Samsung has announced their intention of launching multiple handsets in 2013 powered by the new Tizen mobile OS. In a statement issued to Bloomberg, the Korea based phone maker said,
“We plan to release new, competitive Tizen devices within this year and will keep expanding the line-up depending on market conditions.”
Tizen is a Linux-based open-source operating system that can power mobile phones, smart TVs and in-vehicle entertainment systems. The Tizen standard is jointly governed by Intel and Samsung and was established in 2011 after Intel joined the project in September 2011.
Tizen will have to face huge competition from not only Android, iOS , Windows Phone and Blackberry OS but also upcoming Ubuntu OS , both of which are expected to introduce wholesale changes in the upcoming iterations of their mobile operating systems.