BARCELONA , Spain ― Samsung Electronics plans to double its tablet PC sales for this year with the firm targeting up to 40 million units , said its mobile chief Shin Jong - kyun on Monday . Shin said the global economic slowdown would impact tablet sales in the first half of this year , but the world ’ s top handset maker would expand its tablet lineup in 2013 . “ We believe the first half will not be an easy one , ” he said in a press conference held a day before the launch of the Mobile World Congress . “ But we still think the tablet market will grow by 50 percent this year . ” The world ’ s No . 1 manufacturer of mobile phones and televisions will present the Galaxy Note 8 . 0 , an addition to its tablet lineup , at the four - day mobile trade show here . Equipped with a 1 . 6 - gigahertz mobile application processor , the new 8 - inch wireless gadget comes with 2 gigabytes of RAM and the S pen . It will be launched next month , said Shin . “ We ’ re confident people will think the latest addition is of much use and a convenient tool in our daily lives , ” he said . According to market researcher Strategy Analytics , Samsung sold up to 16 . 6 million tablet PCs in 2012 . Shin also said that it would present next - generation mobile solutions ― such as a personal cloud service called Home Sync and multi - screen content service named TV Discovery ― in a bid to strengthen its mobile business - to - business sector . Another enterprise total solution tool called Knox will be introduced in a related effort , which will enable efficient management in a secure environment for firms using Samsung ’ s own proprietary technologies , according to the mobile president . “ Our B 2 B business was weak compared to the business - to - consumer sector until last year , ” he said . “ We will present eye - opening results in the B 2 B sector this year as we plan to improve performance in the field . ” He added that the company will unveil the upcoming flagship smartphone Galaxy S 4 at an unpack event in New York on March 14 . “ Following the launch of the Galaxy S 3 in London , we ’ re showcasing the Galaxy S 4 in New York , ” said Shin as he handed out the invitation with QR codes for the first time to the Korean press . By Cho Ji - hyun , Korea Herald correspondent ( sharon @ heraldcorp . com ) [ Hot News ] ◆ Park takes helm ◆ Economic democratization overshadows inauguration ◆ Welfare , public safety focus of Park ’ s agenda ◆ Where have we seen it before ? ◆ British teen dies in fall from ski lift