Strengths
1. Very high R&D expenditure resulting in one of the strongest patent portfolios among the technology companies. Innovation is the key in succeeding in the technology sector and usually, the more a business spends on R&D the more innovations it creates. Samsung Electronics has spent $13.4 billion for R&D in 2014, which was the 2nd largest amount spent for R&D in the world.[2] R&D spending strongly correlates with the company’s revenue growth and expansion into the new product markets.