Pantech Renue user reviews (AT&T)

Pros -Long battery life (has lasted 2 or 3 days which is decent compared to today's smart phones)
-Feels light, not too bulky

Cons -Slow processing/graphics

-Counter intuitive controls.

-Tiny storage space

-Poor mic (people have a hard time hearing me when I talk to them.

-The phone makes texting extremely difficult.

Summary The graphics are slow. They barely keep up with my finger movements. The processor is slow. Things like even sending a simple text message take a long time.

The controls are counter-intuitive. For example, the button on the bottom which is either "Back" or "Return", is programmed very poorly. Let's say for example I'm in the phones settings then I set it down. I get a message from Bob later and I read it. I click the Back/Return button, and since I'm in Bob's message I assume it'll take me one level up to All Messages. Nope, it'll take my back to Settings. And if I hit it again it'll take me to wherever I was before that. I've never seen and probably never will see again a phone with such strange behavior. The feature is counter-intuitive, unnecessary, and frustrating.

There is absolutely no storage space on the phone. 300 messages? That will last the average person a few days before you have to delete everything. It's a cheap phone, sure, but I can buy a flash drive for $10 that would hold tens of thousands of messages. They seem a little behind the times on storage capacity.

Texting is a chore. Don't bother using the dictionary/prediction. As soon as you type something wrong, or capitalize a word, that will be set as the #1 entry for that word. The manual doesn't give a way to reset the dictionary, and try as I might, the #1 entry always seems to be the misspelled/wrongly capitalized/etc word. I had a phone 7 years ago with T9 prediction that worked better than this. How outdated can this phone possibly be?

Overall, AVOID THIS PHONE. I bought it because I was getting a new AT&T contract and I wanted something cheap, reliable, and easy to use. Cheap? Sure. Reliable? Reliably poor performance. Easy to use? Not very.

Please, do yourself a favor and get a different phone. It's cheap yes, but you WILL regret it. If you have any other option for phones PLEASE take them over this. You will be saving yourself from a lot of trouble.

Pros slide-out keyboard, touch screen, durable

Cons battery life, butt dialing, service goes out

Summary The phone works well enough on its basic features. It texts, it calls.

The problem is, the battery is horrible compared to other phones I've used of similar features, the phone doesn't lock well and I've "butt dialed" people several times while the phone was in my front pocket or lying on my bed. Service will randomly go out for hours at a time, even in areas where other AT&T users have full bars, including my family.

I do not recommend this phone at all if you'd actually like to call or text people.

Pros Slide-out keyboard, touchscreen, touch-sensitive buttons, Powersaver, Sketchpad, and expandable memory

Cons No photo editing, mediocre calculator.

Summary The Pantech Renue is a fantastic quick messaging phone and a must-buy.

Pros Qwerty slide out keyboard with some text message editing features pre-loaded. Also has good touch interface. Also despite what others say it does have missed call notification. It is in the lock screen actually. Also it always sends a message for me.

Cons None that I know of.

Summary It has a good battery that has lasted me two days at the very least after sending upwards of 73 text messages.Pantech Renue is a great phone although the Pantech phones I have had in the past are garbage. It's battery is decent actually and after sending 73 messages (including 3 picture messages) over the course of 2 day with no data consuming app usage I can say the battery is not all that bad though. I still have 1 bar left after just recently dropping down from two bars. It is noticeably faster than older Pantech phones because it uses a Micro SIM instead of a regular SIM making the phone operate faster and more efficiently. Also it is similar to an iPhone because you can use touch editing features that matches what an iPhone can do actually. This means that moving the cursor in front of a certain letter and having the phone zoom in on specific letters allows for more efficient text message editing. It has great signal acquisition while in my Agawam, MA area also and I have usually only 1 bar and it still sends the message I have yet to have had failed sending a message since I have gotten the phone. The Pantech Renue also has a MIL Spec 810 G Design that protects the phone against damage from temperature, radiation, humidity, sand, and dust. It however is not shock proof or water proof so be careful with your phone. Also because the phone is so new I have yet to find a cover for my phone. I have checked radio shack and multiple places in my mall but have yet to find a case. Also again it uses a micro SIM so if you are upgrading your phone from a phone that uses a normal SIM card you will have to go to the AT&T store to transfer all your contacts and things like that.