideration.Impressively, Pantech tells the Element can go as deep as 3 feet intowater for as long as 30 minutes. Not bad, but surely not among my topselections for an Android slate to live with.

The Element is solid hardware, on asturdy, hard plastic chassis and a balanced weight of 16.57 ounces.The rear is slick but not slippery and the rounded edges are comfy tokeep in the hand. The Element is easy seem reminds me a bit of theunderstated fashion of the enhanced HP Touch Pad.


I enjoy that the Element is largelylogo-free on the rear, on a nice carbon-fiber-seeming plan with theback and a elusive, small dark gray AT&T 4G logo allowing youexperience this device can run with the carrier's quickest network isavailable.


I do not as the Pantech and AT&Tlogos on the front, sitting over the 8-inch display, but such logoplacement is sadly a standard plan select on far too many Androiddevices. The basics touch display ever felt somewhat slow to respond,and loading applications, websites and photos and videos with the5-megapixel/720p camera with the rear was not the fastest either, butspeeds were reproducible.


The screen offered visuals that seemedgood, but by no means high definition, contempt a technically HDresult display. Speaker placement with the Element is a bit odd, on asingle speaker sitting with the front of the tablet, beside thescreen. I detected myself, with multiple occasions, seeing a video inlandscape orientation on my hand covering the speaker -- not ateverything ideal. There is even a 2-megapixel front-facing cameraright beside the speaker, which can be applied for videos and photoslike considerable.


Afforded that the Element iswaterproof, its ports are gratefully treated with plastic doors --having mini-USB and mini-HDMI ports, a microSD card slot, SIM cardslot and headphone jack. The doors feel slightly sturdier as comparedto what I have watched with many phones and tablets, but they howeverseem like if they would finally break off, which would likelycompromise the waterproof characteristic that the Element touts tooproudly.