Samsung Z IN A NutShell : TIZEN OS

Samsung Z is a new hype in the tech world owing to the introduction of a new operating system: Tizen. The smartphone consists of a set of high-end features including a 2.3 GHz Quad-core processor, 4G connectivity and a 2600 mAh battery. The gadget houses an impressive 4.8 inches display screen with Super AMOLED capacitive technology. In addition, 780 by 1280 pixels resolution is going to be amazing for a superior multi-media experience. Other specs of the phone include an 8 MP main shooter, 16 GB memory onboard and the regular connectivity options, such as Bluetooth, NFC and Wi-Fi.

Tizen and New UI

Tizen is a new operating system which has been developed by Samsung in partnership with Intel Corporation. The new OS resembles Android since both are Linux based and are open source. In fact, as much as one-third of Tizen is the same as Android. However, there are a few major differences as well, such as the user interface. The home screen of Android based phones bears only the clock and one row of your preferred apps at the bottom of the screen. However, the home screen in Tizen based phones brings a complete app drawer like display.

Floating Browser Effect

This effect is also termed as multi-window view for apps. Although this is not a new concept, it has still not been available on every single Android phone. However, this multi-window view will be available to Samsung Z users.

Tizen VS Android

Users of Samsung Z are going feel a difference as compared to their previous Android phones. Although both the operating systems are similar, there are some noticeable differences. These are summarized in the table below.

	Tizen OS	Android OS
Launched By	Samsung and Intel Corp.	Google
User Interface	HTML 5 based	Java based
Home Screen Display	App drawer display	Clock and one row of icons at the bottom of the screen
Floating Browser Effect	Supported	Not Supported
Supported Devices	Smartphones, tablets, notebooks smart televisions and Tizen IVI	Smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks and smart televisions
Applications	HTML 5 based web applications coded to run on all platforms	Applications specially coded to run on Android devices only

 

General
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA
4G Network	LTE
SIM	Yes
Announced	2014, June
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, Q3

Body
Dimensions	138.2 x 69.8 x 8.5 mm (5.44 x 2.75 x 0.33 in)
Weight	136 g (4.80 oz)
	- Fingerprint sensor

Display
Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch	Yes

Sound
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory
Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Data
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Speed	HSPA+; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC	Yes
Infrared port	Yes
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging
Video	Yes
Secondary	Yes, 2.1 MP

Features
OS	Tizen OS, v2.2.1
CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser	HTML5
Radio	TBD
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors	Black, Black/brown
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player - Organizer - Image viewer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

Battery
	Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time