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'''Pantech Inc.''' ({{lang-ko|주식회사 팬택}}) is a [[South Korea]]n 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 [[USA|U.S.]] market, the company primarily manufactures phones for the two largest wireless carriers, [[AT&T Mobility|AT&T]] and [[Verizon Wireless|Verizon]].
According to a July 2014 report from [[CNET]], Pantech is facing bankruptcy with over $475 million in debt.<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|first=Sa Youn|last=Hwang|website=CNET}}</ref>
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== Released in South Korea ==
[[Smartphone|Smartphones]] manufactured by Pantech and released in [[South Korea]]
=== 3G Smartphone ===
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