LG Comes Out Swinging: “Our Tablet Will Be Better Than the iPad!”

It’s an unwritten rule that every other tablet of 2010 and beyond is gunning for the iPad. Apple’s device pretty much defined the tablet market and has been sliding off the shelves at a feverish pace. Most companies are content with letting analysts compare their devices with the iPad–particularly since they have little to no experience in the tablet segment when launching that first device.

LG, on the other hand, is personally taking the fight to Apple. Chang Ma, president of mobile marketing, told the Wall Street Journal bluntly: “”Our tablet will be better than the iPad.”

Given the iPad’s success, and LG’s comparative lack of experience in both tablets and smartphones, that’s a rather bold claim.

Ma didn’t get into any juicy specs, but did mention that the device, which will be based on Android, will be slanted more toward active creative ventures like writing documents, editing video and programming. So far, consider our interest piqued.

LG also told the WSJ that it will open the flood gates on smartphones this year in an attempt to catch up in the segment. It has 10 handsets planned between now and New Year’s. [via WSJ]