Review: Tizen 2.3 - A new mobile OS from Samsung

Introduction

Tizen 2.3, the new OS from Samsung will soon be seen on various handsets in India and is an indication that Samsung is trying to get out of just an Android phone company image. About 90% Samsung’s phones currently run on Android OS.

Tizen 2.3 (Photo Courtesy - TizenIndonesia) 

Tizen Indonesia revealed numerous screenshots of Samsung’s Tizen 2.3 mobile operating system. From the pictures, the new OS gives a refreshing paint of valiant colors throughout the operating system.

Getting to know about Tizen 2.3

The BOLD Colors of Tizen 2.3

Is Tizen 2.3 a direct threat to Android? Our answer is NO. Android penetration has gone to a level, where it is not easy for other mobile OS to catch up with it so easily, unless the new OS is completely transformational. If we compare former generations of Tizen mobile operating system, the newer one does looks definitely enhanced. We did not spot any drastic functional improvements except that the UI now looks more optimized as it fits right across the smaller screen resolution. The aim of the Tizen operating system is to focus more on the long-end & mid-range smartphones.

 
Build & Quality

As far as information go, Samsung will be launching SM-Z130H soon in India & South Asian countries.  Following will be the specification of this phone running on Tizen:

Display: It will sport a 4-inch 480p display with 288ppi pixel density.

Processor & RAM: It will be motorized by a 1.2GHz processor paired with 512MB of RAM

OS: Phone shall run on Tizen OS 2.3 out of the box

Refreshed UI - Tizen 2.3

Camera: The phone will come with a 3.2-megapixel camera

Other features: Club Samsung 2.0 service will be provided aiming to tempt youths by offering localized videos, music, TV shows etc.

The caller & typing interface of Tizen 2.3

General Observation & Verdict

• Music Player

Tizen 2.3 is definitely an interesting OS. We are awaiting eagerly for its launch. One area we will keenly be excited about is how it is better than Android Kitkat/Lollipop. While Android comes with App-store, we haven’t heard any thing about Tizen 2.3 App-store yet. Lastly, we would like to see the price range of these phones.

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