Samsung explains Tizen is “lighter” than other software

Take a look at any Android device manufactured by Samsung and the common theme is the software. The company aims to improve upon Android with its own software overlay called TouchWiz. Some consumers feel that TouchWiz is overbearing and too confusing; however, that has not stopped Samsung from selling millions of devices with it. And TouchWiz has come very far since its inception and now looks much more clean. With Tizen, the company’s in-house software, ready for showtime, Samsung wants to inform everyone of its benefits. Tizen is said to be “lighter” than other operating systems because of its less demanding requirements.

Here is a piece of what Samsung had to say about Tizen’s benefits:

The benefits of Tizen are very simple: Tizen is “lighter” than other operating systems. In other words, Tizen requires less processing power and memory, thereby ensuring faster device speeds while consuming less energy. As a result, consumers will benefit from a smoother user experience through the likes of shorter boot time, faster web browsing and seamless multitasking, all the while enjoying longer battery life.

Because it is lightweight, Tizen is optimal for use across a wide spectrum of smart connected devices in the IoT space. While devices with high demand for computing power, such as smartphones and TVs, are part of the IoT, so are devices that require relatively less computing power, such as wearables, vacuum cleaners and washing machines, which need an operating system like Tizen that is lightweight enough to run the devices without burning through processing power, memory and overall device performance.

Samsung will remain committed to other operating systems (or at least for now). Why? Because it is already so invested in Android. Samsung says its ongoing commitment to other operating systems ensures “seamless interoperability and connectivity among the billions of devices being used daily.”

Source: Samsung Tomorrow

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