The second Tizen smartphone, the Samsung Z3, was officially announced for the Indian market yesterday. We had reported last month that the Z3 would also be released in Europe instead of being limited to India and its neighboring markets, and a review of the device by Russian website Mobile-Review is providing another hint that Samsung will expand Tizen's reach to more countries this year.
Mobile-Review has reviewed the SM-Z300F model of the Z3; Galaxy devices launched in Europe usually have the letter F in their model numbers, and so do those launched in Russia. While this isn't a surefire confirmation that the Z3 will make it to Europe (especially since the phone is only available for businesses in Russia), it's a very strong hint. Another hint is the fact that the reviewed version comes with LTE connectivity, a feature that is missing for the Indian market.
Furthermore, it was recently reported that Samsung could stop selling low-end smartphones in the Netherlands, and the reason behind that move could be the company's plans to swap those Android devices with devices running Tizen. Yes, that means Samsung would be forcing Tizen on some consumers (or forcing them to move to other manufacturers if they want a low-cost smartphone), but with Android and iOS refusing to let up their dominance, it's a move that might be unavoidable.
According to the review, the Z3 is a good phone for the price, and you can read through the entire thing at the source link. We will be doing our own review of the Z3, so do keep an eye out for that.
