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hi everybody I'm Chris walk from android authority released just under two weeks ago the pantech discover is the company's latest mid-range android powered phone how does it hold up find out in our review now android phones have come a long way in a very short amount of time we're at a point where even phones running pretty modest hardware can provide a great experience and while pantech may be known as a maker of budget phones the hardware in the pantech discover isn't actually all that modest so let's get started by taking a look at the specs the pantech discover runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon s4 plus chipset with a 1.5 gigahertz dual-core processor as one gig of ram and 16 gigs of storage which is expandable via microsd the screen is 4.8 inches and 720p HD with a resolution of 1280 by 720 the front and rear cameras are 12.6 megapixels and 2 megapixels respectively with the rear camera capable of capturing 1080p video finally the battery has a capacity of 2,200 milliamp hours for a fairly inexpensive mid-range phone the pantech discover has a nice solid feel while remaining light at 4.7 6 ounces or 135 grants the design flows nicely with a bump on the back housing both the rear camera lens and the dual 3d surround sound speakers the shape is a major plus and combined with the textured back this is one of the most comfortable phones I've held in a while hardware buttons are minimal with just the power button on top and the volume rocker on the left side everything else is handled via on-screen buttons the 4.8 inch 720p display may not be the best display we've ever seen but it's far from the worst especially considering the price point of the discover video looks nice colors are vivid and rendering of text and icons as sharp matching or exceeding the displays we've seen on pricier phones with the specs being so similar to the LG spectrum to we reviewed recently I had a fairly good idea what to expect performance wise and the pantech discover met my expectations it isn't going to blow any high-end phones out of the water but in day-to-day use the discover is going to be up to most challenges you throw at it especially apps which rely most heavily on the CPU and that does account for the vast majority of apps available the pantech discover runs a skinned version of android 4.0 ice cream sandwich we've heard that an update to jelly bean is on the way but we're not sure whether it'll be 4.1 or if pantech will skip directly to 4.2 the usual suite of Google Apps is included as are some pre-loaded AT&T apps which as usual can't be removed but generally there seem to be less bloatware than we've seen on other recent devices one major plus for me at least is that swiftkey is included out of the box which i prefer greatly to any other keyboard the pantech discovers camera may be a bit bare bones compared to those found on other phones but I found it to be quite usable with decent focus and low-light performance HDR and panoramic modes are included and options like exposure white balance and focus mode can be adjusted the 1080p video capture was decent as well with fairly accurate color representation and a steady frame rate of 30 frames per second battery life on the pantech discover is pretty much what you might expect from a device with the 2200 milliamp hour battery pantech claims roughly 10 hours of talktime and those numbers usually match up with what I think of as moderate use time video and games are obviously going to drain the battery faster but in normal use the discover should easily last through a day without charging though you'll want to bring a charger on weekend trips and there you have it in the end the pantech discover is a solid stylish phone that isn't going to break the bank if you'd like to know more about the pantech discover check out the full review in textual format at android authority calm and if you want to make sure you don't miss anything make sure to subscribe to our channel i'm chris blow up from android authority and thanks for watching