Samsung to score as LG officially quits the smartphone business
Samsung to score as LG officially quits the smartphone business LG Electronics’ Wing smartphone. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters LG Electronics will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. Its decision to pull out will leave its 10% share in North America, where it is the third biggest brand, to be gobbled up by Samsung Electronics and Apple with its domestic rival expected to have the edge. “In the US, LG has targeted mid-priced — if not ultra-low — models and t...