LG Electronics Inc, the third--largest mobile phone maker, will likely delay the unveiling of a tablet computer until next year to focus on offering handsets that can rival Apple Inc’s iPhone, an LG official said.
LG will probably introduce the product running on Google Inc’s Android operating system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, said the -official, who asked not to be identified because the plan hasn’t been announced. While the hardware is ready, LG is still working on the device’s software, the official said. The company said in July it planned to sell its first tablet computer during the fourth quarter.
In the past month, the South Korean electronics maker replaced its chief executive officer and overhauled management after LG’s -failure to capture the booming demand for smartphones led to a record loss at its main handset business. LG aims to sell 10 million units of Optimus One smartphones before it takes on Samsung Electronics Co, Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) and Apple’s iPad in the tablet market.
“LG plans to release tablet computers with an operating system optimized for the devices,” the company said in an e-mailed statement.
The device, which has yet to be named, sports a display larger than the seven-inch screen of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the official said. LG is in talks with carriers on pricing, the person said.
RIM last month unveiled the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer. The device will be available in the US early next year and in other countries in the second quarter, according to the company.
Apple sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days after the device’s April debut, eclipsing sales of its iPod music player.
Sales of such tablet computers could reach 16 million units this year and 35 million next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said in a report last month.
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