Verizon launches Pantech Perception with Motion Sense, Android Jelly Bean coming later
Several months after we presented you the first image of it, the Pantech Perception has been announced by Verizon Wireless today. The new smartphone will be available starting this Thursday (April 25), both online and in Verizon retail stores. It’s going to cost $99.99 on contract, after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Perception comes with [...]
Pantech Vega Iron with Jelly Bean gets official, 2 million units could be sold in Korea only
Pantech has officially announced its Vega Iron Android smartphone – first seen in press photos just a few days ago. It looks like the Iron doesn’t have a 5 inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display, but only a 5 inch HD one (1280 x 720). The good news is that it is almost “bezel-less”, [...]
Pantech’s Full HD Vega Iron smartphone pictured, comes in black and white
Pantech has a new flagship Android smartphone, the Vega Iron IM-A870. As we told you last week, this will be officially announced on April 18. Until then, if you want to see what the handset looks like, we’ve discovered photos of it on a South Korea forum, alongside a reconfirmation of its main specs. The [...]
Pantech’s 5 inch Full HD IM-A870 Android smartphone called Vega Iron
The Pantech IM-A870 that we told you about yesterday will be launched under the name of Vega Iron. This is Pantech’s newest Android flagship smartphone, and will compete with other two handsets made by its South Korean rivals: Samsung Galaxy S4, and LG Optimus G Pro. As previously mentioned, the Vega Iron IM-A870 should be [...]
Pantech IM-A870 to sport a “bezel-less” 5″ touchscreen
One of the latest trends in the smartphone world is for manufacturers to call their newest devices ‘bezel-less’ – or something similar. The attempts to create screens with smaller and smaller bezels have certainly helped alleviate the tendency for handsets to pack bigger and bigger displays, but ‘bezel-less’? That we haven’t really seen yet, despite [...]
LG, Pantech want in on smart watch buzz too. LG says it also has its own Google Glass type of thing
The first solid rumors that Apple is working on iWatch got everyone scrambling to get in on the smart watch buzz. First – Samsung joined in with a semi-official announcement of its own smart watch efforts. Late last week we’ve heard that Google’s Android team is developing wrist wearable device too. Now LG and Pantech [...]
Pantech Vega No. 6 launched outside Korea
Last month, when Pantech released its latest high-end smartphone (the Vega No. 6) in South Korea, the company didn’t say if the device would be available in other countries. But now we know the new Vega isn’t a Korea-exclusive handset, as it’s been launched in Hong Kong. The Vega No. 6 costs 5,980 HKD (meaning [...]
Verizon’s Pantech Perception stops by the FCC, gets photographed from all angles
Pantech launched its first smartphone to come with an HD touchscreen in America last month, when it unveiled the Discover for AT&T. That’s got features that would have made it a flagship device to die for just one year ago, and yet it’s priced like a lower-midrange phone. So it’s pretty clear what Pantech’s strategy [...]
Pantech Vega No. 6 gets official: Android Jelly Bean, 5.9 inch 1080p display
Pantech, South Korea’s third largest handset maker, has officially presented its first full HD (1920 x 1080) smartphone – the Vega No. 6, of which we’ve first heard about a week ago. The Vega No. 6 is one of the largest smartphones ever (158.6 × 83.2 × 9.9 mm), as its 1080p display measures 5.9 [...]
Pantech Vega No.6 arrives in Korea in February with 5.9″ 1080p screen, quad-core CPU
Pantech is the third Korean phone maker, and while it heavily trails Samsung and LG across the world, it’s closer in terms of sales numbers in its home market. Over the past couple of years, Pantech has launched a myriad of high-end smartphones over there, and a few affordable devices in the US. The high-end [...]
AT&T Pantech Discover with HD screen and 12MP camera launching on January 11 for $49.99
AT&T has just announced a brand new Android smartphone: the Pantech Discover. Of course, this is the same device we showed you last week in exclusive photos. The Discover sports a 4.8 inch HD (1280 x 720) display, and comes with LTE connectivity, Android ICS (upgradeable to Jelly Bean), 3D surround sound, 12.6 MP rear [...]
AT&T sheds light on its Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers
Two days before the whole madness is set to start, AT&T has finally revealed its Black Friday deals. Furthermore, the carrier made sure that we know about its upcoming Cyber Monday offers as well. So what does AT&T have in store for you later this week? Well, it turns out that Black Friday itself will [...]
AT&T Pantech Burst and Pantech Element get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
AT&T’s Pantech Burst smartphone and Pantech Element tablet have been updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at long last. The updates bring the usual bits and blobs, alongside a new lockscreen, a new browser, and a Setup Wizard. The Pantech Burst will also get native sync for AT&T Address Book and expanded camera options [...]
New quad-core Pantech Vega R3 with Android ICS comes to take on Samsung Galaxy Note II
Only two months after launching the 5 inch Vega S5, Pantech has now introduced another extra-large smartphone: the Vega R3. The new Pantech Vega R3 is slightly larger than the S5, coming with a 5.3 inch display (HD, of course). It runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich – almost certainly upgradeable to Jelly Bean – [...]
AT&T Pantech Flex (Magnus P9090) with Android ICS and LTE gets official
Previously seen as the Pantech Magnus P9090, the Pantech Flex has been just announced by AT&T. And it turns out that it’s quite a unique handset, being the first in the US that allows users to chose between the traditional Android (4.0 ICS) UI, and a simplified interface called “Easy Experience.” According to AT&T and [...]
AT&T Pantech Magnus P9090 pictured, doesn’t look like the Vega Racer 2
As we told you two days ago, AT&T is getting ready to launch a new Pantech Android smartphone called Magnus P9090. While the Magnus has many features in common with the Pantech Vega 2, it turns out that it doesn’t really resemble it, design-wise. Engadget has managed to obtain photos of the Magnus, which show [...]
Pantech Vega Racer 2 may be coming to AT&T as the Magnus, HD screen and all
The Pantech Vega Racer 2 was unveiled in the company’s native South Korea in April. It’s Pantech’s latest flagship smartphone, and the third Korean phone maker wasn’t shy about it, saying it’s “the best” there is. If you were hoping for Pantech to bring the Vega Racer 2 to the US, your wishes may have [...]
Verizon intros the Pantech Marauder (Star Q) LTE Android phone
Verizon Wireless has officially announced a new LTE handset: the Pantech Marauder, first seen last week as the Pantech Star Q. The Marauder will be available at Verizon starting August 2 (this Thursday), for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a new 2-yr contract agreement. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the new smartphone [...]
AT&T launches rugged Pantech Renue QWERTY phone
AT&T and Pantech have introduced a new messaging phone in the US: the Pantech Renue. Featuring a sliding QWERTY keyboard, the Renue uses Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform, and doesn’t require a smartphone plan (like most Android handsets do). The phone is rugged, meeting military standard 810G – hence being protected against damage from sand, dust, [...]
Verizon to launch the Pantech Star Q with LTE and Adroid 4.0 ICS
Verizon is reportedly getting ready to launch a new LTE Android smartphone made by Pantech (almost one year after it released the Pantech Breakout – currently available for $29.99 on contract). The new handset’s name is Pantech Star Q. Like in the case of Sprint’s Motorola Photon Q, the “Q” here represents the fact that [...]
