LG has been shouting about its success with its Viewty handset, of which has sold out in Europe in less than a month.
LG claims that 200,000 handsets delivered to 14 European countries have sold out after only three weeks.
The five-megapixel cameraphone with three-inch screen is one of the best around, and the latest in a long series of hits for LG, which has come from nowhere in Europe to the first tier of manufacturers in only three years.
The Shine and Prada handsets got a lot of attention, but the Chocolate is its biggest yet, with over 11 million handsets sold so far (globally, not just in the UK!).
LG’s especially encouraged by the fact that the Viewty is pretty expensive compared to a lot of other handsets. Market research firm Strategy Analytics puts LG at number five globally in terms of sales, but second only to Sony Ericsson in terms of average phone price ($125 compared to Sony Ericsson’s $171).
[Via Korea Times]
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