Symbian

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Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system that was widely used on early smartphones, particularly those produced by Nokia, before being overtaken by modern platforms like Android and iOS.


Statements (58)
Predicate Object
instanceOf discontinued software
mobile operating system
operating system
basedOn EPOC
category smartphone operating systems
declineCause competition from Android
competition from iOS
complex developer environment
developer Nokia
Psion
Symbian Ltd.
discontinued 2014
finalReleaseDate 2012
finalReleaseVersion Symbian Belle Feature Pack 2
initialReleaseDate 1997
kernelType microkernel
license proprietary
marketPosition dominant smartphone OS in the 2000s
notableCharacteristic optimized for low-memory devices
power-efficient design for early smartphones
notableDevice Nokia 7650
Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia E71
Nokia N8
Nokia N95
openSourceAttempt Symbian Foundation open-sourcing initiative
ownedBy Nokia
Symbian Foundation
peakMarketShare over 60% of global smartphone market
primaryDeveloperCountry Finland
United Kingdom
programmingLanguage C++
Java ME (for applications)
successor Windows Phone (in Nokia strategy)
supportedPlatform ARM architecture
supportsFeature Bluetooth
GPS (on supported devices)
SMS and MMS messaging
Wi‑Fi (on supported devices)
mobile web browsing
multitasking
native applications
telephony
touchscreen input (later versions)
supportsMultimedia audio playback
camera integration
video playback
UIPlatform S60
Series 80
Series 90
UIQ
usedByManufacturer Fujitsu
Motorola
Nokia
Samsung
Sharp
Siemens
Sony Ericsson

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