Top Mobile Operating System

TOP MOBILE OS

Android

On 20^th September 2008, Google released it’s First and only version of Android OS and named it as “Astro”. No one knew that this is one of the decisive OS that will leave behind all the OS in no time and Today Android is the most popular OS that account for more than 51% of Operating System in US.

Google kept on rolling upgraded version likes “Bender” and “Cupcake”. Later Google tried something different while naming their updated Android version inspired by the names of any Dessert or Sweets and that too in alphabetical order.

The further Android version releases names are:-

• Donut,
• Éclair,
• Froyo,
• Gingerbread,
• Honeycomb,
• Ice Cream Sandwich,
• Jelly Bean.

Jelly Bean is the latest updated version of Android released by Google on 9^th July 2012. The one of the major reason for the popularity of Android OS is that the platform is not closed unlike iOS, which ultimately gives the opportunity to developers to create great android applications.

Android is the only Operating system which became popular as soon as it entered the smartphone and Tablet categories due to superior graphical user interface, efficient working and the variety of applications available.

Google Play is an authorized app market which allows users to download different games and apps on their android devices. Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony are Top manufactures that rely on and also prefer Android OS in their smartphones and tablets due its popularity and because of the vast variety of applications accessible on this platform. Android is the leading operating systems in the world and is preferred by top smartphone manufacturers and is definitely a threat for iPhone.

Top smartphones having Android Operating System:-

• HTC Desire,
• Motorola Droid Razr,
• Samsung Galaxy S3,
• Sony Xperia,
• LG Optimus.

Apple iOS

Apple released the iOS operating system which is used in iPhone was launched on 29^th June 2007 when the iPhone was developed. Since then there were many updates of iOS and the latest one is the iOS 6. Apple iOS is unique and is only for Apple iPhone & iPad and no other manufacturer can use this operating system platform.

 

Apple is determined to work upon the performance of its device rather than looks. This is the cause that the central appearance of iOS is not very different as it was in the year 2007. In general the interface of iOS is very friendly and with its shear looks and performance it can be considered as one of the top OS available today.

Devices working on Apple’s iOS

• iPhone,
• iPhone 2G,
• iPhone 3G,
• iPhone 4,
• iPhone 4S,
• iPad,
• iPad2,
• iPad3.

BlackBerry OS

Blackberry OS developed by Research In Motion (RIM) and was released in 1999. BlackBerry Os is running on every smartphone which is designed by RIM and the strange part is that Blackberry OS is totally dissimilar from other operating systems.

 

BlackBerry is considered as one of the Best Business Smartphone of the year. The interface techniques as well as the Smartphone designs are diverse with a trackball and a QWERTY keyboard.  Like Android, Blackberry Operating System is a close source OS which means that this OS is not obtainable for any other producer. BlackBerry OS 7.1 is the latest OS which is available for users since May 2011 and used in many devices such as BlackBerry Bold 9930. BlackBerry OS 7 is considered to be the most secure OS and it is used by more than 50% of U.S and U.K government officials

Major line up of Smartphones running on Blackberry OS: -

• Blackberry Bold,
• Blackberry Curve,
• Blackberry Torch.

BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 was awarded the smartphone of the year and it is world’s most expensive Smartphone and is running on BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry10 OS will be the market decider which is the only hope for RIM after the entry and the rising competition due to Android and iOS. This BlackBerry 10 OS is due to be released in the First Quarter of the year 2013

Windows OS

Windows OS is widely known OS as this is used in our desktop and Laptop computers but not everyone knows about Windows OS in detail because it is used in computers all over the world, but Windows OS running on Computer and mobile phone are totally different things.

 

Last year Nokia and Windows OS had the deal to work together and now this OS has become official OS of Nokia but ordinary mobile phone users find it a bit tricky to work on Windows OS is getting very popular among people who were used to it and their hottest release is Lumnia . Lumnia succession by Nokia is entirely windows based mobile phones. Samsung and HTC keep on releasing Windows based phones time to time but they are unable to gather the attention of smartphone users due to the popularity of Android OS.

 Some of the latest Windows Phones are

• Nokia Lumia 800,
• Nokia Lumia 900,
• Samsung Focus,
• HTC Titan 2.

Symbian

Symbian OS is formally the possessions of Nokia. If any company wants to work on this OS will have to take consent from Nokia. Nokia was a leader in the mobile market, so after Java symbian was ultimately widely used mobile phone some time ago when iOS and Android were not in the picture. Till now Symbian is generally used in basic mobile phones but due to continuously decreasing demand it is now being looked upon.

 

Symbian’s ANNA & BELLE were the 2 latest updates which are still used in Nokia’s smartphones. On the whole, the Symbian OS is outstandingly planned and is user-friendly too. Regrettably, Symbian OS graph is going down due to many factors but the major factor is the competition against the popular OS Android and iOS.

There are many Nokia Smartphones still running on Symbian OS: -

• Nokia E6
• Nokia 808 Pure view
• Nokia 701
• Nokia C 6

BADA

Exactly like Nokia Samsung also has own operating system named as BADA. It was intended for high and Low end smartphones. Bada is a user friendly, effective & efficient operating system, Strange thing is that Samsung do not use Bada OS on a big scale for its handsets instead Samsung too uses Android on a immense scale for some unidentified reasons.

 

The most recent version for Bada was 2.0.5 which was released on 15^th March 2012. At present there are just 3 mobile phones which are running on Bada operating system.

• Samsung Wave,
• Samsung Wave2,
• Samsung Wave3.

Palm OS (Garnet OS)

Palm OS was created by Palm Inc in the year 1996 in particular for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) and is used my many huge companies like Lenovo and IBM. Palm OS was originally intended to work on touchscreen Graphic User Interface. It was updated few years later and was able to work with and sustain smartphones. Unluckily Palm OS was not able to do well in the market & due to that it is not being used in any of the latest top devices.

 

Open WebOS

Open WebOS or Hp WebOS or just WebOS which was originally created and promoted by Palm Inc in the year 2009 but years later this OS was acquired by Hewlett Packard. At that time this OS was used in several Smartphones & tablets.

 

Hp endorsed WebOS at a very rigorously by using it in high end smartphones and tablets. The most recent device running on WebOS was the Hp Touch Pad. With the dominance of Android in the market, sales of tablets running on Hp WebOS were decreased. At last Hp was forced to terminate WebOS process and its based devices, but keeping all the existing users, company guaranteed that they will be getting updates of the operating system.

Maemo

Nokia & Maemo both companies came together to create an operating system for smartphones & internet tablets, named as Maemo. Similar to other devices the user interface of Maemo also contains a menu which provides user an access from which the user can go to any location.

 

For instance, in Android OS the home screen is separated into manifold sections which displays various shortcut icons including RSS Feed & other such things. Later in the yer 2010 at the Mobile World Congress it was discovered that now Maemo development will be combined with Mobilin to produce a brand new operating system known as MeeGo.

MeeGo

MeeGo was fundamentally called as a mobile platform but it was in reality intended to run several electronic devices which includes handhelds, in car devices, television sets & in even net books. All the devices on which MeeGo OS can operate although have the similar core but difference lies entirely in the interface according to the device.

Nokia N9, which is one of the popular device is operating on MeeGoOS.