Pantech Cell Phones

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Pantech cell phones may not be as popular in North America and Europe as they are in the company's native Korea, but they are certainly making headway into these international markets, aggressively approaching them with unique cell phones, interesting designs, and cutting edge technology. If you want to be a little different than the rest of the Motorola, Nokia, or Sony Ericsson sporting crowd, then maybe you should seriously consider some Pantech cell phones.

Pantech Cell Phones -- Korea's third largest mobile phone maker

Pantech Cell Phones

Brief Pantech & Curitel Company Background

Pantech & Curitel is a cell phone maker based out of South Korea. In the company's early history, they served predominantly as an ODM, or Original Design Manufacturer. What this meant is that they developed and created a number of different cell phones, but when these actually hit the marketplace, they'd be branded under a different company, typically the service provider selling the phone.

Pantech & Curitel was established in 2000, but they have quickly expanded their business outside of their domestic market (where most of their effort and sales are still found), reaching out to such international locales as Japan, Hong Kong, India, Europe, Australia, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Pantech is Korea's third largest maker of mobile phones.

Pantech Cell Phones in USA and Canada

  • The Pantech C3 is an update to the previously announced C300. This impossibly tiny cell phone is being touted as the world's smallest camera flip phone, and you'll be hard pressed to find anything that even comes close to comparing in its miniature-ness. Available through Cingular Wireless, it has a VGA (640 x 480 pixel) camera, interchangeable faceplates for a customized look, and advanced email and instant messaging services.
  • Another incredibly small flip phone, the Pantech PN-218 comes with a "chiselled exterior" and a "rugged, hard appearance." Available through Alltel Wireless in the United States, this phone comes with a ringtone shuffler, VGA camera, speakerphone, and BREW 2.1.
  • Available through Telus Mobility in Canada, the Pantech PN-3200 is an entry-level clamshell that is "targeted at young, trend-setting consumers." Pantech has made cell phones for Telus in the past, but this is the first that comes with Pantech branding. Key features include a built-in camera, music/video player, Bluetooth, and a speakerphone.
  • For a more powerful handheld solution, you may want to consider the PN-820 being sold by Verizon Wireless. Unlike most other flip phones on the market, this handset runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, providing users with a very powerful handheld computing solution, complete with mobile versions of Word, Excel, and other popular Windows programs. It gets super-speedy data via EV-DO, decent pictures from its 1.3 megapixel camera, and additional memory from a miniSD expansion slot.

Mobile Phones Only in Korea

Just as many of the most innovative and fashionable cell phones created by LG Electronics and Samsung seem to stay put in their home Korea, such is also the case when it comes to unique and unusual cell phones designed and sold by Pantech & Curitel. Here are some of the coolest offerings that are probably only available in Korea.

  • The PT-S280 has a similar delectable look as the popular LG Chocolate Phone, particularly the CDMA variant offered through Verizon and Telus Mobility. The circular navigation wheel features prominently in the front of this slider phone. The display is a large 2.0 inches of QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) goodness, and you'll also enjoy an integrated media player, 1.3 megapixel camera, and "mobile banking capabilities."
  • If you think that the IM-U140 looks a lot like the Danger-designed T-Mobile Sidekick, you're not alone. Instead of a text messaging-centric QWERTY keyboard, however, this cell phone comes with S-DMB Mobile TV. The color touchscreen display is a gigantic 2.6-inch QVGA widescreen, the largest on any S-DMB handheld. Other notable features include an incredible 3 megapixel camera, electronic dictionary, four channel stereo speakers, and PictBridge support.
  • It may be somewhat reminiscent of the Motorola SLVR, but the PG-1400 is Pantech's most popular cell phone thus far. In fact, they have sold over one million units as of June 2006, being the first Pantech-branded cell phone to achieve that feat.

 


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