Unlock Samsung Phone

In 1969, the Beatles performed for the very last time, the first Concorde test flight took place in France and the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet made its debut. In the same year, Samsung Electric Industries was established as a subsidiary of the Samsung Group, which had been trading fertiliser and sweeteners. To begin with, Samsung Group sold fridges, calculators and other everyday items. Shortly after, Samsung Electric Industries and NEC began a joint venture designing and manufacturing home appliances and audio-visual equipment. Samsung’s success grew over the next decade, and by 1981 the business had sold one million televisions—its success was compounded by Samsung’s saving several failing businesses.

Today, Samsung mobiles are a global success; however, this hasn’t always been the case. Samsung first began designing cell phones in the 1980s, and in 1988 released its first mobile telephone in South Korea. Alas, sales were miserable. At the time, Motorola—which had been founded in 1928—held 60% of the Korean mobile communications market. At its best, Samsung only managed to secure 10% of that same market. This struggle continued for years; Samsung even considered exiting the industry several times. It wasn’t until 1995 that Samsung pulled its socks up and established a new strategy. Chairman Lee Kun-Hee pioneered the business’ new direction, choosing to shelve unsuccessful products and focusing on new technologies. Samsung expanded dramatically during the twenty-first century, becoming the twentieth-largest consumer company in the world. Off the back of this success, in 2010 Samsung launched the Galaxy S, its first smartphone, which was well-received by the general public and critics.

Since the Galaxy S, Samsung created and released dozens of smartphones, pioneering technology and systems. Perhaps most ground-breaking was the Galaxy Note Edge, which featured a revolutionary curved screen. Many subsequent Samsung devices incorporated this screen design. Shortly after, Samsung released the Galaxy Tab S2, its best digital tablet, featuring a 9.7-inch screen and 8MP camera. Since its inception as a mobile manufacturer, leading market-wide developments, including foldable smartphones, though these devices faced a raft of challenges.

Samsung’s success took place amidst a global revolution in smartphone ownership. As well improved functionality, owning the latest devices grew to be ‘trendy’. Manufacturers frequently released new models, encouraging retailers to explore innovative purchase options. So that buyers could afford the latest devices, network providers began selling ‘locked’ Samsung smartphones on multi-year contracts, allowing buyers to spread the cost of a new device. However, these locked devices could only be used with SIM cards sold by the original network.

Since it started selling Galaxy smartphones, Samsung has sold more than two billion devices. Its success continued in 2022, in fact, in Q1 alone the Samsung sold 75 million smartphones, totalling nearly 25% of global sales. Many of these devices—in use or trapped in a draw—are locked. Fortunately, DirectUnlocks can unlock these Samsung mobiles, offering major benefits to owners.

Why should you unlock your Samsung mobile?

1. Whether they use the proceeds to pay off their existing device and purchase a new one, or just sell an old device for a little pocket money, most mobile device owners eventually sell their smartphone. In recent years the second-hand and nearly new mobile market has boomed, as have private sales. Both private buyers and retailers pay more for unlocked smartphones. So, whatever your reason to sell, an unlock will help you maximise returns.
2. The market for network data and minutes was once dominated by a few, large incumbent multinationals. These retailers sell mobile devices, operated physical stores, manage infrastructure networks and hire many thousands of peoples. All this comes at a cost; their overheads are enormous, meaning the customer pays more. This changed in the mid-2000s when dozens of smaller, emerging networks began to operate SIM-only business models with small overheads and no physical locations. Unlocked devices have access to all these emerging providers. These smaller businesses often offer the same data packages for up to £20 per month less! With a cost-of-living crisis looming, unlocking your device could cut your monthly bills.
3. Regular travel is more common now more than ever before, be it for business or pleasure, global jet-setting is a popular pastime. Travelling with a locked device is unnecessarily expensive. Locked devices are subject to roaming charges, the farther afield you travel the more it costs. Once your device is unlocked, you can simply purchase a pre-paid domestic SIM-only package from a local store and continue using your device without any additional costs—even if your device is still in contract.

Now the benefits of unlocking are clear, DirectUnlocks can help you unlock Samsung smartphones from the comfort of your own home in four simple steps.

How to unlock your Samsung smartphone

1. Select your country and carrier then enter your device IMEI. Using your IMEI, our software will identify the make and model of your mobile. Then, select ‘buy now’ and begin unlocking your device.
2. Once payment has successfully cleared, DirectUnlocks will begin processing the unlock and whitelisting the device with network carriers. We will update you via email to confirmation successful payment.
3. Following this, customers can track the progress of the unlock using the DirectUnlocks website. Our 24/7 customer support is also available to answer any queries and resolve any issues. Unlocking is usually completed in less than 24 hours.
4. Once complete, we will notify you by email and SMS, providing a code to non-Apple device owners to complete the unlock (Apple devices are unlocked without entering a code) with instructions for specific carriers and devices.

DirectUnlocks have successfully unlocked hundreds of thousands of devices in recent years. Our vast experience means we know the market and can support you with any issues you might experience. Trust us, we’ll make it easy for you!