Pantech may be first to use Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 810

After officially launching highly anticipated Vega Iron 2, Pantech has big plans for the sequel to its Secret Note phablet. According to reports out of South Korea, it has been suggested that Pantech could be one of the first few Android OEMs to come to the market with a device packing Qualcomm’s 64-bit chipset, the Snapdragon 810.

The first ever phablet which is going to be packed this beast Soc is Pantech Vega Note 2. Further  reports indicates that, the successor of Vega Note Phablet would have Adreno 430 GPU featuring ARM’s big LITTLE technology with four Cortex-A57 and four Cortex-A53 cores. This combination of CPU and GPU is monster so far and they are capable of handling 4k Video and LTE-Advanced Technology speed at 300 Mbps.

Qualcomm announced the availability of silicon to manufacturers will be from this year end,expecting the devices equipped with this newly fangled processors sometime in the first half of 2015. The reports from Asia states that this new Pantech phablet will be released in the second half of this year.

The new Vega Note features a 6-inch 1440×2560 display to show off all the graphic expertise of the new chipset. The device also supports stylus and a special hardware to keep the motor cool while being put to work. Pantech’s flagships typically doesnot have a wide network outside of Asia, so it might score a headlines globally during the official launch of Vega Note 2 next year. We’ll keep you in the loop as we get further updates.

 

Pantech may be first to use Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 810

Pantech Vega Iron 2 is official,doesnot have Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

Vega Iron 2 is the new Android Smartphone from Pantech that has been announced officially in its home market, South Korea. The high end LTE-A device will be available in the same country later this month. The image of this device shows a physical home button which has been almost vanished on the Smartphones these days.

The Vega Iron 2 has a 5.3 inch 1080p AMLOED touchscreen display and runs on the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat Operating System out of the box. The smartphone is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Soc, clocking at 2.3 GHz, this might be little disappointing as the previous rumors suggested that the device will be coming with Snapdragon 805. The device also features a       3 GB RAM and has a 3,220 mAh battery on the back to power it.

The handset also has a 13 MP rear facing camera with optical image stabilization that is capable of taking 4K videos and a 2.1 MP front facing camera for selfies. The on-board memory of the device is at 32 GB and has the connectivity of 3G along with Blueooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. The dimension of the device is at 144.2 x 73.5 x 7.9 mm,while its weight tips the scale at 152 grams.

The Pantech Vega Iron2 will be available in Black and White colour variant- both being manufactured using a metal frame. There’s no word on how much the smartphone will cost, and neither on an eventual international availability.We cannot expect this device to come out of South Korea as its predecessors also were limited to their home country.

Pantech Vega Iron 2 is official,doesnot have Qualcomm Snapdragon 805