14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean mobile phone maker Pantech has just announced the release of a new LTE smartphone for their home land market, namely the Pantech Vega LTE.
The new device was spotted into the wild before, has received the necessary certification from the WiFi Alliance only recently, and is set to land on shelves at wireless carrier SK Telecom, Pantech announced.
The handset arrives on shelves in South Korea with high-end specifications, starting with the large 4.5-inch touchscreen display on the front, capable of delivering an 800 x 1280 pixel resolution.
Moreover, the new mobile phone includes a fast dual-core application processor, with each core clocked in at 1.5GHz, complemented by 1GB of RAM for increased performance capabilities.
The specifications list of Pantech's new Vega LTE also includes 16GB of internal memory, complemented by a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of external storage space.
On the back, the new device sports an 8-megapixel photo snapper, which should provide support for recording videos in full HD. There is also a front-facing 1.3MP camera on the front, a great option when it comes to video calling.
The mobile phone also comes to the market with WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 (2.4GHz and 5.xGHz Dual-Band) connectivity, as well as with 3G and 4G LTE capabilities.
The phone was packed with support for GSM 1900/1800/900 MHz and LTE 850MHz, W-CDMA 2100MHz frequencies.
The new Pantech Vega LTE packs a 1830mAh battery inside, as well as built-in GPS receiver, and the usual set of sensors. It should arrive on shelves at SK Telecom in two color flavors, namely white and black.
The handset runs under Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, and offers support for various Google Mobile services, as well as for applications available for download via the Android Market.
For the time being, Pantech did not unveil info on the possible arrival of the new device on shelves in other countries around the world, but the company might consider pushing it to more countries in the near future.