'''Pantech Inc.''' ({{lang-ko|주식회사 팬택}}) is a [[South KoreanKorea]]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]].
