14 DAY TRIAL // The Korean company Pantech, announced that it would supply its second CDMA model to the Japanese mobile carrier KDDI, starting in September. The new A1406PT handset features practical applications and a convenient design that will be targeted at middle aged and elderly mobile phone users.
Customized for middle aged and elderly users, the model features special functions for security and convenience. Three 'one touch' keys, located under the main display, allow users to dial three different numbers quickly with one touch.
The phone is equipped with a sizeable 2.4'' LCD screen that shows enlarged letters and key pad buttons with larger letters. A security alarm, located on the upper folder, sounds when a button on the front of the handset is pressed in an emergency.
Other features on the A1406PT include a 1.3 megapixel camera supporting video clip recording and viewing, MP3 ringtone, email and EZweb. Pantech plans to release the product in lighter colors, in white and pink.
The CDMA handset market in Japan is currently one of the world's largest, next to the U.S., with more than 90 million mobile subscribers. Pantech plans to continue to apply its 'select and focus' regional expansion strategy to enlarge its share of the Japanese market.