TAPPING TIZEN: Samsung have sold one million Tizen smartphones in India. Pictured are Hyun Chil Hong (R), president and chief executive of Samsung India Electronics and Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi at Samsung's Z1 launch in New Delhi, earlier this year.
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plan to launch more handsets running on its own Tizen operating system later this year, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Samsung will launch several Tizen smartphones at varying prices, the person said without disclosing other specifications.
The person declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
A spokeswoman for the South Korean firm declined to comment.
Samsung aims to build its own ecosystem through Tizen, which powers its smartwatches and premium television sets. But the firm needs more handsets running on the system to expand its user base and attract third-party developers, analysts say.
The company launched its first Tizen smartphone, the Z1, in India in January and has since been selling the device in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It has sold one million Z1s so far in India, the world's third-biggest smartphone market.
The Z1 was the best-selling smartphone in Bangladesh in January-March, researcher Counterpoint said in a May report. — Reuters
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