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LG Claims 2 Million Touchscreen Phone Sales
LG Electronics has announced that its touchscreen phone, the LG Cookie (LG-KP500) has recorded over two million unit sales worldwide in the five months since its debut last October. More than 1.2 million handsets have been sold in Europe, and 600,000 Cookies have been sold in Asia and the emerging markets, including Latin America. In Korea, LG Cookie is currently the most popular handset with 100,000 units in accumulated sales as of March this year and record one-day sales of 4,500 units.
"We wanted to allow more people to benefit from the advanced touch technology that we introduced in previous touchscreen handsets," said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "Because of our extensive background in touchscreen handsets, we are now able to bring this innovative technology to consumers at an affordable price without compromising quality with the LG Cookie."
"LG Cookie's strong sales and the subsequent launch of similar handsets from other manufacturers prove that LG continues to be an innovative leader in touch technology," Dr. Ahn added.
The company plans to expand Cookie's availability from 40 to 60 countries as part of its push to hit 10 million in sales worldwide.
Posted to the site on 9th April 2009