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history of samsung

  • started 1938

    started 1938
    Samsung was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul. The business only had 40 employees in the beginning.
  • first Samsung electronic made

    first Samsung electronic made
    The first Samsung electronic made was a black and white television set
  • Samsung enters telecommunications business

    Samsung enters telecommunications business
    In 1980 Samsung joins the telecommunications business by selling phones the phone business sold 800 million phones
  • founder dies

    Lee Byung-chull dies in 1987 and the company splits into four groups
  • The rise

    The rise
    Samsung rises in computers, and TV's and 400 employees are hired.
  • hard disk drive business

    hard disk drive business
    samsung makes $2,100,000,000,000 off of hard disk drives
  • worlds largest mobile phone maker

    worlds largest mobile phone maker
    Samsung becomes worlds largest mobile phone maker in the world with the new galaxy s4
  • VR

    VR
    samsung makes a gear VR a virtuall reality game console
  • wireless ear buds

    wireless ear buds
    Samsung release gear icon x wireless ear buds
  • samsung s8

    samsung s8
    Samsung releases galaxy s8 a infinite screen