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Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by chiefdiye(m): 1:07pm On Nov 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 smartphone’s smooth and colorful touchscreen.
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.

1) 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 inlow-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 Nokia’s smartphones. Overall, the Symbian OS is excellently designed and is very user-friendly.
Unfortunately, Symbian OS demand is diminishing compared to 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.

2) Android
September 20th 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, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean(4.2) kitkat(4.4), Lollipop(5.0) respectively. Lollipop (5.0) is so far the latest android version from google released on November 3 2014. Since the platform is not closed like IOS, there are too many great android appsbuilt 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 Android’s 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, Tecno smartphones and HTC Wilfire.

3) Apple iOS
iOS was introduced in 29th 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 8.1. 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.

4) 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 10.2 which was introduced in august 8 2014.
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 infact anything blackberry

5) 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 8.1 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.

Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by acenazt: 1:13pm On Nov 09, 2014
Kit Kat Latest?
Simbian best? damn man, Nokia is dead,
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by OGeeKush(m): 1:24pm On Nov 09, 2014
u saif 10 naw.. i kon dey wander mayb os plenty reach da one..

btw u forgt to mention samsung os.. exynos nd java mah sef
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by chiefdiye(m): 1:25pm On Nov 09, 2014
Kit Kat Latest?
Simbian best? damn man, Nokia is dead,


the list is not on the best, but on popularity.
now compare Nokia lumia 1520 that come with 20MP of camera, i doubt if u have used any android devices with 16 MP camera
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by chiefdiye(m): 1:35pm On Nov 09, 2014
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 n 8. Samsung and HTC also releases some Windows based phones.
Nokia Lumia series is completely windows based. Some of the latest Windows Phones are Nokia Lumia 800, 900, 950 1020,1520 Samsung Focus and HTC Titan..
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by kestolove95(m): 1:38pm On Nov 09, 2014
old write up..lattest android os is lollipop 5...will d lattest BlackBerry os is 10.3
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by chiefdiye(m): 1:53pm On Nov 09, 2014
6) 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 of Bada 2.0.5 was released on March 15th 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.

7) 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 6 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.

cool 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.

9) 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 today’s 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.

10) 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. 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.

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Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by Osyxcel(m): 2:57pm On Nov 09, 2014
Na Symbian suppose dey No.1 abi Android? angry
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by CallmeKola(m): 6:08pm On Nov 09, 2014
The only time any other OS should be above the Android OS is if the Android OS has gone extinct! #Word tongue
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by gidRock: 8:47pm On Nov 09, 2014
There's also the UBUNTU Os which just like android, is based on the Linux Os... Tasks can be accomplished on the tablets by simply swiping across the screen unlike tapping in its android cousin

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Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by Nobody: 9:32am On Nov 12, 2014
who tell u say Nokia 3310 nd Nokia touch lite no get operating system?
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by gingger(m): 10:19am On Nov 12, 2014
Placing symbian os as no 1 doesn't make it no 1.. Nigerians self must we raise an argument because of notin
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by Herrmes: 12:43pm On Nov 12, 2014
Lol, even my 5 year old sister knows android is no 1
Re: Top 10 Mobile Phones Operating Systems by fixitbyjal(m): 6:35pm On May 14, 2023
Herrmes:
Lol, even my 5 year old sister knows android is no 1

Sadly iOS and Android are still d only os In Vogue
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