From the SH-100, the first ever phone
of Korean electronics brands founded in 1988, till now, Samsung has taken a
long step in mobile phone field.
Here are the impressive mobile phone models
of Samsung in the past 25 years:
Samsung
SH-100
In 1988, after a while researching and
developing, Samsung released SH-100. At that time, the Korean electronics firm
could only sell 1,000 to 2,000 devices.
Samsung
SH-700
Till 1993, the firm continued to introduce SH-700,
one of the “super-lightweight” phones at that time. The device weighs about
100gr.
Samsung
SPH A500
Samsung has spent a lot of time and money
investing in the flip phones, which were also called “clam shell” phone, but
the product didn’t bring back much success as expected. It’s not until 2003,
the SPH A500 appeared. This compact and fashionable phone was considered the
biggest success of the Korean electronics firm.
Samsung
SCH-i600
Also in 2003, Samsung officially entered
the smartphone world with SCH-i600, using Windows Mobile 2002 platform. This is
also the first 3G phone of the firm. This smartphone supported SD expanded
internal storage, Windows Mobile 2002 integrated with Outlook and synchronized
contacts, calendar appointments, and email from computer.
Samsung
A790
A year later, Samsung launched A790, the
first phone operating on both GSM and CDMA. SHP-A790 had 2.35-inch screen, integrated
with camera but it also had some limitations such as not supporting phone
speaker and conference calls.
Samsung
MM-A800
Samsung MM-A800 was the slider introduced
in 2005 through Sprint service firm. This was the first 2-megapixel
camera-integrated phone in America.
Samsung
BlackJack
Samsung BlackJack was the smartphone running
Windows Mobile 5 supporting the very attractive 3G-conection and push-mail functions.
At that time, Samsung has a fierce battle with RIM because of the full Qwerty-keyboard
design, the trackball and the “black” on the product. RIM thought that Samsung was
taking used of their name to make the users mistake between BlackBerry and
BlackJack. Bypassing all the arguments, Samsung BlackJack was appraised the
smartphone of 2007 by the American PCW magazine.
Samsung
U600
At the end of 2007, U600 was released and
considered the ultrathin and fashionable phone. The most outstanding feature of
the phone is its 3.2-megapixel camera. Besides microSD memory card, which could
be replaced “instantly”, U600 also had USB and Bluetooth connectivity.
Samsung
Behold
Samsung Behold is one of the first phone
using TouchWiz touch interface and user interface of Samsung. TouchWiz later
becomes the standard of Samsung when starting with Android platform.
Samsung
i7500
i7500 was the phone using the first Android
OS of Samsung and released in 2009. The product stood out with 3.2-inch AMOLED
touchscreen, Wi-Fi connections and a series of pre-integrated apps of Google.
Samsung
Galaxy S
With 10 million sold in 2010, Galaxy S is
the most successful model of the Korean electronics firm at that moment. Galaxy
S created its brand name and reputation for the high-end Galaxy line with
Android platform.
Samsung
Nexus S
At the end of 2010, Eric Scmidt – CEO of
Google introduced Nexus S smartphone, the phone model that was cooperated by
Google and Samsung. This was the 3 product from Nexus family and was the
first-ever cooperated product between Google and Samsung.
Samsung
Galaxy S III
Galaxy S III was the best-selling
smartphone of Samsung till now. The product helped the company from Korea take
the market global market share and dethrone the leader position of Apple.
Samsung
Galaxy Note
The second-generation Galaxy Note
smartphone (Note II) released at Mobile Unpacked 2012 event was the one that
affirmed the success of the phablet hybrid-phone devices having the ability to
call but equipped with screen over 5 inches and under 7 inches.
