Choon Soo Moon, managing director of Samsung Bangladesh, and Supun Weerasinghe, chief executive of Robi, pose at the launch of Tizen-based Samsung Z1 for the Bangladesh market at a programme yesterday. Photo: Samsung

South Korean mobile giant Samsung yesterday premiered its proprietary Tizen operating system in the country by way of low-price smartphone model Z1.

Priced at Tk 6,900, the handset has been customised for the local market.

“We expect that the users will accept the Samsung Z1 for its ease of use and clutter-free experience. The localised content will be an added bonus,” said Choon Soo Moon, managing director of Samsung Bangladesh.

The dual SIM device, available in white, black and red, is manufactured at Samsung's state-of-the-art facility in Vietnam. It is powered by a 1.2 gigahertz dual-core processor, 768 megabyte of RAM and 4 gigabyte of internal memory which is expandable up to 64GB.

Z1 also features a four-inch display, 3.1 megapixel rear and front camera and 1,500 mAh battery. Samsung Z1 also has a 4” WVGA PLS screen, which allows consumers to enjoy multimedia content to the fullest with crystal clear resolutions, even when outdoors.

It comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter as well as local portals Bdjobs.com, bdnews24.com, bikroy.com, ekhanei.com and Prothom Alo. Local apps such as Prayer Times have also been pre-loaded.

Customers purchasing the Z1 handset from Robi will get a special package on the network, which includes 300 minutes talk-time (Robi to Robi), 100 minutes talk-time (Robi to other numbers) and 1GB data for the first month.