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Samsung: We hold 25% of the worldwide touchscreen phone market!

Categories: Announcements, Samsung
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 1:21 AM

Samsung touchscreen phone

Just when they announced that more than 5 million F480 units has been shipped to date, Samsung is out with yet another number. This time the Korean giant is claiming a quarter (25%) of the overall touchscreen phone market!

Most of the devices shipped run Samsung’s own widget-friendly TouchWIZ UI, although some models for North America like the Instinct have a different kind of interface.

On that note, it would be interesting to see what kind of UI will they bring to Android. Will they port TouchWIZ to Google’s platform or go for Android’s native interface, like the one we’ve seen on the HTC Dream (G1) and Magic? Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them unveiling a TouchWIZ-enabled Android phone. After all, Samsung has already brought its UI to Windows Mobile and Symbian, hence conquering another platform doesn’t seem that problematic. We’ll have to wait and see…

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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