A few days ago, it was reported on foreign websites that Samsung was developing a smartphone with the Tizen operating system. At present, it has conducted the first software test for the device, which may be officially unveiled at the next CES 2013. Combining the R&D advantages of Intel and Samsung in the system, Tizen will probably become the fourth largest OS platform, which is expected by many users. So, as a rising system, what is the reason for Tizen?
What is Tizen?
Tizen， The Chinese name is "Taize", which is the integration of resource advantages of LiMo Foundation and Linux Foundation, two major Linux alliances, and the joint development of operating systems for mobile phones and other devices with Intel and Samsung Electronics. The system integrates two operating systems, LiMo and MeeGo, to learn from each other. Alliance members include Intel, Samsung, Panasonic NEC、docomo、orange、SK、Sprint vodafone、Telefonica， And Huawei in China.
Tizen system is a hybrid of Intel MeeGo system and Samsung LiMo system. It can run on smart phones, tablets, netbooks, vehicle information systems and smart TVs. It is based on the Linux open source software platform. The application program interface is based on HTML5 and other open web standards. From core systems to core applications, Tizen's entire software stack will be open to the public.
Tizen's birth background
In the mobile terminal field, with the decline of Symbian, HP webOS and RIM Playbook, as well as difficulties in the development of MeeGo and Bada, the situation of dual oligopoly of Android and iOS is becoming more and more obvious. At the same time, because Intel and Samsung are facing difficulties in the development of MeeGo and Bada respectively, Shuangyi will work together with the new platform Tizen system, which can reduce development resources and manpower, and strengthen the functions of technology and application store. Acer and Asus will join the development plan of Tizen platform, and HTC is also evaluating, Whether the Tizen platform has the opportunity to form the fourth force of the OS platform, competing with Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, has attracted the attention of the industry.
Application example of Tizen system
Although the Tizen system is still in its infancy, from the prototype shown by Samsung, the starting point of its hardware configuration is still very high. Among them, one Samsung prototype displayed at the Tizen developer conference is equipped with a 4.3-inch touch screen, while the other is equipped with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, which supports a resolution of 1024 × 720 pixels. Its system interface is somewhat similar to Samsung TouchWiz, and it also has drop-down menus, but it still has some characteristics of its own. In addition, the Samsung prototype is also equipped with a 1.2GHz dual core processor based on the A9 architecture, which provides 1GB of RAM capacity and 16GB of body storage space. It even adopts a dual camera configuration, with a front camera of 2 million pixels and a main lens of 8 million pixels.
Tizen Prospect
Although the Tizen system combines the advantages of Intel and Samsung, it is still difficult for the Tizen system to stand out from Android and iOS, but the industry is optimistic about the system at present. The specific performance can be seen later.
