After the historical launch of the Galaxy S4 in New York, Samsung's future appears no longer tied up with Android but with Tizen OS. The combined forces of Samsung and Intel has led to the development of Tizen with one of its high-end device to be released in August 2013, made by Samsung as well.

The new mobile OS from the two tech giants looks very similar to Android and is also described as "open-source and Linux-based." Tizen OS seems to be a secret weapon in case Samsung opts to be independent from Android.

"The Tizen phone will be out in August or September, and this will be in the high-end category. The device will be the best product equipped with the best specifications," Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of Samsung's mobile business said in an interview with Bloomberg in Seoul.

Users of Android devices will not find it very difficult to switch on Tizen due to the same look and feel of the UI. But what will make Tizen end the glory days of Android OS once it begins to enter the market?

Tizen Does Not Discriminate
When Google "left" China in 2010, the company's services were blocked, including the Google Play Store which offers Android applications. Samsung has leverage over the country with 18 per cent of the market, and switching to Tizen comes easy. Using Tizen, Samsung can encourage users to switch from Android without losing the feeling and applications they wanted.

The Subscriber Is In Control
Tizen OS allows tinkering for subscribers to gain more control over the operating system. Network carriers can make flexible changes with Tizen to improve their services to their customers.

Cross-compatibility and Open-source Tizen OS
Samsung will retain some of its Android's desirable features such as compatibility between markets, regional adaptation, wider content providers, and applications ported easily from Android. Samsung can easily convince developers to create Tizen apps without a problem.

Samsung Price Tag
The South Korean tech giant will release a Tizen device in August 2013, and it is declared to be a high-end device planned together with Galaxy S4 and the upcoming Galaxy Note. The Samsung price tag with Galaxy devices will be similar to Tizen, offering economic, mid-range, and high-technology gadgets running the new OS.

Powered By Intel
Intel chips used to be mostly made for Windows devices, but now the company joined hands with Samsung to power Tizen. Chance are high that the venture will be profitable for both tech giants since Intel has provided funds to make the Tizen OS possible. Intel's latest chips received positive reviews with its unique features of power management and processing. Samsung makes the phone, Tizen OS runs it, and Intel chips does the processing, comprising three parts of a potential OS masterpiece.