{"id":12018,"date":"2017-08-18T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=12018"},"modified":"2025-02-16T14:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:55:59","slug":"samsung-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/samsung-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Interesting Facts About Samsung"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whenever I need a new gadget or appliance Samsung comes to mind, from phones to TV’s this Korean electrical superpower is the market leader in every area of electronics particularly in the cell phone industry.\n
Over the last few decades, they\u2019ve been at the forefront of technological development and innovation with mind-blowing TVs and unprecedented smartphones.\n
Here we\u2019re going to look at 30 facts about the electronics superstar, Samsung.\n
Samsung initially sold noodles and other produce, it wasn\u2019t until 1970 that the first electrical product was sold by Samsung; a 12 inch Black & White TV.\n
Samsung are very focused on creating as much as possible in-house, around 90% of Samsung equipment is made in Samsung factories.\n
Six Flags and Samsung teamed up in 2016 to create North America\u2019s first Virtual Reality Rollercoasters which used Samsung VR equipment. Following on from this, the pair have started a new collaboration to create a VR game for rollercoaster riders.\n Samsung truly is a world-wide employer, in 79 countries they employ over 236,000 staff.\n Samsung is always at the forefront of technology. They created the digital TV in 1998, the Watch phone and MP3 phone in 1999, the 3D home theater in 2010 and the world\u2019s first curved smartphone display in 2013.\n In 2016 Samsung shipped 306 million units worldwide which\u2019s an increase of 283.1 million units compared to 2010.\n At one point following the release of the Samsung S3 sales reached 500 units a minute.\n Samsung is delving into the world of AI technology for their mobile devices rivaling the likes of Cortana or Siri. Samsung\u2019s S8 was the first device to use the flagship Bixby system.\n 53,400 employees have received over 64 courses through Samsung\u2019s HR Development Center since 1993.\n Samsung\u2019s Shipbuilding sector, whose center spans 400 million sq. feet (37.16 sq. km), builds more than 30 large ships per year.\n Samsung means three stars in Korean, Lee Byung-Chull Samsung founder decided to use the name after his vision for a company as everlasting as the stars.\n The Samsung logo we all know and recognize only came into use in 1993, prior to that there were 2 other logos, created in 1969 and 1980 respectively.\n Lee Kun Hee the chairman of Samsung made staff create a pile of 150,000 phone and fax machines before destroying them in front of the 2000-strong crowd to make a point about the new era of quality-driven products.\n South Korea\u2019s Air force has a lot to thank Samsung for. The Electronics giant actually created their first-ever fighter jet the KF-16.\n In May 2017, Samsung was given permission to carry out trials of a self-driving car in South Korea.\n In 2012, Samsung invested $10.8 billion in Research and Development which was over 6% of the company\u2019s revenue which is around a \u00bc of employees or 60,000 staff.\n Samsung lost a patent battle to rivals Huawei in 2017 after claims that over 20 devices used technology that Samsung hadn\u2019t granted permission. Worldwide Huawei is 3rd in the smartphone producers with Samsung being 1st.\n In August 2016, due to battery malfunctions, Samsung recalled 2.5 million Note 7\u2019s.\n Samsung secured more patents than any other company worldwide with 7670 U.S. patents.\n In Samsung\u2019s Silicon Valley US Headquarters, 34 electrical car charging ports have been installed to persuade staff to move the electrical vehicles and help commuters.\n In New York Samsung have a building called 837, known as a digital playground it\u2019s dedicated to showing off Samsung kit, from a huge theater display made of ninety-six 55\u201d screens to a VR Tunnel and family-focused Playroom using Galaxy View.\n As of 2013, Samsung had over 460% more employees than Apple with Samsung employing over 370,000 and Apple merely 80,000.\n