LG Electronics announced that it sales of its high-end touchscreen phones reached 7 million units at the end of the second quarter of this year, what is just five quarters after LG launched the world’s first full touchscreen handset, the Prada Phone by LG. LG top seller touchscreen phone is the LG Viewty, which reached more than 2 million sold units and is popular thanks to its 5.0-megapixel sharp camera and easy touchscreen interface. Venus and Voyager are also very familiar and favorite touchscreen phones and sold 1.6 and 1.3 million units respectively.

USD 530 was the average selling price of the 7 million touchscreen phones that LG sold.

“We were a true pioneer in touchscreen phones, applying for a total of 49 patents while developing the Prada Phone by LG,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President & CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “From the beginning we have worked to create phones that are extremely easy to use despite their myriad features. This is why our touchscreen phones have been so well received around the world. As the market for touchscreen phones continues to grow we will also continue our research in this area to create even more innovative products.”

According to a recent study, the global touchscreen handset market will reach 125 million units by 2010 and this is LG’s key to the company’s future success.

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LG touchscreen phones

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