Samsung Z3 appears running Tizen 3.0

Samsung’s Z1 and Tizen were both delayed for several months, but have finally made their appearance, against all odds. The Z1 has become popular in places like Bangladesh, showing the world that, yes, Samsung devices (even low-end ones) have their appeal and resonate with certain consumers.

Now, with the Note 5 on the way, Samsung’s got bigger plans for its Tizen-powered smartphone. Some photos have surfaced showing the Z3 running Tizen 3.0 with build number Z300HDDD1BOG1. Of course, the Tizen-powered Z3 will run Tizen 2.4 out of the box, but the photos show that Samsung intends to update the Z3 right away. While the Z1 hasn’t impressed most consumers, Samsung’s 5MP front camera, 8MP camera, 720p screen resolution, and 2,600mAh battery for the Z3 will encourage more adopters.

The Samsung Z3 could launch at the Tizen Developer Summit this month, but it will be but one of a few Tizen devices to launch this year.

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Samsung has a new 4K SUHD TV for the masses

Earlier this year Samsung unveiled its new line of 4K SUHD TVs which are incredible at what they do but also happen to cost a pretty penny which is why they’re quite out of reach for the masses. Fear not though as the company today launched a new 4K SUHD TV which it says is made for the masses, the JS7000 is said to feature high quality picture enhancements with superb picture quality at a competitive price.

Bill Lee, Vice President of TV Product Marketing at Samsung Electronics America said that the JS7000 SUHD TV is going to let more people than ever before enjoy the amazing picture quality from “Samsung’s best TV ever.” JS7000 has the new quad-core Smart TV platform powered by Tizen with intuitive user interface, Smart Hub, ConnectShare as well as Screen Mirroring features. Customers will also get access to a plethora of apps and services through which they can stream content online.

Samsung’s new 4K SUHD TV will be available in 50-inch, 55-inch and 60-inch sizes, the company doesn’t mention the price in its official release but can expect it to be available from local retailers at least in the U.S. quite soon.

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Exclusive: Samsung Gear A (Orbis) specifications

With all the Galaxy Note 5 news flooding the internet of late, Samsung’s upcoming smartwatch hasn’t been in the limelight for some time now. The Orbis – or the Gear A as it will be officially called – is still coming though (its announcement is set to take place alongside the Note 5), and Samsung was kind enough to reveal a few specs of the watch through its official developer SDK. We have published quite a lot about the Orbis in the past, and we now have a few key specs of the watch to share.

The Orbis will feature an Exynos 3472 dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and the Mali-400 MP4 GPU clocked at 450 MHz, 768 MB of RAM, 4GB of on-board storage, and a 250 mAh battery. It will have Bluetooth 4.1 to connect with smartphones and tablets, and as we had revealed earlier, there will be a variant with Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) support as well (Wi-Fi Direct will be supported, too.) The watch will also have inbuilt GPS, accelerometer, gyro, barometer and heart rate sensors, and will run Tizen with a new UX designed specifically for the circular screen.

The watch will have a Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 360×360 pixels – the resolution was confirmed by the SDK before, but we’re not yet sure what the size of the display will be. The bezel ring on top will no doubt affect Samsung’s decision on how big the touchscreen part of the display can be, and it is rather hard to make a guess in this regard as the Orbis will be the first round smartwatch from the Korean manufacturer.

As previous leaks have revealed, the Orbis will also feature a digital crown in addition to the bezel ring to help with navigation in the user interface, and Samsung will be partnering with various artists and case makers for the watch’s bands. An official announcement is expected at the Unpacked event for the Galaxy Note 5, and as a Samsung official put it, the Orbis could be the most perfect smartwatch yet from the company.

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AnTuTu brands the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge as the most powerful smartphones yet

It goes without saying that the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge are among the best Android powered smartphones available in the market right now and AnTuTu’s latest report says they’re actually the most powerful as well. AnTuTu published a list of the most powerful Android smartphones that have been tested on its popular benchmark site since the start of this year and Samsung’s current flagships sit comfortably at the top.

Data for the list was gathered through the users who tested their devices on the AnTuTu benchmark over the past six months, the Galaxy S6 came out on top with 67520 points followed by the Galaxy S6 edge in second place with 63910 points. Third place went to the Xiaomi MiNote Pro with 57163 points. Galaxy S5 is the next Samsung devices on this list and it comes in ninth place with 49402 points. These performance scores have been averaged from user benchmark results gathered between January 1 and July 1 with AnTuTu clarifying that it has not taken into account false entries that had been “rigged” to achieve a higher score.

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