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Samsung's First Tizen Smartphone Gets Leaked

Posted by Soulskill on from the finally-arriving-to-market dept.

SmartAboutThings writes "We are less than a month away from seeing the first ever Tizen smartphone from Samsung. The leaked image points toward a Feb. 24th launch date at MWC 2014 in Barcelona. The phone design is very similar to Galaxy phones, while the UI reminds us of Windows Phone 8. Samsung is also one of the world's top smartphone vendors, so it should have a decent chance at developing a mobile OS of its own, don't you think?"

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  1. Competition is always good by rodrigoandrade · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, I think Tizen will ultimately flop for a variety of reasons, not the least of which being the fact that Samsung will need to support THREE different operating systems.

    But in the end, competition is always good for consumers. Bring it on!!

  2. I love Samsung's smartphones, but... by Zaatxe · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...if they ditch Android, I'll ditch Samsung.

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    1. Re:I love Samsung's smartphones, but... by q.kontinuum · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Actually, Tizen might be a reason for me to give them a shot. Unless I get a budget-friendly device with Sailfish OS first :-)

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  3. I'm not holding my breath for this! by morgauxo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I had a Samsung Stratosphere. It ran like shit!!!!
    Then I got an SIII. It worked for about a week.
    Now I have a Motorola phone. Ah.... Much better!

    If Samsung can't even make Android, which someone else has already done most of the coding for run well how are they going to make their own OS?!?!