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World’s smallest camera flip phone gets a facelift

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Pantech Wireless, Inc. – the U.S.-based subsidiary of Pantech Group, Korea’s leading mobile phone manufacturer, introduced the Pantech C3, an enhanced version of the world’s smallest camera flip phone.

Building on the success of the C300, the company has given the popular phone a stylish upgrade. Customers can now articulate their personal style by quickly customizing their world’s smallest camera flip phones with a variety of changeable color faceplates. Upon purchase, the C3 comes equipped with both Secret Blue and Silver frontages. Other colors and styles will be made available following the launch.

“The C3 isn’t just a phone – it’s a personal, lifestyle statement. Following an increasing trend, this mobile device is designed to easily modify and become the newest fashion statement, accessory and messaging tool,” said Mike Cost, COO of Pantech Wireless. “We strive to provide pacesetting tools that our customers come to be envied for; the C3 is a perfect example of this approach.”

The multimedia C3, available exclusively through all Cingular Wireless sales channels in the U.S., allows users to share photos and songs with friends, hand-select and assign MP3 ringtones, utilize an array of instant messaging capabilities and stay connected with multiple mobile email services.

The phone is small and mighty, measuring only 2.72 inches tall, 1.69 inches wide and .8 inches thick when closed, and once opened it features a bright color screen, large fonts and a VGA camera with flash and zoom. It weighs only 71.9 grams.

The Pantech C3 features include changeable faceplates in multiple colors, mobile email support for Yahoo! Mail, AOL and MSN Hotmail, VGA camera with flash and 4x digital zoom in LCD mode, MMS, downloadable ringtones (MP3, MIDI & i-Melody), downloadable wallpapers and screensavers, high-speed data transmission via GPRS, picture and ringtone caller ID, predictive text input and calendar and reminders.