Mobile OSes: developer comparison

	Android	Bada	BlackBerry OS	iOS 6	Symbian OS	Windows Phone 7

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Compatible devices	HTC, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola	Samsung Waves 3	BlackBerry torch, bold, curve...	iPhone, iPod, iPad	N8, N9	Windows Phone, Nokia lumia 710
Latest version	4.2.1	2.0.5	7.1	6.0.1	Nokia Belle (Symbian^3)	7.10.8107.79
Release date	2012-11-29	2012-03-15	2011-05-01	2012-11-01	2011-08-01	2012-01-04
Open source	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
SDK platform availability
Windows	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Mac OS	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Linux	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Technical details
Multitasking	Yes	Yes limited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Adobe Flash support	Yes	Yes FlashLite 3.1 (Flash9 - AS2)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Market place
Market name	Google Play	Samsung Apps	BlackBerry App World	App Store	OVI Store	Windows Phone Marketplace
Number of apps	600000 +	3000 (Q1 2011)	16000	1000000 +	65000 +	2400 +
Additional
Site relatif au SDK	http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html	http://developer.bada.com/devtools/sdk	https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/devzone/	https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/	http://www.osymbian.com/tutoriaux.php?id_tutorial=91	http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/windowsphone/ff637027
Website	http://developer.android.com/	http://www.bada.com/	http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/	http://developer.apple.com/iphone	http://symbian.nokia.com/	http://www.windowsphone7.com/
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bada_%28operating_system%29	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_OS	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_%28Apple%29	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone_7
Last update	2013-03-20 12:21:05	2012-10-11 10:07:48	2013-03-20 12:22:32	2012-11-30 14:24:47	2012-05-30 16:00:02	2012-02-22 15:49:39

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Compatible devices

HTC, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola

Samsung Waves 3

BlackBerry torch, bold, curve...

iPhone, iPod, iPad

N8, N9

Windows Phone, Nokia lumia 710

Latest version

4.2.1

2.0.5

7.1

6.0.1

Nokia Belle (Symbian^3)

7.10.8107.79

Release date

2012-11-29

2012-03-15

2011-05-01

2012-11-01

2011-08-01

2012-01-04

Open source

Yes

SDK platform availability

Windows

Yes

Mac OS

Yes

Linux

Yes

Technical details

Multitasking

Yes

Yes limited

Yes

Adobe Flash support

Yes

Yes FlashLite 3.1 (Flash9 - AS2)

Yes

Market place

Market name

Google Play

Samsung Apps

BlackBerry App World

App Store

OVI Store

Windows Phone Marketplace

Number of apps

600000 +

3000 (Q1 2011)

16000

1000000 +

65000 +

2400 +

Additional

Site relatif au SDK

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

http://developer.bada.com/devtools/sdk

https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/devzone/

https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/

http://www.osymbian.com/tutoriaux.php?id_tutorial=91

http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/windowsphone/ff637027

Website

http://developer.android.com/

http://www.bada.com/

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/

http://developer.apple.com/iphone

http://symbian.nokia.com/

http://www.windowsphone7.com/

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bada_%28operating_system%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_OS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_%28Apple%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone_7

Last update

2013-03-20 12:21:05

2012-10-11 10:07:48

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2012-11-30 14:24:47

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2012-02-22 15:49:39

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Comments

suggested on iOS 6 to set Name to iOS
Posted 2013-03-20 11:49:49 by yopyop25
suggested on Windows Phone 7 to set Name to Windows Phone 8
Posted 2013-03-20 11:35:02 by yopyop25
voted for Android (Vote)
Posted 2013-03-06 10:55:06 by Kolla Venkatesh
voted for Android (Vote)
Better than BB for sure. Win 7 will be second best with their live tiles thingy.
Posted 2013-02-01 17:00:28 by Alex Povolotski
voted for Android (Vote)
"Open Source is all about sharing what works for us and building upon that to help progress our industry. Share what works best for you, and help elevate the quality and standards of our chosen professions."
Posted 2013-01-30 03:13:38 by garfieldcdss
voted for iOS 6 (Vote)
Posted 2012-12-11 08:39:49 by pcollins1
voted for Android (Vote)
Posted 2012-12-11 08:39:44 by pcollins1
voted for Android (Vote)
Ice Cream Sandwich c'est GASTRONOMIQUE !! De loin le meilleur
Posted 2012-12-09 17:46:53 by Bernard Anjubault
voted for Android (Vote)
Posted 2012-10-11 10:08:38 by Alexis
voted for Android (Vote)
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Posted 2012-07-13 22:41:17 by Silentjj Home
voted for iOS 6 (Vote)
Posted 2012-06-12 17:51:57 by igormages
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Posted 2012-04-05 12:54:12 by Mustapha Toumi
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Posted 2011-11-10 20:43:15 by Gigamaster
rated iOS 6: Qualité 5
Posted 2011-09-07 16:43:23 by Alexandre Jouandin
rated iOS 6: Note de l'interface 4
Posted 2011-09-07 16:33:41 by Alexandre Jouandin
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Posted 2011-09-02 21:43:12 by Alexis
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Posted 2011-08-21 12:58:03 by Ferid
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Posted 2011-05-05 23:56:06 by Mathias
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