Samsung's first Tizen phone: the Samsung Z

Well, it looks like Samsung finally managed to do what it has been trying to do for a painfully long time — the Korean manufacturer has made its first Tizen-powered phone official. Called the Samsung Z, the phone features a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display of 1280×720 resolution and is powered a quad-core 2.3GHz processor (most like a Snapdragon 800), and runs on version 2.2.1 of Tizen. The Z comes with a new look that should come as a breath of fresh air for those who have gotten bored of Samsung’s design language on Android devices (let’s face it, who hasn’t?), though the overall design seems to be along the same lines as the company’s previous efforts.
The Samsung Z also sports a fingerprint and heart rate sensor and comes with features such as Download Booster and Ultra Power Saving Mode, things that debuted on the Galaxy S5. The hardware specs include 2GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera with the usual camera modes that we’ve seen on Samsung’s Android phones (and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera), 16GB of internal storage and a microSD slot, connectivity features including LTE-A, NFC and an IR sensor, and a 2,600 mAh battery. It’s basically a mix of the previous three Galaxy S flagships, and for a first device with a new OS, doesn’t really have anything impressive or different to offer.

Source : http://www.sammobile.com/2014/06/02/samsung-finally-launches-its-first-tizen-phone-the-samsung-z/
http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5771302/samsung-hedges-android-bet-with-first-tizen-phone

... and here is Samsung Z

and Samsung Z was introduced officially in TDC San Fransisco

Samsung Launch Tizen Z and other devices in Tizen Developer Conference 2014


In Tizen Developer Conference 2014 keynote (TDCSF14) today in San Francisco, Dr.. Jong-Deok Choi (JD Choi), Executive Vice President (VP) of Samsung Electronics Software R & D Center (SWC) and co-Chair of the Tizen Technical Steering Group (TSG), and colleagues Imad SouSou from Intel, introduced the smartphone Tizen first Samsung Z Tizen and other products to the audience.


According to VP Choi, Samsung Z is waiting for an answer from almost 3 years Tizen smartphone presence in the market. Therefore, VP Choi said that Samsung Z will be available in the market in the not too distant future in Russia and other countries. Samsung Z carries the latest smartphone features like that of the latest such S5 Galaxy S Health, fingerprint sensor, heart rate monitor and ultra power saving mode.


Here you can see a video introduction of the Samsung Z and the features it carries.


To commemorate the release of the Samsung Z in Russia, Samsung held a contest for application developers Tizen Russia Challenge app for Samsung Z and Gear 2 with each prize $ 200 thousand for 11 winners.






For Tizen Store itself, application developers who sell applications through the app store will get 100% profit from their application, and no charge for registration and submission of applications.


Participants can try TDCSF14 Samsung Z and Gear 2 in the booth that has been provided, a long table shaped letter Z. Here is a video hands-on Samsung Z in TDSCF14.



In addition to Samsung Z, also introduced the Samsung TV and also project-based Tizen Open Smart Home-based Tizen OS. Tizen Samsung TV using a curved OLED display with dimensions of 65-inches.




Based on the latest roadmap, Tizen 3.0 not to be present in 2014. Tizen Tizen Mobile will still use 2.x until the end of the year, where Tizen Tizen Wearable TV and will also follow. While IVI and Tizen Tizen using the Tizen 3.0 Common already, although not the final version.



After Tizen Developer Conference 2014, the upcoming event is Tizen Developer Summit 2014 will be held in Shanghai, China, in October 2014. CFP (Call for Papers) have also been opened.