{"id":501787,"date":"2022-10-18T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:00:28","slug":"why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Is It Called the Samsung \u201cGalaxy\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb331dce0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb331dce0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Is_It_Called_the_Samsung_%E2%80%9CGalaxy%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Is It Called the Samsung \u201cGalaxy\u201d?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy\/#The_Origins_of_the_Samsung_Galaxy\" >The Origins of the Samsung Galaxy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-it-called-the-samsung-galaxy\/#Raise_Your_Glass\" >Raise Your Glass<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Is_It_Called_the_Samsung_%E2%80%9CGalaxy%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Is It Called the Samsung \u201cGalaxy\u201d?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-840068\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Samsung-Galaxy-logo.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy wordmark.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Samsung<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy devices are named after a Terlato Wines wine that high-level Samsung executives often drank. The wine itself is named Galaxy and is a California red blend of merlot, syrah, and cabernet sauvignon. The name had a &#8220;premium ring&#8221; to Samsung executives according to Ed Ho, a former senior vice president at Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock, you\u2019ve heard the name \u201cSamsung Galaxy.\u201d After all, it\u2019s the second most popular phone brand in the world. Where did the \u201cGalaxy\u201d part of the name come from, anyway?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked about how Samsung got the name \u201cSamsung\u201d and what the \u201cS\u201d in \u201cGalaxy S\u201d stands for, but what about the company\u2019s biggest brand name? The story behind \u201cGalaxy\u201d is probably not what you\u2019d expect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does the &#8220;S&#8221; in Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S Stand For?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origins_of_the_Samsung_Galaxy\"><\/span>The Origins of the Samsung Galaxy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As you may have guessed, the very first device with the \u201cGalaxy\u201d brand was simply named \u201cSamsung Galaxy.\u201d It was an Android smartphone launched in 2009, and it would be followed by the first phone in the \u201cGalaxy S\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> the following year.<\/p>\n<p>With a name like \u201cGalaxy,\u201d you wouldn\u2019t be alone in thinking Samsung chose it because it sounds cool and futuristic. Or perhaps it\u2019s based on the name \u201cSamsung\u201d itself, which means \u201cthree stars.\u201d While both of those things may have played a part in the decision process, it\u2019s not where the inspiration came from.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Geoffrey Cain, author of <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Samsung-Rising-Overtook-Worldwide-Technology\/dp\/075355481X\/ref=sr_1_2?tag=lsmedia-11397-20\">Samsung Rising<\/a><\/em>, the \u201cGalaxy\u201d name actually came from a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/terlato.com\/s\/\">Terlato Wines<\/a> bottle of all places. The story is from former senior vice president, Ed Ho, who said the executives liked the name for its \u201cpremium ring.\u201d (The wine is a California red blend of\u00a0merlot, syrah, and cabernet sauvignon.)<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raise_Your_Glass\"><\/span>Raise Your Glass<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-840066\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/samsung-galaxy-wine.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Terlato Galaxy Red\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodswholesalewine.com\/products\/2012-terlato-family-vineyards-galaxy-napa-valley-usa-750ml?variant=18415229763697\">Woods Wholesale Wine<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s the story behind the name, but you may have a second question now\u2014can you still buy the Galaxy wine? As of October 2022, it does not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be available anymore. However, if it does, you\u2019ll be looking at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vivino.com%2FUS%2Fen%2Fterlato-family-vineyards-galaxy-red%2Fw%2F1279935&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">$95 per bottle<\/a>. Cheers.<\/p>\n<p>There you have it. Not every brand name has an elaborate or meaningful history behind it. Sometimes you just see a word on a wine bottle that sounds impressive. In fact, that\u2019s probably the origin for a lot of brand names, and sometimes the cool-sounding word is completely made up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why Is It Called Roku?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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