Samsung beats 2009 handset forecast on touchscreen demand

From InfoWorld: Samsung Electronics is on track to beat its 2009 sales target of 200 million mobile phones, and touchscreen handsets will account for one of every five mobile phones it sells this year, the company said Monday.

The company did not provide a new mobile phone sales target.

Samsung held the second-largest share of the worldwide mobile phone market in the third quarter, trailing Nokia but well ahead of third-placed LG Electronics, according to market researcher IDC.

The South Korean electronics giant has sold 50 million touchscreen mobile phones so far this year, the company said. Last year, Samsung had only sold 10 million touchscreen handsets by the end of November.

"The growth in sales shows the rapid adoption of touchscreen phones by mainstream consumers," the company said in a statement, noting the importance of multimedia as well as sleek handset designs.

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