Best Mobile PlatformsThe mobile platform, also referred as mobile operating system, manages the mobile device hardware, memory, and software resources. It controls the functioning, and the capabilities of a mobile device. The feature set, security, reliability, and the ease of use are not the only criteria that make a mobile platform good or bad. How flexible the mobile platform is to integrate with diverse set of devices and software systems, and how easy it is to build applications upon it are also important factors.
There are various flavors of mobile operating systems that power a variety of mobile devices from PDAs, smartphones, to Tablet PCs. Below are some of the popular mobile platforms:
Symbian OS Symbian OS is the dominant mobile operating system. It is being used in over 80% of the mobile handsets in the world. Most of the mobile phones from Nokia, world’s number one mobile phone manufacture, run on Symbian operating system. However, Symbian has not been very successful as smartphone operating system. Symbian is feature rich and is easy to use. A symbian mobile phone can interface with several email solutions.
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile is the mobile version of Microsoft’s popular Windows operating system. It powers mobile devices from various manufacturers including HTC, Dell, HP, Palm, and Motorola. Windows Mobile operating system brings the familiarity of the desktop and laptop computers to mobile devices. A Windows Mobile phone comes with the popular Windows Office mobile version that supports email, outlook sync, word documents, presentations, and excel etc. You also get the Microsoft internet explorer and various other features.
Google Android Google Android mobile platform is relatively new however it is generating a lot of interest among the manufacturers, users, and the application developers. It’s an open platform that encourages developers to build their favorite applications with known tools and technologies. HTC was the first one to adopt android which was soon followed by Samsung and Motorola. The Android Mobile Platform is gaining so much ground so fast that almost all manufacturers are planning to launch their Android mobile phones. Yes, we may see one from Nokia as well. Android brings Google services like Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps, and YouTube to the mobile devices. The market researchers predict that by 2012, Google Android will be the second most popular mobile platform in the world.
Palm OS / Web OS Palm OS has been around for over a decade. Various Palm mobile devices like Palm Pre run on Palm OS (Web OS). It’s known for its simplicity however the future of Palm Web OS is a bit unclear given that Palm itself offers Windows Mobile based devices. The strength of Palm Web OS lies in its intuitive touch screen technology and web browsing. It enables various features like easy navigation and corporate email sync.
Mobile Linux This is the scaled down version of Linux operating system for mobile devices. It’s an open operating system that powers many mobile phones and PDAs. It’s known for its reliability and robustness when compared with Windows Mobile. Linux Mobile can also work with a diverse set of mobile devices. Just like in case of computers, there are many flavors of Linux operating system like LiMo for mobile devices. Nokia offers a couple of Linux mobile powered mobile phones.
BlackBerry OS Research in Motion’s iconic BlackBerry smartphones runs on BlackBerry operating system. It’s one of the best mobile platforms in the world. The success of BlackBerry smartphones can be attributed to its feature rich, light, easy to use, and easy to integrate with operating system. BlackBerry OS is miles ahead of its rivals in ensuring the security of the mobile device data. It excels as an enterprise mobile device as it can interface with various email solutions.
iPhone OS World’s most wanted smartphone iPhone runs on Apple’s proprietary iPhone operating system. Supporting an advanced touch and display technology, it brought that wow factor to iPhones. This is the most advanced smartphone operating systems. The world of application developers is almost obsessed with iPhone. Thanks to its rich APIs that have enabled developers to create innovative applications for iPhone.
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