Pantech Vega R3 available in South Korea

The Pantech Vega R3 is a phone-tablet cross that aims to compete head on with the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the LG Optimus Vu II. By looking at its specs, it seems it will do so without much hassle. The Pantech Vega R3 runs on the latest Snapdragon S4 chipset, which basically means 1.5 GHz Quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and an Adreno 320 GPU. The rest of the specs are:

• 5.3" Natural IPS Pro LCD with 1280x720 resolution
• 2,600 mAH battery with talk-time upto 14 hours and 30 minutes
• A 2 port charger, which allows simultaneous charging of the phone and a spare battery
• 13MP back camera
• LTE, NFC, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
• Android 4.0.4 out of the box with Jelly Bean update to come later
• Oh yeah, a micro-sd card slot too for extra storage

The Pantech Vega R3 is available through the 3 carriers in South Korea and interested users should check it out as it looks to be a promising device.