Samsung Mobile Phones

Samsung Mobile Phones

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korean: 삼성전자) is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group and has been the world's largest information technology company by revenues since 2009. Samsung Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 88 countries and employs around 370,000 people.

Samsung has previously been known for its position as a manufacturer of components such as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive devices for clients such as Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia. In recent years, Samsung Electronics has actively expanded in consumer markets moving away from its manufacturing roots - marked by new products and increasing revenue.

Samsung has gained prominent position in the mobile phone market - fuelled by its flagship Samsung Galaxy line of devices. The company has also established a prominent position in the tablet computer market, with the release of the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab and Note 10.1.

Samsung has been the world's largest maker of LCD panels since 2002, the world's largest television manufacturer since 2006, and world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones since 2011. Samsung Electronics displaced Apple Inc. as the world largest technology company in 2011 and has been a major part of the Miracle on the Han River - accounting for 17% of the South Korean economy.