Samsung seems to have finally really honestly for realsies released its first Tizen phone.
In terms of the hardware, the Z1 comes with a 4-inch WVGA TFT display, 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, 768MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, microSD card slot up to 64 GB, 3.1 MP camera at the back, VGA front shooter, dual-SIM connectivity, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and a 1,500 mAh battery. The device is certainly underwhelming when it comes to the spec sheet, but Samsung claims that the “lightweight” Tizen OS would run without any issues on the hardware on offer. With the Z1, Samsung is looking to lure in customers with attractive content deals.
Remember – hope springs eternal.
Remember why Tizen exists in the first place: a legal instrument in the face of antitrust claims. The South Korean laws more or less mandates this effort. A secondary goal is to have a minimum fallback in case Android blows up legally (you know, the Oracle saga)
So after (if) Samsung purchases BlackBerry (see the other story), will BlackBerry be relegate to this role?
No, that’s just a patent portfolio purchase.
The most interesting bit in this is that Enlightenment has finally made it into a commercial product.
Native Tizen apps are based on EFL.