Samsung Shows Off It's First Ever Tizen Smartphone - the Samsung Z

Samsung debuted the industry's first Tizen powered smartphone, dubbed the Samsung Z. The homegrown Tizen OS was first appeared on the Gear 2 smartwatches, and then the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch was switches from Android to Tizen after the latest update.

Samsung Kick off the MWC 2014 with the Gear 2 Smartwatches

Gear 2 (left) and Gear 2 Neo (right)

Today in Barcelona, the South Korean company announced new Gear smartwatches at Mobile World Congress: the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Interestingly, Samsung dropping its Galaxy branding in the new smartwatches due to the operating system; the new Gear will be powered by the Tizen, a platform which Samsung has been invested for years.