14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Z3, the company's second Tizen-powered smartphone, was already launched in India last month, and is about to make its debut in other emerging markets like Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
However, these won't be the only countries where Samsung plans to launch its Tizen-powered smartphone. Although the previous Tizen smartphone, Samsung Z1, wasn't officially launched in Europe due to its low-end specs, the Z3 is likely to cope better with European customers’ requirements.
Samsung Z3 is a mid-range smartphone, which is why the South Korean company hopes the device will appeal to customers in Europe up to some point.
The folks over at TizenExperts report that sources familiar with Samsung's plans claim the Z3 is now being tested for launch in no less than 11 European countries.
Aside from the countries that have already been confirmed, Samsung will also release the Z3 in the following regions: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and the UK.
Some Europeans might be able to get it this year
Although no details on exact timeframes have been shared for the moment, Samsung Z3 is expected to arrive in some of these European countries by the end of the year.
It's also worth mentioning that Samsung plans to launch a 4G variant of Z3, as opposed to the current version that's been released in India.
As mentioned earlier, Samsung Z3 is a mid-range smartphone powered by Tizen OS 2.3. It sports a decent 5.0-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720p) resolution.
Hardware-wise, the Z3 is equipped with a 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card slot.
On the back, the smartphone packs an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and video recording, while in the front there's a secondary 5-megapixel selfie camera.
Samsung Z3 is powered by a 2,600 mAh battery and offers multiple connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB 2.0, FM Radio and GPS with AGPS and GLONASS.