Samsung Launches Its First Tizen OS basedPhone, The Z1, In India For $92

Samsung has finally launched its first phone powered by the Tizen operating system. The Samsung Z1 is coming to India initially, where it is available to buy for 5,700 INR — that’s around $92 — from today.

The Z1 has a four-inch WVGA PLS screen, and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and 768 MB RAM. It has a 3.1 megapixel camera on the rear, and a limited VGA camera on the front.

The phone runs version 2.3 of the Tizen operating system, and comes with 4GB of on-device storage which can be expanded by up to 64GB via a micro SD card. It supports dual SIMs, as is with other devices in India.

The Z1 will compete with a range of other Android-based phones. And Samsung already pledged to put Tizen in its smart tv this year. We are optimistic to see other devices featuring this Operating System soon.