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Lee Byung-chull started Samsung on March 1 in 1938, as a trading company based in Taegu, Korea. The small company of only 40 employees started as a grocery store, trading and exporting goods produced in and around the city, like dried Korean fish and vegetables, as well as its own noodles.
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Samsung entered the electronics industry in the 1960's with the formation of several electronics focused divisions.
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Between 1972 and 1979, Samsung began selling washing machines, changed to Samsung Petrochemical and then Samsung Heavy Industries, and by 1976, had sold its 1 millionth B&W television.
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In 1987 with the death of Lee Byung-chull, the Samsung group was separated into four business groups leaving the Samsung Group with electronics, engineering, construction, and most high-tech products. Retail, food, chemicals, logistics, entertainment, paper, and telecom were spun out among the Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, and Hansol Group.
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Samsung launches its first phone with a built-in camera that allows people to take up to 20 photos. The photos can only be accessed with a computer.
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Samsung innovates the flip phone with a rotating camera that allows people to take pictures from the front and back, something that was previously impossible to do.
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Samsung releases a flip phone with a swing style screen that allows for pictures to be taken from different angle for more creative photos
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Samsung first smartphone features a camera with a wide range of modes, like panorama, stop motion, and cartoon shit. Combined with a touch screen, it changes the way people interact with camera phones
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Samsung unveils the Galaxy S5 with Samsung's fastest auto focus and realtime high dynamic range, which makes brighter, more beautiful photos that are instantly ready for sharing on social media
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Samsung releases its first smartphone with a dual pixel autofocus system, which takes phone cameras closer to professional quality
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Samsung unveils its first smartphone with dual, 12mp rear camera with optical image stabilization on both the side angle and telephoto lenses.
