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7 interesting facts about Samsung

Today, Samsung is one of the leading companies in the world when it comes to electronics and electronic devices: chips, TVs, monitors, smart devices, white goods, cameras, memory devices… We know what Samsung is, what it offers, and what they do, but there are many a fact you may have known nothing about that company.

1. Samsung is destined for great things from day one

1. Samsung is destined for great things from day one

According to the company's founder,  Lee Byung-Chul, Samsung was created to be something big, as evidenced by the name of the company. The name Samsung consists of "Sam" meaning "three" and "Sung" meaning "Stars" - three stars (三星), a cultural representation of something "big, numerous and powerful".

2. Samsung consists of 80 companies and has 370,000 employees

2. Samsung consists of 80 companies and has 370,000 employees

We all know that Samsung does not only produce and sell phones and other electronic devices. "Samsung Group" has many more companies in various industries, from construction and finance to shipbuilding and medicine. The building in the picture is called Burj Khalifa, it is currently the tallest in the world and it was designed by the designers of one of Samsung's companies.

3. Samsung's first electronic devices were black and white TVs and car phones

3. Samsung's first electronic devices were black and white TVs and car phones

The first electronic device ever made at Samsung was a black-and-white TV in the 1970s. The company decided to expand, so in 1984 they started producing car phones. Samsung TV has had a lot of success, but that was not the case with the phone either.

4. Since its establishment, the Samsung logo has been changed only three times

4. Since its establishment, the Samsung logo has been changed only three times

From the founding of the company until today, the Samsung logo has been redesigned only three times, and today's version was designed in 1993. The first two versions also had the three stars mentioned in the first paragraph of this article.

5. The first CDMA phone

5. The first CDMA phone

The Samsung SCH-100 is the label of the phone model that first had CDMA technology in it, and was manufactured in 1996. Although today we have 4G (LTE) speeds, CDMA at the time of GSM was a real refreshment and advancement when it comes to mobile networks.

6. The first smartwatch

Yes, Samsung had the first smartwatch in the world, back in 1999. Interestingly, this watch could call without pairing with any other device, and was marked  SPH-WP10. He could make calls that could last a maximum of 90 minutes after which the battery would discharge. It had a monochrome LCD screen and physical buttons for navigating through the interface. He also had "Voice Command", ie calling numbers by voice. Not very attractive looking, this watch was not a success, but it is nice to know that something like this existed 17 years ago.

7. The first smartphone

7. The first smartphone

Long before iOS and Android phones, Samsung jumped into the smartphone business. Basically, they made a PDA device but still added the ability to make calls. So, they were the first to make a smartphone back in 2001. This device was intended for the American market, worked on the "Sprint" network, had a Palm OS, and was marked  SPH-i300.

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