Pantech Breakout 4G LTE Android Smartphone Verizon

I purchased this phone about 2 weeks ago. For 2 weeks, I have been using the phone and observed it really closely to find its pros and cons. Pros: Price. For a price of under $60.00, it is almost impossible to find other 4G LTE phones made by major companies. Price is the biggest winner in this phone. Ok reliability -- Like other reviews, it is true that it freezes and may lose calls. But it does not happen all the time, they happen occasionlly. Reception is tolerable. At first, I thought the reception was horrible. But after removing the vinyl safety film that had covered the speaker, it became OK. Cons: Tends to freeze a lot, especially when you are doing something that requires a lot of memory. Definitely not a phone for heavy game players or data users. Blackout possible. When it freezes, it is also possible for the phone to black out. Touchscreen reaction is not the best of all. Many times you have to push the icon twice or three times until you get the reaction. Battery runs out rather fast. I am not a heavy phone user at all. I rarely talk on the phone, I never play games, just occasionally use internet browser, navigation app, and Amazon kindle app for reading books. With a minimal use, the battery does not last a whole day. It is a good idea to purchase an extra battery and carry it around, with chargers so that you can frequently charge it. Must get the SD card along with the purchase of phone itself. It has very little, almost non-existent internal memory, and without a SD card, you cannot even save contacts. Overall, an OK phone. Not so horrible, but when you think about the price and 4G LTE on the top of it, I would definitely recommend this phone to the people who are on the budget, not a heavy phone user, and first time smartphone users. People who have had smartphone previously from other major companies would not find the phone satisfactory, but for the starters and savers, this phone would be recommendable.

The first day I had this phone it worked great. It is very basic with not a lot of storage space but a good starter phone. It started to freeze more and more each day which wasn't a big deal you just have to remove the battery. Then, it stayed frozen after taking the battery out for hours at a time. I sent it back unfortunately since it wouldn't unfreeze.

I mistakenly dropped my phone issued with plan so wanted to a cost effective phone that worked well with Verizon. I liked this phone so much that I ordered another for young daughter. It is user friendly, easy to handle, and does more than basic things. It is a good secondary cell phone since I have another issued for work. My tween daughter loves it so perfect for that age range as well. I would recommend it if you are not a big gamer or use your phone as only source to internet. Only nit is that the back on my phone will fall off unexpectedly. Suggest that a case be purchased. They are not easy to find so recommend purchasing though Amazon when ordering phone.

This used phone was listed at a price I couldn't pass up. Let me preface by saying anyone who's ever dropped their cellphone in water and it didn't "die" instantly, knows that the phone operates-- but with a mind of its own. I bought this phone to replace my work phone (which is the same make, model, carrier). When I took it to Verizon, the tech told me the reason the phone was powering on and off on its own, etc. this was because it has water damage ;-/ ??? So as you can imagine, I would have never purchased a phone with water damage, and caused myself all this trouble and hassle to have it returned, paid more in postage, etc. My money should be refunded + the extra return shipping fees, as stated by the seller. Let's hope so... otherwise this review will have a to be continued.

The Pantech Breakout is my first smart phone. So, I don't have much in the way of comparison. First, my carrier is Verizon. I cannot comment on how this product would perform with other service carriers. Nevertheless, here are my impressions after using the device for about three months now: 1. Call Quality -- It is great. No problems whether using an bluetooth earpiece or not. 2. 4G LTE -- Downloads and uploads are very, very fast. 3. Size -- Not sure, but it has a 4-in screen. The length of the phone is about as large as I can comfortably carry on my belt. 4. Screen -- To my eyes, the quality more than meets my needs. Text is clearly defined and readable. Colors look awesome. Moving graphics look great. Although I know that there are screens with greater pixel density, I am not going to be using my phone to watch movies or play games. And even if I did, I would believe that the tiny 4-inch screen display would clearly render the tiny movie and game images. 5. Construction -- I am a bit clumsy and have dropped the phone a number of times. Other than some scratches on the case, the screen did not break. This seems to be a well-made and durable phone. 6. Camera -- I am an amateur photographer with a good SLR Canon with a high quality lens. When I want shots for a family album or to share with friends, this is what I typically use. However, having a small built in camera on my phone is pretty cool. And the Pantech camera has a 5 mg photo sensor. Would I get rid of this phone to get a camera with an 8 mg sensor? Nope. In the world of photography, 8 mgs or 5 mg sensors are BOTH now hopelessly out of date. With that being said, the 5 mgs on the Pantech is great for that spur of the moment shot that I can instagram to my friends. If I have a picture I want to print, I can still upload it to my computer, do some digital adjustments to the color or whatever, and then upload to some site for printing. And a 5 mg shot will still allow me to easily enlarge to sizes at least 8 in x 10 in. My recommendation: Don't get fooled that you have to have 8 mgs or you pictures will be awful. At one time not long ago, a digital camera with a 5 mg sensor was the absolute "state of the art". For what we are using them for, the 5 mg cell phone cameras are, in my opinion, plenty adequate. 7. Operating System. This is Android, as you know. I have always had Windows computers, so I am used to the occasional bug in the system or the need to reboot. At least to me, using Android on a phone is similar to using Windows on my computer. 8. Battery life -- If you get this phone, "splurge" for an extended battery. It still won't be as good as some of the newer phones are reported to be, but it is, at least for me, livable. It is the primary reason why I did not give the phone five stars. 9. Memory -- In my opinion, I wish the phone had more internal memory. However, it can expand up to 32 mgs with a micro SD card which I have done. 10. CPU -- I don't know the specs on the Pantech's internal computer chip. For me, it was 'I don't care'. I don't need a PHONE with a CPU powerful enough to run my business. Whatever CPU it does have is fast. Very fast. And with 4g, it downloads and uploads quickly. However, I am not a gamer. Thus, there might be situations where playing a game on a tiny, tiny 4 or 5 inch screen, instead of on your computer monitor or your TV screens of 40in or 50 in., might require a slightly faster or more sophisticated chip set. My final recommendation: The Pantech Breakout is a great purchase if you want to make receive calls with good voice quality; if you like 4g; if a 4-inch screen that has good color rendition and smooth graphics (keep in mind I am not a gamer), and if the ability to take 5 mg pictures (which look fine when uploaded to the internet) works for you.

I just got this phone a week and a half back and yes it needs a sd card but thats ok.I would have gave it 5 stars if it didn't drop so many calls.I do live between some hills.I had a iPhone 4 but it broke it dropped calls to but not as much as this one im trying to see if I should stick it out or send it back are contracked is up in 4 months its not that long but my be to long for so many dropped calls.if you live in a town with good phone strangth get this you live where there is lots off hilks skip this one

Slow but it works. And it's tough. My ONLY gripe is the battery life. It doesn't last a day. Networking is fast, supports wifi hotspot. Apps are sloowwwww. Takes a minute from click to play with pandora. Old android does not allow successful installation/use of some apps. I'm sure there is a pack you can install that will bring it up to date, though. These are all very clear limitations and none were unexpected given the product description (android version, speed of processor) except the very poor battery life. The phone is incredible for the price. I would consider anything that worked at all great for the price, though. I had to bring mine into a store to activate it... The guy had to try 3 times.

I agree with all the other reports that this phone is a dumb phone wrapped in a smart phone's shell. I bought it to get me from a broken phone to January when I get an upgrade and it does it's required job (call and answer the phone) fantastically. Unfortunately it just can't do anything else. No memory due to bulkware, always freezes or crashes, very slow processor. Very good swipe technology though. So that's a plus.