First Tizen Phone
Samsung Electronics announced on June 2 that it is scheduled to unveil its first smartphone running the Tizen operating system (OS) during the Tizen Developer Conference on June 3.
The Samsung Z is equipped with a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED panel with 720p resolution and a quad-core processor running at 2.3GHz. Using improved functions of the Tizen OS that manages memory, it takes less time to turn the device on, and multi-tasking is more smooth as well.
The Korean tech giant explains that 2D videos and 3D content can be played back without buffering thanks to its advanced web graphics technology.
Fitted with a fingerprint sensor just like the Galaxy S5, Samsung’s latest smartphone comes in black and gold, and the new handset is expected to be available in Russia first sometime in the third quarter of this year.
Samsung is also going to open a Tizen app store.
Based on HTML5, the open-source Tizen OS was developed by the Tizen Association, with Samsung and Intel leading the development efforts.
Previously, the Korean tech company used Tizen OS in its smart watches and smart cameras, and it plans to unveil Tizen-based smart TVs in the future.