The Samsung Z1 Tizen phone was announced earlier this week in India and is being claimed as the company's first Tizen phone. However, it is practically the second attempt because the mid 2014 release Samsung Z was supposed to be the first. With a very quick launch, there was no mystery regarding the Z1 Tizen release date but there is a lot of hype in the market regarding the World's first Tizen phone. The brand has been trying to be independent of Google's Android OS for a long time.

The gadget is clearly an entry level Smartphone with very basic features and not-so-attractive specifications. The Z1 Tizen price is in accordance with what the phone has to offer. It has been launched with a price tag of 5,700 INR, which is around $92. The phone comes in three color variants, namely, wine red, black and white.

The Samsung Z1 Tizen display is just a 4 inch WVGA screen, 0.8 inches smaller than the Samsung Z. The 4.74x2.49x0.38 inches device weighs only 112 grams as compared to the 135 grams of the Samsung Z.

The device will be running on a Spreadtrum SC7727S chipset along with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The GPU is a Mali 400. The operating system used is the Tizen OS 2.3 but is still compatible with Android. There is only a 4 GB internal memory but, it thankfully comes with a micro SD card slot that can expand the memory up to 64 GB. The RAM is disappointingly low at just 768 MB considering the era of RAMs in megabytes was supposed to be over.

The 3.1 MP, the Samsung Z1 Tizen camera is pretty basic. The device somehow incorporates a VGA front camera. One useful feature of the device is the dual SIM feature. Other features include Wi-Fi support, Bluetooth and GPS. The phone supports 3G. The 1500mAh battery is apparently low but given the other features and specs, there will be many heavy tasks that this device will have to perform. Hence, the battery is enough for a standard battery life.

The built-in antivirus system, the Ultra Power Saver Mode and the SOS feature are welcome features in this low-end smartphone.

With the second attempt at a Tizen, users are hoping that the attempt to "further enhance the Tizen ecosystem", as claimed by Samsung while doing away with the Samsung Z Tizen, will finally pay off and the lightweight Tizen platform will prove to be a turning point in the history of Samsung mobiles.