The document presents a comparative study of different mobile operating systems. It discusses Android, iOS, Windows Phone OS, BlackBerry OS and Symbian OS. It provides a brief history of the evolution of mobile OSs and an overview of each system. Key differences are identified, such as open vs. closed source code and the number of available apps. Advantages and disadvantages of each OS are outlined. The importance of understanding differences between mobile OSs is discussed.
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1. Date: 24 July, 2013
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Presentation on-
Comparative Study on Different Mobile
Operating System(OS)
2. Contents
What is OS?
What is Mobile OS?
List of Mobile OSs
Evolution of Mobile OSs
Short Overview on different Mobile OSs
Open Source/Closed Source
Comparison in case of AppsAvailability
Advantages & Disadvantages
Importance to know about the comparison among Mobile OSs
WhatWe’re going to do more before Final.
References
3. What is Operating System(OS)?
An Operating System(OS) is a very basic and essential
software to operate a system.
An operating system is the most important
software that runs on a computer or mobile.
It mange computer's memory, processes, and all of
its software and hardware.
Without an Operating System, a System(Computer/Mobile)
is useless.
4. What is Mobile OS?
A Mobile OS(Operating System) is a very basic and essential
software to operate a Mobile System.
A Mobile OS is a software platform which is designed
specially for mobile to hande the devices like SmartPhone,
Tablet, PDA with lot of features and facilities.
Example:
Android, iOS,Windows Mobile OS, Blackberry OS, Symbian
OS etc.
5. List of Mobile OSs
We’ve listed following eight different Mobile OSs-
Android OS
iOS
Windows Phone OS
BlackBerry OS
Symbian OS
webOS
Firefox OS
UbuntuTouch
N.B. - We’ll focus on Android OS, iOS,Windows Phone OS,
BlackBerry OS & Symbian OS to Compare.
6. Evolution of Mobile OSs
1996 - 1998 – Palm OS launched upto 3.0Version [1]
1999 – Blackberry Launched [2]
2000 – Mircrosoft Pocket PC
2001 – Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 & Palm OS 4.0 is launched
2002 – Palm OS 5.0 launched
2003 – Windows Mobile 2003 [1]
2004 –Windows Mobile SE, Palm OS Cobalt
2005 –Windows Mobile 5 , Blackberry 4.1 , GoogleAcquiredAndroid Inc
2007 – iPhone OS 1.0[3],Windows Mobile 6, Blackberry 4.2
2008 – iPhone OS 2.0, Blackberry 5.0 ,Windows Mobile 6.1, Android 1.0[4],
2009 – Symbian launched[5], Android 1.1,Android 2.1 ( Later ) Blackberry OS
5, Windows Mobile 6.5 , Samsung Bada 1.0, iPhone OS 3.0 , HPWeb OS
2010 – iPhone 4.0 , Blackberry 6,Windows Phone 7,Android 2.2 , Symbian OS
2011 – Android 3.0 , iPhone OS 5 , Blackberry 7.0
2012 – Android 4.1,Android 4.2, iPhone OS 6 , Blackberry 7.1
7. Short Overview on Android OS
Android from Google Inc.
Free and open source.
Android was purchased by Google in 2005.[4]
First released version in 2008.[4]
52.0% of the global Smartphone market share till
April, 2013. [6]
Mobile Manufacture Companies- Intel, HTC,
Samsung, Motorola and so on…
8. Short Overview on iOS
iOS fromApple Inc.
Closed source, proprietary.
First released version in 2007.[3]
Market Share 39.2% till April 2013. [6]
Such as iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and second gen.
AppleTV.
9. Short Overview on Windows Phone OS
Windows Mobile OS from Microsoft.
Closed source, proprietary.
First released version in 2003.
Market Share 3.0% till April 2013. [6]
Such as Nokia, Samsung , LG Optimus and HTC
Titan.
11. Comparison in Case of Apps Availability
Android OS
About 796,098 available apps according to AppBrain till
23 July, 2013. [7]
iOS
About 900, 000 available apps according to an article by
Sam Costello till June 2013. [8]
Windows Phone OS
145,000 available apps till May 2013 according to
Windows Phone Blog. [9]
12. Comparison Between Open Source and Close
Source
Open Source: It’s open!The Codes of the system are transparent.
- Larger Developer Support
- Free Of Cost
- Community Support
- Security Issues
- Ex:Android
Close Source: The Source Codes of the system are not open
- Premium Facilities
-Third Party Support
- Security Issues
- Ex: iOS
13. Advantages & Disadvantages of Android OS
Advantages
Open Source
Lots of Free apps available in Google Play Store
Easy notification alerts
Home ScreenWidget
Linux Supports
Disadvantages
Unstable and intended to crash then other Mobile OS
Apps might have bugs & those can be exploited by hackers
Linux Commands are must to act as a Administrator
Root is must to Upgrade
Root process can make the Phone Dead.
Most of the apps are required Internet connection to work on.
The apps can’t be downloaded through PC from Google Play Store
Consumes the battery early.
14. Advantages & Disadvantages of iOS
Advantages
Most Stable and Secured mobile OS
Beautifully Designed and Attractive Interface
Apps are being tested before Publish
High support for latestWeb Standards
Well supports for could storage.
Large number of apps are easily accessible in Apple Store.
Disadvantages
iOS only works in Apple Hardware
Costly
Lack of FreeApps
Not Open Source
15. Advantages & Disadvantages of Windows
Phone OS
Advantages
Beautiful UI ( Neat & Simple )
Hubs ( Let’s to access all of user’s collection both in cloud
and locally )
Microsoft’s Office
Disadvantages
• Lack Of Apps
• High Cost
16. Importance to know about the
Comparison among Mobile OSs
To be aware what we need
Which Mobile OS will give that Facility
Check our preferences.
17. What we’re going to do more before Final
Going on more deep on the Points we’ve represented in this
Presentation.
Developed languages & IDE needs to develop.
Architectural Comparison
Hardware Level
& will go through all the Points on rest of two Mobile
OS(BlackBerry OS & Symbian OS)
18. References
1. http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2011/03/04/evolution-of-mobile-operating-systems/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian
6. http://bgr.com/2013/06/04/ios-android-market-share-april-2013/ [Apple continues to make gains on
Android, by Dan Graziano on Jun 4, 2013] Last Accessed: 24 July, 2013 @ 2:52am
7. http://www.appbrain.com/stats/number-of-android-apps
8. http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonesoftwareterms/qt/apps-in-app-store.htm [How Many Apps Are in the
iPhoneApp Store, By Sam Costello] Last Accessed: 24 July, 2013 @ 3:10am
9. http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/05/10/the-wait-is-over-
lumia-928-for-verizon-wireless-launches-may-16-for-under-
100.aspx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter [“The wait is over”: Lumia 928 forVerizonWireless
launches May 16 for under $100, by Michael Stroh on May 10, 2013] Last Accessed: 24 July, 2013 @ 4: 35am
10. http://atechjourney.com/mobile-operating-system-a-comparative-study-of-mobile-os.html/ [Mobile
Operating System –A Comparative Study of Mobile OS by Anup Raman.pdf] Last Accessed: June 28, 2013 @
2:30AM