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What is Samsung?

Samsung is a South Korean company originally founded as a grocery trading store by Lee Byung-Chull in March 1938. The company forayed in the electronics industry in 1969 and its first electronic product was a black-and-white television. Soon, the company also started exporting its products and became a major electronic manufacturer in its home country. In 1970, the company acquired a 50 per cent stake in Korea Semiconductor.
 
Witnessing a rapid expansion in the early 1980s, the company established separate branches for its various electronics businesses. It is at this time that the company also made investments in two research & development institutes which helped it become the market leader in information technology services. By 1990s, the company had become one of the top five electronics makers in the world and was mainly known for its semiconductors, LCD screens and other technology products.
 
Samsung forayed into mobile phones in 2000 with the launch of a feature phone with built-in camera that could take up to 20 photos at a time. By late 2000, the company had launched several phones, but its global success story started with the launch of the Galaxy S series of smartphones that used the company’s OLED screen technology and hummingbird processor. Besides smartphones, the company is also a major vendor of tablet computers, particularly Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab-series, and is regarded as the originator of the phablet category through its Samsung Galaxy Note-series devices.
 
Now, Samsung is one of the major manufacturers of electronic components globally. It is also one of the major suppliers of electronic products like batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive to companies such as Apple, Sony, Nokia, etc. Samsung has also been the world's largest manufacturer of television since 2006, and of smartphones since 2011. In 2017, the company overtook Intel to also become the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductor chips.

Latest Updates on Samsung

2024 was a year of churn - and a big loss - but it was also when India made decisive strides in infrastructure and defence self-reliance

Updated On: 24 Dec 2024 | 9:31 PM IST

The company is planning to launch over a dozen models of inverter ACs for its 2025 lineup in the next few weeks, expanding the total number of stock-keeping units (SKUs) to 15-16

Updated On: 24 Dec 2024 | 9:04 PM IST

Reportedly, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will not launch alongside the other three models. Instead, it is expected to debut separately in the second quarter of calendar year 2025

Updated On: 23 Dec 2024 | 3:52 PM IST

AI took centre stage in smartphones this year, but camera advancements remained a defining theme across segments. Here are the top five camera-oriented smartphones reviewed this year

Updated On: 23 Dec 2024 | 11:05 AM IST

Apart from smartphones, Samsung has also announced offers on Galaxy Wearables such as Galaxy Watch Ultra, Watch 7 and Galaxy Buds 3 series

Updated On: 20 Dec 2024 | 4:51 PM IST

During the offer period, Galaxy Watch Ultra will be available with a discount of up to Rs 12,000, including bank cashback offers

Updated On: 20 Dec 2024 | 2:53 PM IST

Apart from the new Galaxy S25 series smartphones, Samsung could also unveil its Android XR-powered mixed reality headset at the January launch event

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 12:07 PM IST

The second beta of One UI 7 is available with the build number ZXL5 on Galaxy S24 series smartphones, enrolled in the One UI 7 beta program

Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 12:46 PM IST

Android XR is an operating system developed by Google in collaboration with Samsung, designed to bring AI, AR, VR to headsets and glasses, with Qualcomm chips powering the experience

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 10:52 AM IST

3 Samsung employees were present in the vicinity of the search when the watchdog's officials detained them, seized their phones and copied all the confidential and privileged data, the company said

Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 6:13 PM IST

Tech giant Samsung has challenged the legality of a 2022 CCI search and seizure, claiming the cloning of its employees' phones and data was illegal

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 6:37 PM IST

Samsung may upgrade the RAM from 12GB on the current model, the Galaxy S24 Ultra, to 16GB in the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra

Updated On: 10 Dec 2024 | 2:52 PM IST

Samsung One UI 7 is available in open beta for Galaxy S24 series smartphones in select regions, including India, South Korea, Germany, Poland, UK and the US

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 2:55 PM IST

The new One UI will provide security and privacy updates that will prevent unauthorised access to the devices with features like block USB connections, check attempts to install malware

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 11:05 PM IST

The funding, which could easily be canceled by the incoming Trump administration if not finalized by inauguration day

Updated On: 03 Dec 2024 | 10:51 PM IST

The HC ruled that the tax demand was outstanding in case of Samsung and hence, the ITAT should have decided the stay petition on merits rather than dismissing it on ground of being premature

Updated On: 02 Dec 2024 | 9:30 PM IST

Kim Kyung-Ah's appointment as CEO of Samsung Bioepis breaks an 86-year tradition, making her the first woman outside the founding family to lead a Samsung company

Updated On: 27 Nov 2024 | 5:38 PM IST

In a country where women business leaders have long struggled, Kim Kyung-Ah as president and CEO of Samsung Bioepis Co, is a story likely to inspire the next generation of executives

Updated On: 27 Nov 2024 | 2:00 PM IST

Samsung named Jun Young-hyun as its co-CEO as well as head of its memory chip business and appointed Han Jin-man as company president and head of the foundry business

Updated On: 27 Nov 2024 | 11:15 AM IST

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra blends smartphone-inspired features with a PC-like experience, but does it justify its flagship status?

Updated On: 25 Nov 2024 | 2:10 PM IST