LG has decided to reduce its bloated mobile phone lineup by half to around 70 from last year’s 145.
It plans to release 20 sets of smartphones this year with 15 models being Android phones.
He said that 4.2 million phones will be Android-based, while 1.8 million will use Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, the executive said.
via LG jacks up smartphone sales target to 6 mil.
LG’s already thin margins were wiped out last quarter.
As of the end of the second quarter, Samsung’s global smartphone share was 4.8 percent, according to IDC. But LG’s presence was negligible.
[Update] From early 2009,
LG, the third-biggest phone maker, will produce about 50 models that run Windows over the next five years, said Scott Rockfeld, a director in Microsoft’s mobile business. Seoul-based LG will use the software as its primary program for smart phones, devices that can send e-mail and browse the Web.
Microsoft Signs LG Phone Deal, Updates Windows Mobile (Update1) – Bloomberg.
Why does Microsoft and LG keep talking about how many phone models they will launch? Since when does a large portfolio make up for poor products?