Samsung's lineup of Tizen-powered devices will expand by 200 percent later this month.

The Korean tech giant recently showcased the Samsung Z3 in India and said that the device will be available in the country starting Oct. 21 for 8,490 Indian Rupees or approximately $130, as per CNet.

The Z3 rocks a five-inch 720 x 1280 Super AMOLED display, a quad-core Spreadtrum processor, 1 GB of RAM with 8 GB expandable storage and a 2,600 mAh battery. It is fitted with an eight-megapixel rear camera and a five-megapixel front facing unit. It has dual-SIM capabilities and supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and 3G connectivity.

Aesthetically, the Z3 looks strikingly similar to the Galaxy Note 5, especially on the back. Meanwhile, its front side is unmistakably a Samsung design. The home button, located just below the screen, is sandwiched by two capacitive keys. It's unclear, though, whether the handset employs a metal build or a Gorilla Glass 4 exterior. At any rate, the Z3 comes in three color variants namely black, gold and silver.

By all accounts, the Z3 is a budget smartphone aimed exclusively at up-and-coming mobile markets. It is the direct successor to the Samsung Z1, which released back in January 2015 and has sold over one million units in India.

The Z3 is relatively cheap but has the ability to limit data usage in locations where cellular data can be costly. The Tizen-powered smartphone can do so by its Ultra Data Saving mode.

According to Samsung, the feature lessens monthly data usage up to 40 percent by "providing data compression and management capabilities."  

The Z3 also has an Ultra Power Saving Mode, which allows the handset to go idle for 33 hours while only eating up 10 percent of its battery charge.

Samsung designed the Tizen OS as an alternative to Google's Android, which the former has heavily depended on for majority of its mobile offerings.

Data from IDC indicates that Samsung is responsible for 20 percent of global smartphone sales in the second quarter of this year while 83 percent of the world's smartphones run on the Android OS.

However, due to a string of delays, the Korean tech giant veered its attention towards improving its Tizen stock in emerging mobile markets in South Asia, especially in India.

India is currently one of the world's largest budding markets in terms of technology-based products. Yet, majority of Indian consumers prefer budget-friendly devices like the ones being offered by Chinese mobile maker Xiaomi, PC Mag reported.