Tizen is considered to be an alternative to Google’s android. Samsung is working on the new OS with chip maker giant Intel from a long time. Samsung has finally launched a Tizen based smartphone in Russia, the Samsung Z. This device will be for sale in Russia in the July-to-September quarter.
Currently, Samsung Electronics is the world’s best android smartphone manufacturer. But developing Tizen signifies it’s less dependency on Google who is the developer of the Android OS. The company will show off the phone at the Tizen Developer Conference, being held this week in San Francisco. The price of the device is not yet disclosed.
The South-Korean firm is also going to have a Tizen store which would enable them to generate more revenues and maintain a lead from their rivals like HTC, Sony, LG and many more.
But by going down the Tizen route, the risk is the firm doesn’t have enough high quality apps available to make the devices good enough for consumers. So, Samsung has taken steps to try to encourage software creators.
It said that in order to “encourage more developers to join, the Tizen Store would provide a special promotional program to all developers for one year”.
The Tizen is also a multi-platform OS. The latest version of its smartwatch – Galaxy Gear 2 – uses Tizen, unlike its Android-powered predecessor.
– By Anand Thakkar
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