New LG phone targets young women in S. Korea, Japan

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's second-largest
handset maker, launched a new mobile phone in South Korea and Japan on Wednesday
targeting female consumers, the company said.

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile operator, and its Japanese counterpart
NTT DoCoMo Inc, will distribute the "Candy Phone" in each country.
The handset's design, with a 2.8-inch wide liquid crystal display panel and 16
gigabytes of memory space, comes in an array of soft colors aimed at attracting
female buyers.
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