Samsung already confirmed that the company would launch Tizen-based device in 2013. Samsung GT-I9500 codenamed Fraser surfaced last year but it did not release. Now the Samsung GT-I8800 codenamed Redwood has surfaced on Tizen Greek Community website. The name of the device appeared online earlier this month along with the Samsung GT-i8805.
The phone runs on Tizen 2.1 OS, comes with S-Voice, WiFi Direct and has S-Beam too. Instead of ‘Hi Galaxy’ you need to say ‘Hi Tizen’ to wake up in the S Voice. The device has a home button below the display similar to the Galaxy devices.
Tizen is fully based on HTML5 similar to the Firefox OS. No word on specifications of the device yet, but it is likely to come with a 720p display. It is not clear whether this device is a prototype or a developer device. The Tizen Greek Community website also says that the the device would be given to 500 developers tomorrow here at Tizen Developer Conference in Greece. There are rumors that the first Tizen device is expected in Q3 2013.
Source: tizen.gr | Via: Engadget