Key features & Technical specifications of Symbian OS v9.4

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Key features & Technical specifications of Symbian OS v9.4

Symbian OS is the advanced, open operating system licensed by the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers. It is designed for the specific requirements of advanced 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. Symbian OS combines the power of an integrated applications environment with mobile telephony, bringing advanced data services to the mass market.

"World class kernel architecture supporting
high end performance on mid-range hardware
platforms"

• Multithreaded microkernel with hard real-
time capabilities
• Supports latest CPU architectures,
including support for single-chip hardware
platforms
• Extensive support for peripherals and
internal/external memory types
• High-performance file system supporting
latest NOR, NAND, SD and MMC memory
• Provides the basis for robust, power-
efficient and responsive phones
Speed and USB On-The-Go
• GPS and A-GPS device and network-based
services
• UMA enablers
• Support for multihoming and link layer
Quality of Service (QoS) on GPRS and
WCDMA networks
• Supports IP convergence

Multimedia & Graphics

"Providing end users with an excellent
multimedia and graphics experience
leveraging hardware acceleration"

components onto Symbian OS
• SQL database
• Platform security provides industry leading
protection against malware and viruses:
- system defence mechanism based
on granting and monitoring application
capabilities
- allows applications to have private
protected data stores
- full encryption and certificate
management, secure protocols (HTTPS,
SSL and TLS) and WIM framework
• Full language / script support
• Rich set of options for developing for
Symbian OS:

Telephony

"Proven in over 250 networks world-wide with
support for the latest HSUPA networks"

• Optimized for mobile phones
• Extensive native support for a wide range
of network standards
• Standards not directly supported can be
implemented through extensible
frameworks
• Support for voice and video telephony

Networking & Communications

"Feature-rich, high performance networking
for a connected mobile world"

• Broad support for communications
protocols including real-time networking
and IP services
• Personal area networking including: IrDA,
playback and streaming
- support for cameras with high resolutions
and advanced features
• Powerful graphics
- support for rich GUIs (including
transparency, alphablending, animations,
OpenGL)
- enables flexible UIs (support for
multiple display sizes and multiple display
orientations)
• Audio adaptation, routing and policy
• Supports use of audio, video and graphics
hardware acceleration
• FM and digital radio support

Generic OS services

"Secure and customisable OS platform for
global use, open to all mobile developers"

• P.I.P.S. Is POSIX on Symbian OS
- significantly reduces the effort required
- tools are available for building C++ and
Java applications

Application Services

"Providing network operators with leading
edge services"

• Industry standard messaging capabilities
- email based on POP3/IMAP4/SMTP
including attachment support
- extensible framework for push
email solutions
- support for SMS and EMS
• Extensive suite of application services
- includes contacts management,
calendaring and bookmarks
- supports OBEX for exchanging
appointments and business cards
• Minimising total cost of ownership through
Device Management, OTA provisioning
and Firmware Update (FOTA) capabilities