Samsung Community

To say that the Korean company Samsung Mobile had a winning formula would be jumping the gun. Despite the fact that the company is part of the much larger Samsung Group (which is composed of various divisions such as electronics to ship-building), the mobile (or telecommunications) division still had a lot to go through before it became the famous brand that it is today.

The mobile division’s biggest hurdle was the fact that the company’s reputation was lower than that of its largest competitor, Motorola. This hurdle was so huge that it got to a point that during the 1980’s the company president declared that unless the mobile division is able to produce a mobile phone that can match that of Motorola, Samsung would pull out of the mobile industry. Fortunately, the ultimatum paid off. Samsung was able to produce a great mobile phone that took advantage of Asian engineering and more importantly, engineering logic that customized the device to be suitable for use with Korean topography.

Beyond Korea

Despite the success they have had internally, Samsung Mobile has its goal set in the international market, and they have made it worldwide systematically. If there was one major flaw in Samsung’s products, it was never the technical aspect of their phones, but their form. The Korean market is quite different than that of Europe. While the Koreans preferred to have their phones shaped irregularly and a little loud in terms of design, Europeans want something a little more simplistic and sophisticated. Phones that were designed to be presentable in both a boardroom meeting or during a formal dinner became the new output of Samsung.

Top of the World

Originally unable to compete with Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia (the previous top three), Samsung has now edged out Ericsson from the top three mobile phone manufacturers in the world, proving that their design ideologies and engineering capabilities are truly world class. Of course, this push did not come about so easily. As part of the ultimatum stated above, the company was forced to implement very strict and rigorous quality checks in order to break into the market. This included burning all mobile phones that failed to meet quality standards.

Last 5 posts by Charles Ruth

• Importance of Festivals and Celebration in the Life of Human - March 10th, 2010
• Used cars offer budget able plans for the car buyers - March 10th, 2010
• Cheap Bluetooth Headphones - March 5th, 2010
• The Best Details! - March 1st, 2010
• Free Gifts With Mobile Phones - A Dream Combination to Own - February 26th, 2010

Comments are closed.