A top executive, Shin Jong-kyun said:

Samsung to Beat Apple in Tablet War

Research group IDC estimates that Samsung sold 16.6 million tablets in 2012, lagging far behind Apple Inc. which sold 65.7 million iPads. Samsung is on the rise, capturing 20 percent market share in the July-September quarter while Apple, which led the commercialization of tablet computing, fell to 30 percent.

Chief Financial Officer Lee Sang-hoon said: Kwon Oh-hyun, the company’s vice chairman said: