Robert Yi, Samsung's head of investor relations, did not specify how much prices would rise, with the average selling price for handsets and tablets combined in the third quarter about $190.

Yi also told analysts during a conference call that shipments of handsets and tablets in the October-December period would be similar to the third quarter.

(Story refiled to correct that the average price of $190 is for handsets and tablets combined, not just handsets)

(Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Stephen Coates)