| Korea gets its first Windows Mobile smartphones |
Jul. 19, 2005
[Updated Aug. 1, 2005] -- Pantech has introduced what it is calling the first smartphone on the Korean market, a Windows Mobile device developed "in close partnership with Microsoft and Intel." The PH-S8000T, an 800 MHz CDMA1*EV-DO phone, is based on a 400MHz Intel PXA270 XScale processor (Bulverde) and features a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player, VOD, photo caller ID, and Yamaha 64 poly-tone sound, according to a statement issued yesterday.
The smartphone comes equipped with 32MB of RAM, 128MB Flash ROM, a memory card slot, and a retractable antenna. It measures 91.7 x 49.2 x 25.9 mm and weighs 141.2 grams. It runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition smartphone software platform, and comes with Internet Explorer Mobile Version, Microsoft ActiveSync, and Microsoft Outlook. Pantech says it is targeting the device at "mobile professionals, knowledge workers, and entertainment multimedia enthusiasts."
The PH-S8000T is the fourth mobile phone introduced by Pantech within the past month, including a multimedia phone, and more will be introduced "over the coming months," including models with digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) and Bluetooth connectivity, according to the company's announcement.
Comprised of Pantech&Curitel Communications, Inc., Pantech Co., Ltd. and Pantech C&I Inc., Pantech significantly strengthened its operations with the recent acquisition of SK Teletech, a subsidiary of SK Telecom. The deal may mean that Pantech is now the second largest manufacturer of mobile phones in Korea, after Samsung Electronics, according to Korea Times.
Pantech showcased the PH-S8000T at Cebit CeBIT 2005 earlier this year. The company's statement announcing the debut of the smartphone in Korea this week can be found here, along with several photos. Additional coverage (with photos) appears here.
Samsung to debut Windows Mobile smartphone in Korea next month?
Following Pantech's announcement, Telecoms Korea reported today that Samsung Electronics plans to launch a Windows Mobile smartphone in Korea next month. The SCH-M600 will include "stereo Bluetooth," among other functions, according to the Telecoms Korea story.
 In March, Samsung unveiled a tri-band GSM/GPRS Windows Mobile-based "embedded music smartphone" with a built-in 3 GB hard disk drive, the SGH-i300 (shown at the right). Samsung's i600 Windows Mobile smartphone arrived in the US in November, 2003. Additionally, the company is slated to introduce the Windows Mobile based SCH-i730 Pocket PC phone in the US this month.
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