Pantech SKY IM-U160 Handset

Pantech has recently announced the launch of the IM-U160 handset, which is a combination phone and television set.

As you can see, the QVGA LCD screen is a wide one at 2.6 inches. Therefore, the aspect ratio fits well with a 15:9, as opposed to the 4:3 offered by most phones. As mentioned before, this phone can somehow tune into the airwaves, but I don't seem to have any info on how that is possible. However, with cell phone technology being what it is these days, very little surprises me anymore.

However, I can't tell if the screen is in color or not. I mean it looks like there a little shade of red on the young girls...shorts on the screen, but that could be hand-colored. You would think that the company would have used a more colorful image if it was in color, though. I have another shot of it with a very colorful SKY logo (SKY is a division of Pantech) on the screen, but I didn't use it because it looked like it was made by a computer.

Other features include a 2 Megapixel camera with Auto Focus and PictBridge Function. The phone has about 184MB of memory, along with a Micro SD slot. This is just the thing for those who like to play the MP3s, and the IM-U160 has a player just for that.

Another interesting feature that this slider phone has is a touch sensor keypad on its upper slide. Apparently, this touch sensor keypad can also vibrate when its surface is being touched. I'm not sure what that is good for, but that's just what my source says.

Look for the Digital Media Broadcast (DMB) phone in Korea in the next few days. I don't have a price yet, but it will be launched under Pantech's SKY brand.
12/14/2006 9:47:02 AM
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