Samsung will launch the first smartphone based on its Tizen platform in the July-September quarter this year, a move aimed at reducing dependence on the popular Google's Android OS.

Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, said the Tizen-powered 'Samsung Z' will be made available in the third quarter in Russia followed by other markets, Samsung said but did not disclose specific details.

A majority of Samsung's mobile phones are currently powered by the Android platform, which is also the dominant OS on most smartphones across the globe.

Previously, Samsung ran 'Bada' OS, which did not see much success. It has since been working on merging the platform with Tizen, which is backed by chipmaker Intel Corp.

The other popular operating systems include Apple iOS, Microsoft's Windows Phone OS and BlackBerry's proprietary platform.

According to research firm IDC, smartphone sales stood at 281.5 million units globally in Q1 2014, up 28.6% from 218.8 million devices in January-March 2013.

Samsung had a 30.2% share, while Apple had 15.5% and Huawei had 4.9% share in the said quarter.

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