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Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems
By Guru IN Technology Last Updated: 23/09/ 2014
Many people have ample knowledge about different mobile phones and their companies but a very few of them
know something about operating systems. It is very important to know about different mobile OS used by a
number of companies so that you can actually know that what is behind your smartphones smooth and colorful
touchscreen.
Above is the popularity graph, which represents last 12 months trends. It is apparent that Android is beating up
all other operating systems, even the IOS. Symbian, which was once an industry leader is also observing a
diminishing slope. IOS might continue to compete Android, and with release of Windows Phone 8, we might see
some healthy competition in future.
Comparison Of Top Mobile OS
Symbian
Symbian OS is officially the property of Nokia. It means that any other company will have to take permission
from Nokia before using this operating system. Nokia has remained a giant in low-end mobile market, so after
Java symbian was the most used in the mobile phones till a couple of years ago. Still Symbian is widely used in
low-end phones but the demand rate has ben continuously decreasing. By upgrading Symbian mobile OS,
Nokia has made it capable to run smartphones efficiently. Symbian ANNA and BELLE are the two latest
updates which are currently used in Nokias smartphones. Overall, the Symbian OS is excellently designed and
is very user-friendly.
Unfortunately, Symbian OS graph is going downwards nowadays due to the immense popularity of Android and
iOS.
Some of the phones currently running on Symbian OS are Nokia C6-01, Nokia 603, Nokia 700, Nokia 808
Pure View, Nokia E6 (ANNA) and Nokia 701 (BELLE). Symbian is a popular choice among nokia dual sim
mobile phones as well.
Android
September 20
th
2008 was the date when Google released the first Android OS by the name of Astro. After
some time next upgraded versions Bender and Cupcake were also released. Google then adopted the trend
of naming android versions after any dessert or a sweet in alphabetical order. The other releases are Donut,
clair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean is so far the latest
android version from google. Since the platform is not closed like IOS, there are too many great android apps
built by developers.
Just after stepping into the smart phone and tablets market Android gained immense popularity due to its
beautiful appearance and efficient working. Many new features were introduced which played a significant role in
Androids success. Google Play is an official app market which contains millions of different apps for android
devices. Samsung, HTC, Motorola and many other top manufacturers are using Android in their devices.
Currently Android is one of the top operating systems and is considered a serious threat for iPhone.
Some of the smartphones operating on Android are HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy Gio, Motorola Droid Razr,
Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC Wilfire.
Apple iOS
iOS was introduced in 29
th
June 2007 when the first iPhone was developed. Since then iOS has been under
gone many upgrades and currently the latest one is the iOS 6. Apple has still not allowed any other manufacturer
to lay hands on its operating system. Unlike Android, Apple has more concentrated on the performance rather
than appearance. This is the reason that the basic appearance of iOS is almost the same as it was in 2007.
Overall it is very user-friendly and is one of the best operating systems in the world.
So far iOS has been used in iPhone, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 5, 5S, 5C, not to mention
their tablet pcs branded as iPad 3, iPad 2 and iPad.
Blackberry OS
Blackberry OS is the property of RIM (Research In Motion) and was first released in 1999. RIM has
developed this operating system for its Blackberry line of smartphones. Blackberry is much different from other
operating systems. The interface style as well as the smart phone design is also different having a trackball for
moving on the menu and a qwerty keyboard.
Like Apple, Blackberry OS is a close source OS and is not available for any other manufacturer. Currently the
latest release of this operating system is Blackberry OS 7.1 which was introduced in May 2011 and is used in
Blackberry Bold 9930. It is a very reliable OS and is immune to almost all the viruses.
Some of the smartphones operating on Blackberry OS are Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Curve, Blackberry
Torch and Blackberry 8520.
Windows OS
All of you will be familiar with Windows OS because it is used in computers all over the world. Windows OS
has been also been used in mobile phones but normal mobile phone users find it a bit difficult to operate it but at
the same time it was very popular among people who were used to it.
This was the case until Nokia and Microsoft joined hands to work together. The latest Windows release by
Microsoft is known as Windows 7 which has gained immense popularity among all kind of users. With its
colourful and user friendly interface it has given Windows OS a new life and is currently in demand all over the
world. Another reason behind its success is that this latest OS is used in very powerful devices made by Nokia.
The computer like look has totally vanished from the windows phones with the release of Windows 7. Samsung
and HTC also released some Windows based phones but they could not much place in the market.
Nokia Lumia series is completely windows based. Some of the latest Windows Phones are Nokia Lumia 800,
Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Focus and HTC Titan 2. If you are not on windows mobile os and using windows
for your pc, this is how you can run .jar games on your pc.
BADA
Like others Samsung also owns an operating system which is known as BADA. It is designed for mid range and
high end smartphones. Bada is a quiet user friendly and efficient operating system, much like Android but
unfortunately Samsung did not use Bada on a large scale for unknown reasons.
The latest version Bada 2.0.5 was released on March 15
th
2012. There are only 3 phones which are operating
on Bada. These three smartphones are Samsung Wave, Samsung Wave 2 and Samsung Wave 3. I believe that
Bada would have achieved much greater success if Samsung had promoted it properly.
Read out how you can use Picasa on Bada mobiles.
Palm OS (Garnet OS)
Palm OS was developed by Palm Inc in 1996 especially for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance). Palm OS was
basically designed to work on touchscreen GUI. Some Years later it was upgraded and was able to support
smartphones. Unfortunately it could not make a mark on the market and currently is not being used in any of the
latest top devices.
It has been 5 and half years since we saw the latest update of palm OS in 2007. Palm OS was used by many
companies including Lenovo, Legend Group, Janam, Kyocera and IBM.
Open WebOS
Open WebOS also known as Hp WebOS or just WebOS which was basically developed by Palm Inc but after
some years it became the property of Hewlett Packard. WebOS was launched in 2009 and was used in number
of smartphones and tablets.
Hp promoted WebOS at a very high level by using it in high end smartphones and tablets. The latest device
working on WebOS was the Hp Touch Pad. With the introduction of Android in the market sales of Hp
WebOS based tablets got very less. At last Hp announced to discontinue WebOS based devices, but the
existing users were assured that they will get regular updates of the operating system.
Maemo
Nokia and Maemo Community joined hands to produce an operating system for smartphones and internet
tablets, known as Maemo. Like other devices the user interface of Maemo also comprised of a menu from which
the user can go to any location.
Like todays Android the home screen is divided into multiple sections which show Internet Search bar, different
shortcut icons, RSS Feed and other such things. Later in 2010 at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) it was
revealed that now Maemo project will be merged with Mobilin to create a fresh operating system known as
MeeGo.
MeeGo
MeeGo was basically called a mobile platform but it was actually designed to run multiple electronic devices
including handhelds, in car devices, television sets and net books. All the devices on which MeeGo can run have
the same core but the user interface is entirely different according to the device.
In 2010 Moorestown Tablet PC was introduces at COMPUTEX Taipei which was also a MeeGo powered
device.Most of you will have heard the name Nokia N9, but you will not be aware of the fact that this large
selling device is operating on MeeGo.
Verdict
These ten are not the only mobile operating systems out there, there are tons more and we shall be seeing one by
Firefox mobile OS <Source> in future as well. Firefox, which once dominated the internet browser market, is in
process of building their own web OS for mobiles, so in the future mobile OS market might get even more
competitive.
For now, Android is the clear winner, however, if we look at profits and expansion, Apple has become the
biggest Tech company and leaves Google fr behind to eat the dust.
Discussion: Which is better Android or iPhone?
Do share which mobile OS your phone is using and which is your favorite feature offered by your mobile
operating system?
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Rajinder Sanwal
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But as far as power consumption is concerned iOS stays on top. It uses very less power to operate on in
comparison to other mobile OS.
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Ajay Udayagiri
I prefer iOS among the list of mobile operating systems. East or west, no operating could not beat the
interactive user interface provided by the Apple. People say Android is better than Apple but it is only to
some extent. Professionals always choose iOS.
Reply
Kimmy
Great post!I love windows however it is slower than android,i think windows phone needs more
improvement. In android 99% games and apps are free but in windows 50% are free, thats why windows
is slower than android.
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Hafis
Android is the better than ios,wp,blackberry.etc. Because androing is using in 50% mobiles.
I like nokia. Cause they have used many OS Like as meego,symbian,maemo,Asha,windows,and now
nokia going to make a android phone its known as nokia normandy
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Palka Khurana
Of late, Android OS have emerged as winner and is topping the list. It has even beaten the monoply of
apple iphones and blackberry who use ioS and blackberry OS respectively. Now even a budgeted buyer
can buy android phone. Android platform has even surpassed windows OS also, as it has much more free
apps & games, has easy learning curve & user friendly. As for windows, it has lesser free applications.
Nokia is trying hard to promote Windows OS by launching new versions in Lumia series. So, i think
Android OS will definitely rule the smartphone market and it will be for the classes as well masses.
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Ray
Good Review. Android is undoubtedly the market leader at present. They have broken the monopoly of
Apple. Apple Mobile Phone are not Common Mans Phone but Any Common Man can afford to buy an
Android Phone. Long Live Google.
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Sam
Ive tried Android, and Windows but kinda dont like their limitations, ynow Maemo is what i really
enjoy using as much as PC. such a great OS some people just go thru Android because it is an OS
which eveyone has. I think Maemo is suitable for any smart device.
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Earlyman
Where did you get the first graph from? It seems like every other website has a different idea of how the
market is really like. And of course it would be wiser to point out which market you are referring to, since
for example the European market differs from the US market in that the the percentage of Android users
is quite on level with that of Apple users (source: http://madvertise.com/en/company/press/android-and-
apple-neck-and-neck-in-the-battle-for-european-smartphone-os-dominance/). I agree that with the
release of the new WP we might be able to see a substantial increase in competition.
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Anand Singh
I remember once there was a time of Symbian. Now everywhere there is either Android or iOS in the
market. btw i like android more than ios.
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stargaterich
My gut feeling is that eventually there will only be two major smartphone OS taking the lion share of the
mobile OS space, namely Apple IOS and Google Android. Come to think of it, it is not the operating
system that really matters but rather the number of free applications and killer aps that runs on the OS.
Apple need to be more open and receptive to the smart phone application development community.
Instead of restricting apps conforming to the Apple Store, that company should instead encourage open
source and allow more developers to gain insight to the inner working of the OS so that more effective
application could be develop to leverage on the power of the OS services.
Reply
Vandhana Karthick
My present phone is Blackberry and I have used the same and my next phone to use is Android really to
say I have heard only about Symbian,Android,Blackberry,Windows OS, Palm and all others are new to
me from your website.
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Guru
We learn something new every day :) BTW, even blackberry is considering to start using Android,
which i personally feel will help Android to monopolize the smartphone market.
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hrmehrotra
you mentioned nice list here dude..i expected alot from Nokia MeeGo but its totally disappoint me
Reply
Guru
We all expected a lot from Meego and belle, but i think with invention of Windows OS and their
deal with Nokia, the Meego sort of went out of scene.
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Pankaj Gupta
I have tried only Android & Windows Phone OS and my next target is to try iOS. BTW good overviews.
Keep it up.
Reply
Guru
IOS is classic OS, just wait 1 month and you will be able to use iPhone 5
Reply
Vikas Bhatt
I would like to correct the sequence, Android is the top operating system, followed by iOS and so on.
Reply
Guru
Thanks for mentioning it, i do understand android is topping the charts but Symbian devices are
massively popular in Asia. we shall look into further statistics and re adjust table, thanks for taking
time to notice this :)
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