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Off late Pantech are launching some great new handsets. This time its their homeland, Korea who gets the masterpiece in the form of Pantech IM-U160. The slider phone has a 2.6″ QVGA LCD screen which features an aspect ratio of 15:9 compared to other phones which generally offer 4:3. The phone has a touch sensor keypad on the upper slide which vibrates when it is touched. Now according to me, this feature is totally useless but the company touts it as giving a unique feel to the user. Pantech IM-U160 has a 2 megapixel camera, DMB, music player, 184MB internal memory and a slot for microSD.

Via techeblog.

Korean handset manufacturer, Pantech has bagged couple of awards at the iF(International Forum) Design Award for excellence and innovation in the design of cellular phones and packaging. For innovative design, check out the Pantech Flexus 03 which looks stunning in black and white combination and boasts a trackball type input mechanism. Other details are pretty scarce at the moment.

Via techeblog.

If you ever doubted that the Asia-Pacific region gets all the best cellphones, then take a look at Pantech's latest offering! The Pantech IM-R110 boasts PMP, DMB and GXG (3D gaming) on a rotating screen, together with an MP3 player, an auto-rotative 2-megapixel autofocus camera and, curiously, an electronic dictionary. No surprise that it's Korea-only.

Via ministryoftech.

Pantech has announced a new mobile phone for the Korean market. It will be called the PT-S280 or the PT-K2800 from SKT and KTF operators respectively. This is relatively slim slider – 14.9 mm thick. It features simple design, says the manufacturer.

The phone is equipped with a 2” QVGA (240x320 pixels) LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera and an MP3-player. It supports multitasking and can be used to view texts. The recommended price makes up 300,000 Yen, i.e. about $320.

Via mobilewhack.

Verizon Wireless announced two new entry-level phones. First one is the Pantech PN-300, a clamshell that has two displays, the internal of which supports 65k colors. It lacks camera and advanced multimedia features, as it is targeted to people who don’t want to spend much on their mobile phone.

It seems that the clamshell form-factor is the main selling point for entry-level devices, as the other phone Verizon Wireless will offer is also of this design – the Kyocera K323. This one is coming with internal antenna, built-in camera, and bluetooth, but it will also be one of the free phones the carrier will offer in its line.

It’s expected for the Pantech PN-300 to launch very soon, while the Kyocera K323 will be available later, but probably before the end of the year.

Via engadget.