Samsung microwave oven model numbers have a unique structure and consist of several components: the device identifier, capacity, model year (not the year of manufacture), model number, color identifier, and the country code for which the microwave oven was manufactured. Model numbers vary slightly by region, so the model numbers of microwave ovens manufactured for North America and Europe differ.
Model numbers for Samsung microwave ovens in North America
Let’s take a look at the model number MS19DG8500SRAA.
The first letter, “M,” indicates that this is a microwave oven.
The second letter denotes the type of appliance:
- C, S — countertop model
- E — built-in model
In this case, it is a countertop microwave oven.
The number 19 indicates the capacity in cubic feet. Samsung uses the following capacity codes:
- 12 — 1.2 cu. ft.
- 14 — 1.4 cu. ft.
- 16 — 1.6 cu. ft.
- 18 — 1.8 cu. ft.
- 19 — 1.9 cu. ft.
- 20 — 2.0 cu. ft.
- 21 — 2.1 cu. ft.
- 22 — 2.2 cu. ft.
- 23 — 2.3 cu. ft.
- 24 — 2.4 cu. ft.
- 25 — 2.5 cu. ft.
- 26 — 2.6 cu. ft.
The next letter is the model year identifier and indicates the year the microwave went on sale:
- R — 2019
- T — 2020
- A — 2021
- B — 2022
- C — 2023
- D — 2024
- F — 2025
- H — 2026
In this model number, the letter “D” indicates a 2024 model.
G8500 is the microwave model number; there may be identical models with different capacities.
SR is the color identifier.
The last two letters indicate the country for which the device was manufactured:
- AA — United States
- AC — Canada
- AX — Mexico
Model numbers for Samsung microwave ovens in Europe
The model number of a microwave oven for the European market can be decoded using the following structure. Let’s take MS23DG4504ATE3 as an example.
M — microwave
The second letter indicates the series type:
- S — Solo
- C — Combi
- G — Grill
The number 23 represents the microwave capacity in liters:
- 19 — 19 L
- 21 — 21 L
- 23 — 23 L
- 25 — 25 L
- 28 — 28 L
- 30 — 30 L
The next letter indicates the model year (development year):
- R — 2019
- T — 2020
- A — 2021
- B — 2022
- C — 2023
- D — 2024
- F — 2025
- H — 2026
In this example, D means the model is from 2024.
G4504 — model designation
AT — color code
The last character, E3, indicates the country or region for which the microwave oven was manufactured. In the European Union, both universal codes (E1–E6), applicable to microwave ovens supplied to individual EU countries, and country-specific codes are used; this code corresponds to the international country code. For countries outside the European Union, international codes are used.
- E3 — United Kingdom
- E1, ES — Spain, Italy, Netherlands
- EF — France
- EG — Germany
- EE, E4 — Denmark, Norway
- UA — Ukraine
- TR — Turkey
- LI — Israel
- SW, E6 — Switzerland
- BW — Russia
- SA — Australia
- NO — Korea
Country codes are not used in Korea since Samsung is a Korean company. Samsung also does not sell microwaves in Japan or China, as demand for its home appliances is very low in these markets. Consumers in these countries generally prefer domestic brands when purchasing home appliances.
