5-6 Inch Screen War
Pantech released its secret weapon, the VEGA Secret Note, set to climb to the top of the industry. It is noteworthy that Pantech finally added a pen to its smartphone, and thus now able to compete against Samsung and LG.
Pantech held an event called “Media Day” at its Seoul Sangam building on October 10, where it introduced the VEGA Secret Note. This model will be sold by all three domestic mobile providers next week.
The most noticeable difference is the internal writing device called the “V Pen” being featured for the first time. Unlike Samsung Galaxy Note’s Wacom push type pen, the VEGA Secret Note uses a touch type pen as in the LG Optimus Vu. When a user takes out the V pen, it activates the pen cover function, which pops up applications related to the pen such as the Mini V Note or Text Action, as well as any other applications previously set by the user. Also, taking out the pen with the smart cover closed will still allow users to take notes on the “Pop Note” feature through a small window on the smart cover.
The VEGA Secret Note has a large 5.9 inch screen, but Pantech uses an improved rear touch function which it first introduced to the domestic market for more convenient use. Using the “Secret Key” with fingerprint technology, users can enjoy better privacy protection features such as a “Secret Box” and “Secret Contacts.” The Secret Box allows users to protect their files with assigned lock patterns (fingerprint, pattern, or password). The Secret Contacts feature allows users to hide any contacts, messages, and/or call history saved on the device and access them through fingerprint confirmation only. Features such as reading Internet pages out loud and playing lossless FLAC sound files have been added as well. The Secret Note also uses the first smartphone USB receiving port feature, so users can send and receive files with other IT devices without using PCs. It uses 3,200mAh batteries which can fully charge in two hours.