Samsung today revealed the Z3, a new smartphone running its homegrown Tizen platform.
The handset makes use of design language similar to that of the Galaxy S series and comes in black, gold, or silver. The Z3 has a 5-inch HD screen, 1.3GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, and a 2,600mAh battery.
The phone has an 8-megapixel main camera with Samsung software such as Beauty Face Mode, and a 5-megapixel front camera with automatic selfie capture. Samsung’s Tizen platform is a Linux-based, open-source operating system.
Like the first Tizen phone, the Z3 will not be sold in the U.S.: it is limited to quad-band GSM and dual-band HSPA. It is launching in India for about $130.