Pantech have released a new multimedia mobile phone, called the Pantech IM-U100.  According to Pantech, the new Korean phone is designed to provide users with a “world class Portable Multimedia Player (PMP) phone, incorporating MP3 player, camera and movie functions.” So what makes it world class, when every other phone out there offers similar features? Screen size, that’s what. The IM-U100 boasts a 2.6 inch wide TFT screen, with an aspect ratio of 15:9 (normal phones have an aspect ratio of 4:3).

 

Pantech are pitching the phone firmly at the PMP market, and its features clearly reflect that. Better still, although only available in Korea at the moment, Pantech man Ji-Bong Ryoo has said “We are confident that users in Korea and, eventually, overseas will appreciate the world class PMP functionality of the new IM-U100”.  So for a change, this new Korean phone will find its way outside of Korea - hurrah for Pantech!

 

More pictures and features of the Pantech IM-U100 PMP phone after the jump.

 

[Source: Pantech]

 

 

The Pantech’s IM-U100’s main claim to fame is the quality of its individual components. As well as the large screen (which lets users see all menus without having to scroll down), there’s also a high quality audio system, and a 2 megapixel camera that also offers a panorama capability.

 

Available in Korea to begin with later this month, priced about $550 (US).