With Pantech on the rise in not only South Korea but here in the USA as well, it’s only a little surprising to find them teasing their next-generation smartphone “Vega Iron” with a processor more powerful than the GALAXY S 4. Both the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and the HTC One are coming to the public with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, a quad-core processor that’s easily one of the most powerful on the market today. To outdo such a move, the Pantech Vega Iron will be pumping up with the Snapdragon 800, a processor we’ve only seen in the lab before today.
News of the Vega Iron comes from South Korea with word that the smartphone could launch as early as next week. Of course with the announcement coming next week as well, we must take a wild guess and say that it’s not the actual store availability that’s coming next week, but the announcement only. Along with this tip comes a suggestion that the Vega will not be rounded off as its predecessors have been, but a sharp rectangular visage – maybe even bringing some “Nokia-esque” color casings with it as well.
Under the hood it’s suggested that the Pantech Vega Iron will be bringing a massive 5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. This beast is said to be powered by a rather big 2150mAh battery while it features a 13 megapixel camera on its back. Inside you’ll find what some sources suggest will be the Snapdragon 600 while other suggest the Snapdragon 800, both of these being quad-core processors of note, and in either case a 2GB bit of RAM to back it all up.
Have a peek in the timeline below and get pumped up for this release – everybody’s joining in on the massive smartphone with powerful processor party! Everyone in the whole entire world, for sure!
[via MyDrivers]
Pantech Vega Iron busts out to break down GALAXY S 4 and HTC One is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Are smartphones taking the same route as that of the modern day flat screen TV? Perhaps, especially when you consider most of the new TVs released tend to gravitate towards a monolithic design, and making sure that as little of the bezel as possible is shown is another factor that assists consumers to part with money in their wallet and bank account. Well, Pantech might be thinking along the same lines when it comes to their Pantech IM-A870 smartphone, which is a 5” smartphone that tries as much as possible to reduce the visible bezel.
The Pantech Vega No. 6 was first released in South Korea last month, and the company was pretty much quiet on whether it will arrive in other countries or not. I guess that the correct answer would be “Yes”, as it seems that the Pantech Vega No. 6 is no longer an exclusive handset restricted to South Korea, but has also been launched in Hong Kong. The asking price for the high end Pantech Vega No. 6? So far, folks living in the ex-British colony will have to fork out approximately $770 after conversion, so assuming it arrives unlocked in other countries, expect to pony up cash somewhere in the same region.
Pantech introduced their first smartphone that has an HD touchscreen in the US just last month, in the form of the Pantech Discover for AT&T. Well, it seems that the smartphone company intends to gain a larger footprint in the lower-midrange handset market without breaking the bank with yet another variant of the Pantech Discover, coming in the form of the Pantech Perception for Verizon Wireless. Needless to say, it will also be priced to please, and it the Pantech Perception has already arrived at the FCC, gaining approval in the process – meaning, it should soon be ready for public purchase.
There is Mambo No. 5, and here we are with the Pantech Vega No. 6. Pantech is incidentally the third largest handset manufacturer in South Korea, where they have officially announced their maiden attempt at the Full HD smartphone market. We first heard whispers about the Pantech Vega No. 6 a week ago, where it will carry a 5.9” screen that sports Full HD resolution, with dimensions that measure 158.6mm × 83.2mm × 9.9mm.
