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|name = Pantech Inc.<br />주식회사 팬택
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'''Pantech Inc.''' ({{lang-ko|주식회사 팬택}}) is a [[South Korea]]nKorean [[company]] that manufactures [[mobile phone]]s. Established in 1991, its market is mainly domestic with partners in the [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Europe]] and finally [[Vietnam]]. In 2012 Pantech was the second best-selling handset maker in [[South Korea]], according to [[Gartner]]. In 2013 [[Samsung Electronics]] bought a 10% stake in Pantech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20130522005400320|title=Samsung to buy stake in smaller local rival Pantech|date=May 22, 2013|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref> Pantech also partners with [[Personal Communications Devices|PCD]] for specialized phones.
 
For the U.S. market, the company primarily manufactures phones for the two largest wireless carriers, [[AT&T Mobility|AT&T]] and [[Verizon Wireless|Verizon]]. Pantech launched an eco-friendly 3G messaging phone for AT&T as well as a 4G LTE Android handset for Verizon Wireless in 2012. Both smartphones have touchscreens and QWERTY keyboards that slide out.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-07-31|title=Pantech Ships 3G, 4G Phones|url=https://www.twice.com/news/pantech-ships-3g-4g-phones-38901|access-date=2021-05-14|website=TWICE|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
According to a report in July 2014 from [[CNET]], Pantech is facing [[bankruptcy]] risk with a [[debt]] of $475 million.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/korean-handset-maker-pantech-faces-bankruptcy-with-475m-debt/|title=Korean handset maker Pantech faces bankruptcy with $475M debt|last=Hwang|first=Sa Youn|website=CNET}}</ref> In October 2015, [[BusinessKorea]] said that Korean [[Regulatory agency|regulators]] have approved the acquisition by a domestic technology group led by [[Optis Inc|Optis]] and [[Solid Inc|Solid]]. In 2014, Only imported in country and exported in [[Vietnam]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=12529|title=Pantech’s Revival to Depend on IoT, Indonesian Market|date=October 19, 2015|website=비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea}}</ref>
 
== Released in South Korea ==
[[File:Pantech_VEGA_Iron.jpg|220x124px|thumb|right|Pantech vega iron phone]]
[[Smartphone]]s manufactured by Pantech and released in [[South Korea]]
 
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**'''Pantech SKY VEGA S (IM-A730)'''
*'''Pantech SKY Mirach A (IM-A740)'''
*’’’Pantech SKY Vega(IM-A650S)’’’
*'''Pantech SKY Vega Racer (IM-A760/A770/A775/A780/)'''
*'''Pantech SKY VEGA N°5 (IM-T100)'''
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*'''Pantech Jest'''
:The '''Jest''' is square shaped with rounded corners. Its dimensions are approximately 3 inches long and 2 inch inches wide. The Jest has a slide down QWERTY keyboard and a 2-megapixel camera.
 
*'''Pantech UMW190'''
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Technology|Companies}}
* [[List of Korea-related topics]]
* [[Economy of South Korea]]
* [[Communications in South Korea]]
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[[Category:South Korean brands]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Seoul]]
[[Category:1991South establishmentsKorean incompanies Southestablished Koreain 1991]]
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