Samsung, the world's top smartphone maker by sales volume, said in a
statement that the smartphone called Samsung Z will go on sale in Russia
first.
It said there are plans to sell the phone in other countries but
didn't name them.
Unlike Apple Inc. with its own operating system, Samsung's popular
Galaxy smartphones and tablets use Google's open source Android platform, a reliance that prevents Samsung from challenging the
dominance of Apple's App Store and Google Play in the lucrative market
for smartphone apps.
The Tizen phone will have preinstalled apps and users will have access to additional apps through Tizen Store.
Samsung has been encouraging the development of Tizen apps but the
numbers available are likely to be small in comparison to the App Store
and Google Play.
The South Korean company said the Tizen smartphone has a 4.8-inch high
definition display, a fingerprint sensor for security and a "slim,
angular" design.
It said the operating system will allow users to browse the Internet faster and utilize applications more effectively.
Superficially, users may not perceive much difference from the Android
operating system because it and Tizen share Linux as the underlying
framework.
The Samsung Z will be shown at a Tizen developer conference in San Francisco this week.
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