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Korean handset maker, Pantech will be the next company to watch out for in this already competitive mobile handset market. Clubbing both looks and functionality, they have launched a clamshell phone known as the IM-U170. Its metallic casing comprising of magnesium and its keypad illuminated with Electroluminescense light makes you feel that you are holding something to flaunt about. The GUI is flash based and has the world’s first face-recognition mobile game. The integrated camera tracks the user’s face movement and acts as a controller for the game. The phone has also included the support of viewing MS Office files and will be selling under SKY in Korea. Read more for full features and specifications.

Clamshell handset in metal case + metallic keypad
Main Display: 2.2’’ 260K QVGA TFT LCD
Sub Display: 1 line OLED
Dimension: 96.5 x 48 x 15.4 mm / weight: 106.6g
Camera: 2M CMOS(w/Auto Focus) + VGA CMOS in front
Face recognition technology
MP3 Player
128 polyphonic ringtones
User memory capacity: up to 120MB
Electronic dictionary
Document viewer
Internal antenna