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Line 1: {{Short description\|South Korean company}}{{distinguish\|Pantex\|Pentax}} {{Infobox company \|name = Pantech Inc.<br />주식회사 팬택 Line 18: }} '''Pantech Inc.''' ({{lang-ko\|주식회사 팬택}}) is a South Korean [[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 == Line 39: *'''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)''' Line 136 ⟶ 137: '''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''' Line 153 ⟶ 154: == See also == {{Portal\|Technology\|Companies}} [[Economy of South Korea]] * [[Communications in South Korea]]