Pantech Crux (photos)
The Pantech Crux makes a good multimedia feature phone on paper, but its poor touch-screen performance prevents us from recommending it.
Nicole Lee
Nicole Lee is a senior associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also a fan of comic books, video games, and of course, shiny gadgets.
Pantech Crux
The Pantech Crux is a mid-range multimedia touch screen feature phone from Verizon Wireless. It has a unique sliding mechanism that locks and unlocks the screen.
Keypad
The Pantech Crux has a decent virtual dialpad.
Lock the screen
As we mentioned, you need to slide the phone down to lock the screen. As a screen lock indicator, there's a tiny padlock icon at the top.
Camera
The Pantech Crux has a 3-megapixel camera on the back.
Slim
The Pantech Crux is 0.5-inch thick.
Virtual keyboard
The Pantech Crux has a virtual keyboard for text messaging.
Palm
The Pantech Crux fits comfortably in the hand due to its slim and lightweight shape.
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