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Helio Ocean
Screen	2.4" QVGA, 260K color TFT-LAC, 240 x 320 resolution
Ringtone	Polyphonic ringtone
Memory	200 MB + extra memory available via microSD
Networks	CDMA 1xEV-DO 800/1900 MHz
Connectivity	USB
Physical size	4.33" (H) x 2.20" (W) x 0.86" (D)
Weight	5.61 ounces

Ocean, nicknamed "The Oz", is a dual slider multimedia wireless mobile device sold by wireless carrier Helio, and made by Pantech (model PN-810). The device compares to the Danger Hiptop (T-Mobile Sidekick) and the enV for Verizon or the LG Voyager. The Ocean was released Friday, May 11, 2007.^[1] The Ocean has an array of features supported on the Helio service, including Location Based Services. The Ocean is loaded with a version of Google Maps that uses the device's GPS to locate the user on a map and the Buddy Beacon application that lets friends share their current location with each other via Mapquest. A distinctive feature of the Ocean is its dual sliding mechanism - when slid down in the vertical position, it reveals a numeric keypad. When slid down in the horizontal position, it reveals a 35-key QWERTY keyboard.

1 Features
2 Ocean issues
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Features

The Helio Ocean has a considerable amount of features at the time of its release. According the Helio's website, future firmware updates will increase functionality. Standard Features:

Address Book
Alarm Clock
Bluetooth
Calendar
Calculator
Caller ID
Internet Browsing (recently hacked to use the Opera Mini browser^[2])
Speaker Phone
Voice Memo Recorder
Microsoft Exchange Support (for $9.99 a month)

Communication:

Full QWERTY keyboard
T9 Text
Korean character set
AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Pager, and MSN Messenger for mobile
POP/IMAP/Exchange Email Support

GPS Related:

GPS Capability: advanced satellite technology for directions or socializing
Buddy Beacon- Allows user to see where other users are in the world.
Google Maps

Additional Features:

Camera: 2 megapixel, built-in flash, 4x digital zoom, and MPEG 4 video camera.
Music/Video Player: MP3, MPEG 4, H.264, AAC, and WMA player, QVGA video, VOD, MOD, MMS
MySpace Mobile
Photo Studio with special effects

Ocean issues

The Ocean has several known software glitches that cause undesirable effects like the screen freezing while web browsing and various hangups while accessing new screens. You can not use the Ocean's music player in the background of other phone functions. Although the music player does have an option for "Surf" (web-browsing), you can not instant message, text, or anything of that nature while listening to music. However you do get your notification by vibration for your text messages. The Ocean is often criticized for the end button placement (above the control pad in landscape and right to it in portrait), which can cause the user to accidentally press the end button while web browsing and quit the browser.