The Samsung Z3 has now officially gone on sale in Russia aimed at developers and enterprise customers. This is the first device that is shipping with a Tizen Operating System (OS) distribution that is certified in Russia for businesses use. The product is part of the SAFE solution (certified with MDM and VPN).
The Z3 was originally released for the Indian market but there is a number of differences, as we anticipated, between both devices. The processor is a Qualcomm MSM8916 which is more powerful than the Spectrum one found in the Indian Z3. The other major difference is that this version supports 4G / LTE networks and the Indian version is 3G only.
You can purchase the Russian Z3 from the Linux Center, which is an official Samsung Partner, for the retail price of 16,618 rbl (excluding delivery costs). If you purchase now, before June 30, you are able eligible to get a 15% discount. Anticipated delivery date is quoted as after 30 June 2016.
Product Features
| Display | 5.0 “HD (720×1280) sAMOLED |
| Chipset | MSM8916 (Quad A53 1.2 GHz) |
| Ranges | Cat.4 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 the LTE of HSPA + 42 / 5.76 850/900/1900/2100 the GSM / the GPRS / the EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Support for LTE | Cat.4, VoLTE Capable |
| Memory | 1 GB (RAM) + 8 GB (eMMC) microSD up to 128 GB |
| Camera | 8 MP (F2.2) +5 MP (F2.2) w / Flash |
| Connectors | MicroUSB, USB 2.0, 3.5mm |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Wireless connections | BT 4.1, WiFi b / g / n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Navigation | GPS, Glonass |
| Dimensions, Weight | 141.5 X 69.9 X 7.9 mm, TBD |
| Battery capacity | 2600 mAh |
| OS version | Tizen 2.4 |
| Graphical interface | Tizen UX 2015 |
| Services Samsung Apps |
Access to global services closed Installing the application through MDM-trusted system |
| Synchronization | SmartSwitchPC |
| Radio | FM Radio / RDS |
| Video | Record: FHD @ 30fps Playback: FHD @ 30fps |
| Other | Support for two SIM-cards |
Head on over to the Linux Center website to purchase the Z3 smartphone. There is no news at present about a European or US release at the moment.
