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LG Q108: 35.7% increase in handset sales, 24.4 million units shipped

Categories: LG
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 6:33 AM

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LG had a strong first quarter this year with a 35.7% increase in handset sales totaling $3.346 billion for the number 5 handset maker. A new personal record for the company has also been reached with 24.4 million devices shipped, of that the emerging countries in the Asian and Middle East regions accounted for a 36% quarter on quarter increase in devices purchased while the USA and Korea were closer to 18%.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Topy

    Hrm…i havent ever before even noticed that their logo has LG in it =D

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    yea i never noticed the arrow in the fedex logo either until only a year or two ago.