Andre Yoskowitz
28 Feb 2012 10:58
Samsung executive Hankil Yoon has come clean today, admitting that the company "is not doing very well in the tablet market."
The statement comes just a day after Android boss Andy Rubin noted that Samsung's Galaxy line were the highest-selling Android tablets on the market (not including the Kindle Fire and Nook Color/Tablet). If both execs are telling the truth, it would appear that Android is struggling in the tablet market.
Regardless, on the phone side Samsung has been extremely successful, with their Galaxy S II hitting 20 million units sold despite being delayed in the U.S. for 5 months.
Yoon says the company expects 10 million Galaxy Notes to be sold, and that the large-screened phone will completely cannibalize sales of the original Galaxy Tab 10.1. The company also just revealed its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1, along with updated versions of their 7-inch tablets.
Samsung elaborated on Yoon's original statements: "Seeking to kill your own product by releasing increasingly compelling devices might position Samsung as a confident brand. A brand ambitious to improve its products so that the choice for consumers is between several Samsung products rather than between Samsung and its competitors? products."