SK Telecom Releasing the iPhone 4 On March 16th

It's taken SK Telecom long enough to jump on the iPhone 4 wagon. The carrier has just confirmed that they'll be launching the smartphone on March 16th, which is next Wednesday. Of course, they'll be the second carrier in Korea to launch the iPhone 4 since KT already has it. There's nothing special about this one but if you love SK Telecom then you might think about upgrading - or you can wait for the next one in a few months.

[Electronista]

South Koreans Can Now Pre-Order the Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1)

If you live in South Korea then there's some pretty good news for you. You can now pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) right now until February 7th. The 8GB model will cost you 399,000 won, while the larger 16GB model is 459,000 won. This PMP sports a 4-inch Super LCD display, a 1GHz CPU, a 3.2MP camera, a front-facing VGA camera, a T-DMB TV tuner, GPS / WiFi / Bluetooth support, a microSD card slot, the Android OS, and a 1,200mAh battery.

[Samsung Hub]

South Koreans Can Now Pre-Order the Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1)

If you live in South Korea then there's some pretty good news for you. You can now pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) right now until February 7th. The 8GB model will cost you 399,000 won, while the larger 16GB model is 459,000 won. This PMP sports a 4-inch Super LCD display, a 1GHz CPU, a 3.2MP camera, a front-facing VGA camera, a T-DMB TV tuner, GPS / WiFi / Bluetooth support, a microSD card slot, the Android OS, and a 1,200mAh battery.

[Samsung Hub]

South Korea Gets the LG Optimus 2X, White Model Coming In February

One of the most powerful smartphones has just hit South Korea - the home of StarCraft. Yes, I'm talking about the LG Optimus 2X, which features a dual-core Tegra 2 chipset along with a camera that's capable of recording 1080p HD video content. Like I said, this is available right now and the company has teased a white model which will reportedly be available in February.

[Engadget]

Pantech Vega X Gets Official For South Korea, Features DDR2 RAM and Android 2.2

Pantech has just revealed something that high-end smartphones should start featuring more and more as time passes and that's DDR2 RAM. The company announced the Vega X and it's reportedly the first phone to have it - probably 512MB of it. This will be available later this week in South Korea via KT and LG Telecom. This smartphone packs quite the spec sheet, it also has a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 CPU, and Android 2.2 "Froyo".

[Unwired View]

LG P990 Star Leaks Again, This Time It's Going To SK Telecom

Another version of the LG Star has just leaked out and it's the P990 Star which is destined for Korea. Is it just me or does the photo above look like the Samsung Galaxy S? Moving along, this LG (P990) Star smartphone is headed to SK Telecom but it's still unknown when or for how much it'll be available. Yes, it's still packing the powerful Nvidia Tegra 2 along with an 8MP camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording, an HDMI port, and Android 2.2. Before launch, this is expected to be running on Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" which was made official just two days ago.

[GSM Arena Blog]