Samsung has opened a raft of stores this week, including one on Oxford St, through its partnership with Carphone Warehouse.

Nine Samsung stores have launched across the UK in Newcastle, Liverpool Manchester, Bradford, Cardiff and Bournemouth. They are operated by Carphone Warehouse.

The stores display Samsung phones and tablets on desk, enabling customers to touch and play with them. The store also features a seated area for the retailer’s Smart Academy, which offers customers ‘how to’ classes which they can book into. Customers can also book one-on-one appointments with store experts to help them learn more about what they can do on their phones.

Additionally, the ‘Smart Services’ offer will fix minor and major phone breakages in store, it means that repairs such as a cracked screen can be done within the hour.

All the devices are connected to the internet through Carphone Warehouse.

The store openings coincide with Samsung launching its new Samsung Galaxy S5 Phone and its wearable devices the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Fit.

Carphone Warehouse chief executive Andrew Harrison said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Samsung as its preferred European partner for its experience store rollout.

“In line with the launch of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S5 this week we’re opening the first UK stores, including one in the heart of London’s shopping district on Oxford Street. Our Connected World Services business combines Carphone Warehouse’s retailing expertise and systems with one of the world’s biggest brands and will help us make even more lives better through connected technology.”

Samsung and Carphone Warehouse revealed in January that they were teaming up to open 60 standalone stores across Europe it the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal. Sweden and the Netherlands.

Simon Stanford, vice president of IT & mobile division at Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland said: “We are committed to providing the most innovative and exciting shopping experience for our customers and our partnership with Carphone Warehouse allows us to do just that. We will be able to offer a unique shopping experience tailored to our customers’ needs as well as giving them access to our wide portfolio of connected mobile products.”