Smartphone Operating Systems
Berg Insight AB, May 2007, Pages: 99
Smartphone Operating Systems is a comprehensive report analysing the global market for advanced operating system software in the handset segment. This strategic research report from Berg Insight provides you with 100 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.
This report will allow you to:
-Understand the dynamics of the worldwide smartphone OS market.
-Evaluate the existing OS platforms from key vendors.
-Identify the key drivers behind smartphone OS technology adoption among handset manufacturers.
-Grasp the current OS strategies of the leading handset brands.
-Comprehend the main differences and commonalities between the principal regional markets.
-Anticipate future technology trends and developments.
This report answers the following questions:
-Why are operating systems so important for the development of advanced handsets?
-What are the key differences between smartphone operating systems and traditional handset software?
-Will Symbian OS continue to dominate the smartphone segment in the future?
-What is the current status of the user-interface and application platforms S60, UIQ and MOAP?
-Could standardisation of Linux result in the creation of a new industry-wide platform?
-How is Microsoft with Windows Mobile standing up against the competition in the smartphone segment?
-What are the regional differences in the adoption of advanced handset operating systems around the world?
-Who will be the key smartphone vendors in the future and who are the main market challengers?
Table of Contents i
List of Figures iv
Executive summary 1
1 Smartphones and their operating systems 3
1.1 Smartphone operating systems 3
1.2 Benefits of using open smartphone OS platforms 5
1.2.1 How handset manufacturers can benefit from open smartphone OS platforms 5
1.2.2 How operators can benefit from open smartphone OS platforms 6
1.3 Key smartphone operating systems 8
1.3.1 Symbian OS 8
1.3.2 Windows Mobile 9
1.3.3 Linux 10
1.4 Smartphone categories and segments 12
1.4.1 Voice centric smartphones 13
1.4.2 Messaging smartphones 13
1.4.3 Multimedia smartphones 14
1.5 Smartphone form factors 14
1.5.1 Candybar smartphones 15
1.5.2 Clamshell smartphones 16
1.5.3 PDA smartphones with full QWERTY keyboard 16
1.5.4 PDA smartphones 17
1.5.5 Slide smartphones 17
1.6 Smartphone hardware platforms 18
2 Symbian OS 21
2.1 Overview of Symbian OS 21
2.1.1 Symbian Ltd. 21
2.1.2 Symbian OS royalty rates and licensees 22
2.2 Symbian OS architecture and versions 24
2.2.1 Symbian OS architecture 24
2.2.2 Symbian OS versions 27
2.3 Symbian OS user interface and application platforms 27
2.3.1 S60 28
2.3.2 UIQ 31
2.3.3 MOAP 32
2.4 Symbian application development 33
3 Windows Mobile 35
3.1 Overview of Windows Mobile 35
3.1.1 Microsoft Corporation 35
3.1.2 Windows Mobile licensees 36
3.2 Windows Mobile architecture and versions 37
3.2.1 Windows Mobile architecture and functionality 37
3.2.2 Windows Mobile platforms and versions 38
3.3 Windows Mobile application development 40
4 Emerging smartphone OS 43
4.1 Mobile Linux platforms and standardisation efforts 44
4.1.1 LiMo Foundation 45
4.1.2 LiPS Forum 46
4.1.3 NTT DoCoMo MOAP Linux software platform 46
4.1.4 MontaVista Software 47
4.1.5 Wind River 48
4.1.6 Trolltech’s Linux Qtopia application platform and user interface 48
4.1.7 a la Mobile’s Converged Linux Platform 50
4.1.8 ACCESS Linux Platform 50
4.2 Palm/Garnet OS 51
4.3 RIM 52
4.4 OS X 53
5 Key smartphone vendors models 55
5.1 Nokia 56
5.2 Research In Motion 60
5.3 HTC 62
5.4 Motorola 65
5.5 Palm 68
5.6 Sony Ericsson 71
6 Second tier smartphone vendors 75
6.1 Panasonic 76
6.2 NEC Corporation 76
6.3 Mitsubishi Electric 77
6.4 Sharp Corporation 77
6.5 Fujitsu 78
6.6 Samsung 79
6.7 Hewlett Packard 81
6.8 LG Electronics 82
6.9 Apple 82
6.10 Amoi Electronics 83
6.11 Asus 84
6.12 E-TEN 84
6.13 Gigabyte 85
6.14 i-mate 86
6.15 Mitac/Mio Technology 86
6.16 Neonode 87
6.17 Toshiba 87
6.18 ZTE 88
7 Market forecasts and trends 89
7.1 Key trends 89
7.1.1 Drivers for increasing adoption of smartphone OS 90
7.1.2 Barriers to increased adoption of smartphone OS 91
7.2 Key smartphone vendor market shares 92
7.3 Smartphone OS market share development 93
7.4 Handset sales forecast 94
7.5 Smartphone sales forecast by region 96
7.6 Smartphone sales forecast by operating system 97
Glossary 99
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Functional overview of a smartphone operating system 4
Figure 1.2: Smartphone categories 12
Figure 1.3: Examples of common smartphone form factors 15
Figure 1.4: Smartphone hardware platform architectures 18
Figure 2.1: Symbian Ltd. shareholders (May 2007) 22
Figure 2.2: Current Symbian OS licensees 23
Figure 2.3: Annual shipments of Symbian OS smartphones (Worldwide 2001–2006) 24
Figure 2.4: Symbian OS architecture overview 25
Figure 2.5: S60 architecture, editions and feature packs 30
Figure 3.1: Examples of Windows Mobile licensees 36
Figure 3.2: Annual shipments of Windows Mobile smartphones (Worldwide 2002–2006) 37
Figure 3.3: Windows Mobile platform naming convention 39
Figure 5.1: Top worldwide smartphone vendor market shares (Worldwide 2006) 55
Figure 5.2: Nokia N93i and Nokia E61i 57
Figure 5.3: Examples of current Nokia smartphones 59
Figure 5.4: RIM Blackberry devices 61
Figure 5.5: Examples of current RIM BlackBerry smartphones 62
Figure 5.6: HTC TyTN and P3300 64
Figure 5.7: Examples of current HTC smartphones 65
Figure 5.8: Moto Q GSM and MOTORIZR Z8 67
Figure 5.9: Examples of current Motorola smartphones 68
Figure 5.10: Current Palm smartphones 70
Figure 5.11: Sony Ericsson P1 and W950i 73
Figure 5.12: Examples of current Sony Ericsson smartphones 74
Figure 6.1: Operating systems supported by second tier smartphone vendors 75
Figure 6.2: Examples of current Samsung smartphones 80
Figure 6.3: Examples of current HP smartphones 81
Figure 7.1: Key smartphone vendor shipments by OS (Worldwide 2002–2006)
Figure 7.2: Smartphone sales as share of total handset sales, by brand (2002–2006) 93
Figure 7.3: Smartphone unit shipments by OS (Worldwide 2002–2006) 94
Figure 7.4: Handset shipment forecast by category (Worldwide 2006–2012) 95
Figure 7.5: Smartphone shipments by region (Worldwide 2006–2012) .96
Figure 7.6: Smartphone unit shipments forecast by OS (Worldwide 2006–2012) 98
Berg Insight says smartphone shipments will exceed 100 million units in 2007
According to new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of smartphones running advanced operating systems will reach 113 million units in 2007. Increasing at an average annual compound growth rate 25.6 percent, shipments are forecasted to reach 365 million units by 2012. Smartphones will then account for over 22 percent of all handsets worldwide, compared to 10 percent today. Berg Insight estimates that Symbian OS was the leading smartphone operating system in 2006 with a market share of 63 percent. Linux was the second largest platform, followed by Windows Mobile. “Nokia’s commitment to Symbian OS as the core of the S60 platform is the key to its success”, said André Malm, telecom analyst, Berg Insight. “In the future there will however be increasingly strong competition from Linux for consumer devices and Windows Mobile in the enterprise segment.” Microsoft’s performance in the smartphone segment is consistently improving, even though Windows Mobile is still far from threatening either Symbian OS or Linux for the top market positions. The once popular PDA operating system Palm OS has virtually disappeared from the market and is now being converted into a version of Linux. Apple’s OS X will become a new entrant on the smartphone operating systems market this year with the launch of the iPhone.
Microsoft Corporation
LiMo Foundation
NTT DoCoMo
Wind River
Trolltech
Nokia
Research In Motion
HTC
Motorola
Palm
Sony Ericsson
Panasonic
NEC Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric
Sharp Corporation
Fujitsu
Samsung
Hewlett Packard
LG Electronics
Apple
Amoi Electronics
Asus
E-TEN
Gigabyte
i-mate
Mitac/Mio Technology
Neonode
Toshiba
ZTE
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