SAMSUNG HAS FINALLY REVEALED ITS FIRST TIZEN-BASED SMARTPHONE, THE SAMSUNG Z.

Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker, has scored yet another hit; but this time, on a scale that will rock the smartphone world to the very extremes.

After years of rumours, speculation, and indeed high expectations, Samsung has finally revealed its first Tizen-based smartphone, the Samsung Z.

This will be the first commercially available smartphone powered by the Tizen platform, which Samsung has been developing in association with other tech companies such as Intel. The Samsung Z first went on display at the Tizen Developer Conference, held in San Francisco early this June 2- 4. The launch of the Samsung Z with 720p display, quad-core CPU, deals first major blow to Andoid OS.

The Samsung Z comes with a 4.8-inch HD (720p) Super AMOLED display with 2.3 GHz quad-core processor. The Samsung Z hosts an 8MP camera on the back, and a 2.1MP front camera which also feature many presets seen in Samsung’s Android phones such as Mini mode, Quick shot, Best Photo, Drama Shot and Panorama mode. The smartphone sports 2GB RAM with an internal memory of 16GB which is expandable up to 64GB through the microSD slot.

Since it runs Tizen the Samsung Z features a distinctive home and application layout. Using Dynamic Box and Color Theme settings, users can tailor their device to what suits them best. The app drawer seems to have been ditched with an iPhone-like all icons on the homescreen approach. In terms of design, the Z has squared-off edges, a good reminder of some of the company’s Bada-based phones. The back cover has the same faux-leather design popularised by the Galaxy Note 3 last year. The phone will be available in gold, as well as dark grey colours.

The Samsung Z also features a heart-rate monitor like the Galaxy S5
The smartphone provides connectivity options like WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. It hosts most of the features from the Galaxy S5 such as the accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer, fingerprint scanner, an hall effect sensor for enhanced motion tracking, heart rate sensor with the addition of an RGB ambient light. The Samsung Z uses a 2600mAh battery, which sounds plentiful, given that Samsung is talking up Tizen’s power management features as an advantage over Android. It is one of the reasons, the company moved to Tizen for its Gear series.

The Samsung Z will be available in Q3 starting in Russia and Samsung plans to expand to other markets soon after. Though IT & Telecom Digest could not authoritatively confirm this, however, it’s highly being rumoured that the company will be launching the Samsung Z in India as well.