Taiwan market: Samsung handset shipments to top 1.3 million units by year-end

Samsung Electronics' handset shipments in the Taiwan market almost reached one million units through the end of September of this year, and the company expects its shipments in the local market to top 1.3 million units by year-end, according to Jae Hyun Ryu, director, mobile communications unit, Samsung Taiwan.

The launch of the customized multimedia-rich Omnia i908 for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) at the end of this month will help to sustain the goal, Ryu said, noting that CHT will purchase 20,000 Omnia i908 devices initially.

Bundled with CHT's mPro package, the Omnia i908 is priced at only NT$12,300 (US$367), according to CHT.

Samsung was ranked the third largest vendor in the market with a 18.9% share in September, and the company aims to push the market share to 25% by the end of this year, Ryu indicated.