Pantech handsets

Wednesday, January 10th 2007 - 03:25 CET - Comments: 0

P antech Group, one of the world’s fastest growing handset manufacturers, announced today the launch of five new handsets as part of plans to further build its share of the rapidly expanding mobile phone market in Latin America. The five handsets will be made available through Telcel, the largest mobile service operator in Latin America. Pantech, which established a dedicated subsidiary in Mexico last year, plans to increase its share of the local market by expanding the range of Pantech models on offer to Mexican consumers.

Pantech handsets with advanced multimedia
Ji-Kwan Kim, President, Pantech Mobile Mexico, said: "Since last year, we have significantly built up our operations in Mexico, in line with the rising demand for handsets with advanced multimedia features. Today's announcement is just the latest stage in our strategy to develop the Pantech brand in Mexico and to increase our presence in the region as a whole."

 

Pantechs PG6200 fingerprint recognition mobile phone
Among the handsets to be introduced to the Mexican market is the award-winning PG-6200, Pantech's newest fingerprint recognition mobile phone. Key features include a 2 megapixel camera supporting video clip recording and viewing, MP3 player functionality, and 20MB of user memory to store images and music files. Earlier this year, the PG-6200 handset was honored at the prestigious iF (International Forum) Design Awards for excellence and innovation in the design of cellular phones. The other new handsets include the PG-1310V, PG-1610, PG-3810 and PG-1810 phones.

 

Pantech PG-1310V clamshell style mobile phone

The PG-1310V is a clamshell style mobile phone with an exceptional range of applications for users, including a 1.5" 65K CSTN LCD, VGA CMOS camera, 40 polyphonic ringtones and voice scheduler. The PG-1610 slider phone is equipped with a 1.5" 65K CSTN LCD, VGA CMOS camera and speakerphone. The clamshell style PG-3810 includes a 1.5" 260K main TFT LCD, 1.0" 260K sub TFT, VGA CMOS, and 64 polyphonic ringtones, while the PG-1810 clamshell phone has a 1.8" 260K main TFT LCD, 1.0" 65K CSTN, VGA CMOS and MP3 player.

 

Pantech's partnership with Telcel for the Mexican market
Pantech entered the mobile phone market in Mexico in 2004, in an exclusive partnership with Telcel. Since the end of 2005, the company has become the fourth ranking manufacturer in Mexico in sales. Pantech Mobile Mexico, S.A.DE C.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary established last year to handle all Pantech's operations in the Mexican market. Pantech plans to further expand its presence in the local handset market this year with estimated projected sales in Mexico of 1.3 million units in 2006.