Comparison of mobile operating systems

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This is a comparison of mobile operating systems.
Only the latest versions are shown in this table, even though old versions may still be
marketed.
Legend
Yes Tablet-only Beta Limited 3rd party No
Feature iOS
Androi
d
Firefox
OS
Windo
ws
Phone
BlackBerry
OS
Series
40
Mer Tizen
Sailfis
h OS
Ubun
tu
Phon
e
Company
Apple,
Inc
Open
Handset
Allianc
e/Googl
e
Open
Web
Device
Complia
nce
Review
Board/
Mozilla
Microso
ft
BlackBerry
Ltd.
Nokia
Linux
Foundati
on
Linux
Found
ation,
Tizen
Assoc
iation,
Sams
ung,
Intel
Sailfish
Allianc
e, Jolla
Canon
ical
Ltd.
and
Ubunt
u
comm
unity
contri
butors
Market
share
[1]

13.4% 81.3% N/A 4.1% 1.0% N/A <0.1% N/A N/A

Current
version
7.0.6 4.4.2 1.2
[2]
8 10.2.1
Devel
oper
Platfor
m 2.0
1.2.0.10 2.2
1.0.3.8
Naama
nkajrv
i
1.0
Current
version
release
dates
Novemb
er 14,
2013; 3
months
ago
Decemb
er 9,
2013; 2
months
ago
[3]

Decemb
er 9,
2013; 2
months
ago
October
14,
2013; 4
months
ago
January 28,
2014; 25
days ago
Unkno
wn
July 12,
2012; 19
months
ago
Nove
mber
9,
2013;
3
month
s ago
January
31,
2014;
22 days
ago
Octob
er 17,
2013;
4
month
s ago
License
Propriet
ary
EULA
except
for open
source
compon
ents
Free
and
open-
source
except
propriet
ary
compon
ents
[4][5]

Apache
[
6]
/MPL
[7
]

Propriet
ary
Proprietary
Propri
etary
Free and
open-
source
Free
and
open-
source
except
propri
etary
comp
onents
Free
and
open-
source
except
proprie
tary
compo
nents
Free
and
open-
source
mainl
y the
GPL
except
propri
etary
comp
onents
OS
family
Darwin Linux Linux
Windo
ws CE 7
/
Windo
ws NT
8+
[8]

QNX
(Unix-like)
Propri
etary
OS
Linux Linux Linux Linux
Supporte
d CPU
architect
ure
ARM
ARM,
MIPS,
x86
ARM,
x86,
x86_64
ARM ARM ?
ARM,
x86,
MIPS,
x86_64
ARM
ARM,
x86,
x64
ARM
and
x86
Program
med in
C, C++,
Objectiv
e-C
C, C++,
Java
HTML5
, CSS,
JavaScri
pt,
[9]

C++
7+:
XNA
(.NET
C#),
Silverli
ght,
native
C/C++
(only
for
vendors
and
partners
[10]
)
8+:
[11]

XNA
(.NET
C#),
VB.NE
T,
Silverli
ght,
native
C/C++,
WinRT
P
(XMLA
),
DirectX
C/ C++:
Native
SDK,
C++/Qt:
Cascades
SDK,
HTML5/Jav
ascript/CSS:
Webworks
SDK,
ActionScrip
t: Adobe
AIR, Java:
Android
runtime
Java
[12]
C++ C++
C++,
QML
Web
apps:
HTM
L5 (+
Unity
Web
API)
Nativ
e: C,
C++,
QML
Public
issues list
No, But
there is
an
unofficia
l
tracker
[13
]

Yes
[14]
Yes
[15]
Yes
[16]
Yes No Yes
[17]
Yes
[18]


Yes
[19]

Package
manager
iTunes APK
Firefox
OS
Package
d
Zune
Softwar
e (not
since
BlackBerry
Link
Nokia
Suite
rpm+yu
m+zypp
er
RPM
Packa
ge
Mana
RPM
Packag
e
Manag
Click
packa
ges
and
Apps
[20]
Windo
ws 8)
ger er dpkg
Applicati
on groups
4+
[21]
Yes No No
[22]
Yes
[23]
? Yes
[24]
?

File
manager
3rd party
software
[25]

3rd
party
softwar
e
[26]

3rd
party
software
No
[27]
10+
[28]

3rd
party
softwa
re
[29]

3rd party
software
[
30]

3rd
party
softw
are
[31]

3rd
party
softwar
e

Fine
grained
storage
usage
5+
[32]
Yes
[33]
Yes
8update
3+
[34]

10.2.1+ ? ? ?

Per-
applicatio
n
network
data
usage
auditing
3rd party
software
[35]

4+
[36]
Yes
[37]

8
GDR2+
Data
Sense
[38]

on
selected
carriers
[
39]
or
3rd
party
apps on
7.5R+
like
Nokia
Counter
s
[40]

No
[41]
No ? ?

Wireless
system
updates
5+
[42]
Yes Yes
[43]
8+
[44]
Yes
[45]
Yes Yes No Yes

Multi-
user
No
[46]
4.2+
[47]
No No No No No
[48]
No No

Guest
mode
6+
[49]

No,
[50]

but
possible
with 3rd
party
ROM
MIUI
[51]

No 8+
[52]
No No No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n
Internet
access
No, 3rd
party
software
[53]

No,
[54]

3rd
party
softwar
e
[55]

No No Yes
[56]
No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n identity
access
No
No, 3rd
party
softwar
e like
PDroid
or
No No No No No No

XPrivac
y
Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n user
data
access
6+
[57]

No,
[58]

App ops
remove
d on
4.4.2,
[59]

but 3rd
party
softwar
e
availabl
e like
PDroid,
XPrivac
y or
Cyanog
enMod
Privacy
Guard
[60
]

Yes
[61]
No Yes
[56]
No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n
backgrou
nd
execution
No No Yes
[61]
Yes
[62]
10.2.1+
[63]
No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n
notificati
ons
5+
[64][65]
4.1+
[66]
Yes
[61]
No 10+ No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n location
access
4+
[67]

No,
[58]

3rd
party
softwar
e like
PDroid
or
XPrivac
y
Yes
[61]
No Yes
[56]
No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n camera
access
No
No, 3rd
party
softwar
e like
PDroid
or
XPrivac
y
Yes
[61]
No Yes
[56]
No No No

Modifiabl
e-per-
7+
[68]

No, 3rd
party
Yes
[61]
No Yes
[56]
No No No

applicatio
n
micropho
ne access
softwar
e like
PDroid
or
XPrivac
y
Modifiabl
e-per-
applicatio
n shared
files
access
No No Yes
[61]
No Yes
[56]
No No No

Parental
controls
Yes
[69]

4.3+ or
3rd
party
softwar
e
[70]

No 8+
[52]
7.1+
[71]
No ? ?

Remote
device
location
tracking
Yes
[72]
Yes
[73]
No Yes
[74]
Yes No ? ?

Remote
device
locking
and/or
data wipe
Yes
[72]
2.2+
[75]
No Yes
[74]
Yes No ? ?

Non-
English
languages
support
Yes
[76][77
][78]

Limited
[79]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Limit
ed
(Searc
h is
not
diacrit
ical
mark-
insens
itive)

Underlini
ng spell
checker
Yes
[80]

2.3+
[81][
82]

Yes Yes
[83]
Yes Yes ? No

Built-in
system-
wide
dictionar
y
5+
[84]

Built
into
keyboar
d
applicat
ion.
Availab
le on
every
device.
[
85]

Yes Yes
[86]
? ? ? No

Autoexpa
nding
text
5+
[87]
Yes No Yes
[86]
Yes
[88]
No ? ?

replacem
ents
Alternati
ve input
methods
available
on
jailbroke
n
devices
[8
9]

Yes
[90]
1.2+
[91]
No
[92]

No, only for
Android
apps
through
sideload of
Android
keyboard
[93]

? Yes
[94]
?

Emoji
support
Yes
[95]
4.4+
[96]
No Yes
[97]
10.2+
[98]
? ? ?

Accessibil
ity
features
Yes
[99][10
0][101]

Yes No Yes Yes
[102]
? ? ?

Search
multiple
internal
applicatio
ns at once
Yes Yes Yes No
[103]
Yes No ? Yes

Core
applicatio
ns
missing
search
Bookma
rks
[104]

Calenda
r
[105]

(availab
le since
3+ and
HTC
Sense)
?
Text
Messag
es
[106]

nor
Calenda
r,
[107]

nor
Music
nor
Video
[10
8]

? ? ? ?

Search all
fields of
internal
objects
6+
[109]

Only
search
Contact
s name
field but
not any
other
field
[110]

?
Contact
s are
searche
d by
name,
nick and
compan
y,
[111]

but not
other
fields
like
address
or
notes
[112
]

Limited on
most
models
[113]

Search on
notes body
and contacts
notes field
was
removed on
OS6
[114]

? ?
Only
search
es
contac
ts by
name

Proxy
server
Yes
3.1+
[115]

but only
global,
not per
connect
ion
[116]

? Yes Yes Yes ? Yes

On- Yes
[117]
3+
[119]
? 8+
[120]
Yes
[121]
(3rd ? ? No

device
encryptio
n
(3rd
party
software
may
attempt
brute-
force
attacks
on
passwor
d
[118]
)
party
software
may attempt
brute force
attacks on
password
[118
]

External
storage
encryptio
n
External
storage
not
supporte
d
No
[122]
? No Yes
[123]
No ? No

Cloud
encrypted
storage
No, data
stored
on
iCloud is
accessibl
e by
Apple
[124
]

No,
data is
accessib
le by
Google
[
125]

?
No, data
is
accessib
le by
Microso
ft
[126]

? No ? ?

Privacy
of
synchroni
zation
[127]

When
synchro
nizing
locally
and not
using
iCloud
(that
keeps
data
unencry
pted)
Not
possible
since
there is
only
Google
synchro
nization
(that
keeps
data
unencry
pted),
possible
with
HTC
Sense
Desktop
Sync
?
Neutral,
Contact
s,
Calenda
r and
Mail
can be
kept
private
when
using
your
own
Exchan
ge
server
or
Office
365
own
cloud
instead
of
synchro
nizing
with
public
cloud
servers
(that
When using
your own
BES instead
of
BlackBerry
cloud BES
(that keeps
data
unencrypted
)
[131]

When
synchr
onizin
g
locally
? ?

keeps
data
unencry
pted)
[128
]
for
Photos
and
Office
docs
can be
kept
private
when
using
your
own
Office
365
cloud or
SharePo
int,
[129]

or
synchro
nization
of
Phones
can be
disabled
(by
default).
[130]

Sync to
cloud
communi
cation
encryptio
n
Yes
[132]

2.3.4+
[1
33]

?
7.10.77
20.0+
[13
4]

Yes
[135]
? ? ?

Desktop
sync
Yes
No,
[136]

but
availabl
e on
HTC
Sense
[13
7]

No 8+
[138]
Yes Yes Yes Yes

Local full
backup
Yes,
using
external
compute
r
[139]

Limited
backup
for 4.0+
with
ADB
using
external
comput
er.
Possible
?
in Zune
only
when
perform
ing
update,
or
anytime
via 3rd
party
Yes, using
external
computer
[143
]
and
memory
card
(7+)
[144]

? ? No
[145]
Yes

with 3rd
party
apps
with
rooted
phones
or a
custom
recover
y
[140]

softwar
e
[141][142]

Core data
missing
sync

Bookm
arks
[146]

(before
4),
SMSs
and
Settings
[147]


Favorite
s,
[148]

Text
Messag
es
[149]

and
Settings
[150]

? ? ? ?

cut, copy,
and paste
3.0+
[151]
Yes
[152]
No
Yes
[153][
154]

Yes Yes ?
Yes
[15
5]

undo 3.0+
[156]
No
[157]
No No No No ? No

Visual
voicemail
Yes 2.1+
[158]
No Yes
[159]
Yes
Yes
[160
]

? ?

Call log
duration
Yes
[161]
Yes
[162]
Yes No
[163]
Yes
[164]
Yes ? ?

Multiple
mobile
phones
per
contact
Yes Yes Yes
Limited
via
linked
contacts
is
possible
to has
multiple
mobiles
phones
under
one
contact
[1
65]

Yes ? ? ?

Contact
groups
3rd party
software
[166]

4+
[167]

or 3rd
party
softwar
e
[168]

No 7.5+
[169]
Yes Yes ? Yes

Phone
number
linking to
dialer
Yes
Availab
le in
stock
Android
, but not
all
devices
enable
it.
[170]

Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Yes,
but
not in
brows
er

NFC
payment
software
No
Availab
le on
any
device
that
support
s the
hardwar
e.
Google
Wallet
for NFC
paymen
ts
availabl
e in
Play
Store.
[171]

No 8+
[172]
Yes
[173]
No No No

Addresse
s link to
maps
Yes
[174]

In
Contact
s, but
not in
Calenda
r
[175]
nor
in
Gmail
[17
6]

No Yes
[177]
? ? ? ?

Dates
link to
calendar
Yes
[178]
No No ? ? ? ? ?

iCalendar
import
Yes
[179]

No,
[180]

but 3rd
party
app
availabl
e
[181]

No No
[182]
Yes
[183]

Yes
[184]

? ?

Default
web
browser/e
ngine
WebKit Blink Gecko Trident WebKit
WebK
it
WebKit
WebK
it
Gecko
[
185]

WebK
it (in
webbr
owser
-app)
Browser
direct
Internet
connectio
n
(increase
d
resilience
to
outages)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
10+,
[186]
7.1
and older
route
through
BlackBerry
Internet
Service,
direct
browsing
supported
over WiFi
Yes Yes Yes

Browser
keeps
windows
open on
shutdown
or crash
Yes
2.3+Go
ogle
Chrome
[187]
but
not on
main
browser
[188]

Yes Yes
10+ Opens
dialog for
choosing
which
websites to
restore after
crash,
option to
restore all
sites after
restart
No ? No

Browser
keeps
windows
open
when
cleaning
cookies
No
[189]
Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? ?

Browser
search
engine
options
Bing,
Google,
Yahoo!
Search
Many
[19
0]

Google
Bing,
Google
[
191]

Google,
Bing,
Yahoo,
Wikipedia,
Dictionary.c
om, User
Defined
Googl
e
? ?

Browser
find on
page
4.2+
[192]
1.5+
[193]
No 8+
[194]
Yes
[195]
? ? ?

Browser/
email
save
images
Yes
[196]
Yes Yes Yes
[197]
Yes ? ? ?

Browser/
email
save
PDFs
Yes
[198]
Yes Yes Yes
[199]
Yes ? ? Yes

Browser
save
audio/vid
eo
No
Yes, but
only
links,
not
embedd
ed
media
1.1+
[200]
No
Yes
(embedded
media not
supported)
? ? Yes

Browser
save page
6+
Offline
Reading
List
[201]

or 3rd
party
software
[202]

4+
[203]
No No Yes
[204]
? ? ?

Browser
save any
No, 3rd
party
No,
[206]

3rd
No No 10+ ? ? ? Yes

file software
[205]

party
softwar
e
[207]

Browser
text
reflow
Only on
pages
available
on
reader
mode on
5+;
[208][20
9]
3rd
party
browsers
on prior
versions
[
210]

Yes
[211]
Yes No
[211]

Yes
[212]
10+
only in
reader mode
? ? No

Browser
file
upload
6+
[201]
or
3rd party
software
[213]

2.2+,
[214
]

1.1+
[215]
Yes 4.2+
[216]
Yes ? Yes Yes

Browser
form
navigatio
n
Previous
, Next,
AutoFill,
and
Done
buttons
[2
17]

Next
button
[2
18]

? No
[219]
Yes
[216]
? ? ?

Browser
private
browsing
mode
5+
[220]

3.0+
[221]

or with
rooted
devices
and 3rd
party
firmwar
e
[222]

No
3rd
party
softwar
e
[223]

10+
[224]
? ? ?

Offline
web apps
Yes
[225][2
26][227]

Yes
[228]
Yes ? ? ? ? No

HTTP
Live
Streamin
g
3+
[229]
3+
[230]
? No
[231]
10+
[232]
No No No

Official
applicatio
n store
App
Store
Google
Play
Firefox
Marketp
lace
Windo
ws
Phone
Store
BlackBerry
World
Nokia
store
?
Sams
ung
Apps
Jolla
Harbou
r

Non-
discrimin
atory
stores
Apple
discrimi
nates
based on
country
[2
33]
and
own
Apple
Develo
pers can
distribut
e apps
from
their
own
sources
Develop
ers can
distribut
e apps
from
their
own
sources,
Discrim
inates
by
country
[
235]
and
manufa
cturer
[23
6]

3rd party
software
? ? ?

policies
[2
34]

supports
multiple
app
stores
Unified
Inbox
Yes
No,
[237]

but 3rd
party
apps
availabl
e
[238]

No
7.10.77
20.0+
[23
9]

Yes No ? Yes

Email
sync
protocols
supporte
d
POP3,
IMAP,
MAPI
POP3,
IMAP,
MAPI
IMAP+
SMTP,
ActiveS
ync
POP3,
IMAP,
MAPI
BES, BIS,
Push e-mail,
10+: POP3,
IMAP,
Exchange
POP3,
IMAP,
Excha
nge
POP3,
IMAP
POP3,
IMAP
POP3,
IMAP,
Exchan
ge

Non-
intrusive
notificati
ons
5+
[240]
Yes
[241]
Yes
Yes,
[242]

except
Calenda
r
Remind
ers
[243]

6+
[244]
Yes Yes
[245]
?

Notificati
on center
5+
[240]
Yes Yes No
[246]
6+
[247]
Yes Yes 2+
[248]
Yes

Push
notificati
ons
Yes
(Apple
Push
Notificat
ion
Service)
Yes
[249]
1.1+
[200]
Yes
[250]
Yes Yes ? 2+
[251]


End-to-
end
encrypted
push
notificati
ons
Possible
since
iOS 7,
where
the
applicati
on can
handle
the
notificati
on and
decrypt
it
[252]

Possible
,
notificat
ions are
handled
by the
applicat
ion that
can
decrypt
it
[249]

?
Possible
, raw
notificat
ions are
handled
by the
applicat
ion that
can
decrypt
it
[253]

? ? ? ?

Screen
orientatio
n lock
Yes
[198]
Yes
[254]
Yes
8update
3+
[255]

10+
[256]
No ? ?

Custom
home and
lock
screen
wallpaper
4+
[198]
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Yes
(incl.
Ambie
nce)

Separate
volume
Yes Yes Yes No
[257]
? Yes ? ? Yes

for
ringtone
and
media
Custom
ringtones
Yes
[258]
Yes 1.2+
7.10.77
20.0+
[25
9]

Yes Yes ? Yes Yes

Custom
SMS/MM
S tones
5+
[260]
Yes
[261]
No
8update
3+
[255]

Yes
[262]
Yes ? ? Yes

Custom
vibrate
alert
patterns
5+
[263][264
]

,
[265]

possible
on some
Samsun
g
devices
such as
Galaxy
S III,
but
limited
[2
66]

No ? Yes
[262]
No ? ?

Non-
carrier-
based
integrate
d
messagin
g
5+
(iMessa
ge)
[267]

Google
+
Hangou
ts
3rd
party
software
Skype,
Faceboo
k
Chat
[268]

BBM
Many
(Googl
e Talk,
Yahoo
)
? ?

Offline
voice
command
s
Yes
[269]
No
[270]
No
Limited,
Playbac
k
control
not
availabl
e
[271]

Yes ? Yes ?

Voice
recognitio
n
5+ (Siri
on
iPhone
4S)
[272]

Yes
[273]

3rd
party
software
Yes
[274][
275]

Yes No Yes ?

Offline
voice
recognitio
n
No
[276]
4.1+
[277]
No No No No No No

Non-
English
voice
recognitio
n
Yes
[78]
Yes No Yes
[97]
? No ? ?

Sound
recorder
3+
Limited
(Not
Very
limited
(Doesn't
No
3rd
party
softwar
10+
Embedded
into
Yes ?
Neutr
al
voice
controlle
d)
[278][279]

work in
backgro
und
[280]

and not
voice
controll
ed)
e
[281]
Remember
[2
82]
app,
works in
background
but not
voice
controlled.
7.1 and
older: Very
limited
(Doesn't
work in
background
and not
voice
controlled)
Call
recorder
Prevente
d by OS
restrictio
ns
Prevent
ed by
OS
restricti
ons,
[283]

but
possible
with 3rd
party
firmwar
e
[284]

No No
With third-
party
software
[285]

Yes ? ?

Camera
tap-to-
focus
Yes
[198]
2.3+
[286]
No Yes
[287]
10+ ? Yes
[288]
?

Camera
tap-to-
exposure
Yes
[289]
No No No No No No No

On device
picture
info
(includin
g Exif
data)
Only
location
[
290]

Only
date and
location
; more
with 3rd
party
softwar
e
[291]

No No ? ? ? No

On device
picture
categoriz
ation
5+
[292]

No
[293]

3rd
party
softwar
e like
Touch
Wiz
[294]

No No
[295]

Yes, photos
can be
renamed
and
searched
? ? No

On device
picture
descriptio
n and
search
No No
[296]
No No ? ? ? No

Turn off
shutter
sound
In silent
mode
[297]

In silent
mode
[29
8]

In silent
mode
7.10.77
20.0+
[29
9]

10.2+ - In
silent
mode
[300]

? ?
In
silent
mode

Picture
crop
5+
[301]
Yes Yes 8+
[302]
10+
[303]
? ? No

Photo
rotation
5+
[301]
Yes Yes 8+
[302]
10+
[303]
Yes ? No

Photo
red-eye
reduction
5+
[301]
2.3+
[304]
No
3rd
party
softwar
e
[305]

10+
[303]
? ? No

HDR
photos
option
Yes
[306]

4.2+,
some
manufa
cturers
earlier
[3
07]

No ? 10.1+
[308]
No ? No

Photo/vid
eo import
from
memory
cards
With
Camera
Connecti
on
Kit
[309]

Yes Yes ? Yes Yes ? ?

Video
trim
Yes 2.3+ No No 10+
[310]
? ? No

Sound
trim
Yes
[311]

No,
[312]

but 3rd
party
softwar
e
availabl
e
[313]

No
3rd
party
sw
[314]

? ? ? ?

Tethering
Bluetoot
h, USB
(carrier
depende
nt),
Personal
Hotspot
(Wi-Fi
Tetherin
g)
(carrier
depende
nt,
iPhone 4
& 4S
since
iOS
4.2.5/4.3
, or with
3rd party
software
and
Mobile
Wi-Fi
Hotspot
, USB,
Bluetoo
th
Mobile
Wi-Fi
Hotspot
and
USB
Internet
Sharing
(Wi-Fi
Hotspot
)
[315]

USB,
Bluetooth,
Mobile Wi-
Fi Hotspot
USB,
Blueto
oth
?
micro
USB,
Bluet
ooth
3.0,
Mobil
e Wi-
Fi
Hotsp
ot

"jailbrea
k")
USB On-
The-Go
No
[316]

3.1+
[317]
[318]

? No 10.2+
[319]
Yes ? No

Interchan
geable
external
memory
cards
Only for
photo/vi
deo
import
with an
optional
accessor
y
Yes
[320]
Yes 8+
[321]
Yes
[322]
Yes Yes
Yes
[32
3]

Yes

Move
apps to
external
storage
No 2.2+
[324]
? No
[325]
No No No No

Text/docu
ment
support
Microso
ft
Office,
[3
26][327][328]

iWork,
PDF,
Images,
TXT/RT
F, VCF
Microso
ft
Office
2003/20
07,
PDF,
Images,
TXT/R
TF
PDF
Microso
ft Office
Mobile,
PDF,
TXT/R
TF
Microsoft
Office,
PDF,
OpenDocu
ment
with
free
3rd
party
softwa
re
[329]

?
Read
only:
text
files,
PDF,
HTM
L,
Multi
ple
office
forma
ts

Printer
support
Yes
(AirPrint
)
[330]

4.4+
using
Google
Cloud
Print
[331]

but not
over
USB
[332]

?
No,
[333]

but 3rd
party
softwar
e
availabl
e
? No ? No

Audio
playback
AAC (8
to 320
kbit/s),
protecte
d AAC
(from
iTunes
Store),
HE-
AAC,
MP3 (8
to 320
kbit/s),
MP3
VBR,
Apple
Lossless,
AAC
LC/LTP
3GPP,
HE-
AACv1
(AAC+)
(before
Android
2.1),
[334]

HE-
AACv2
(enhanc
ed
AAC+)
(before
Android
2.1),
[334]

AAC,
MP3,
WAV,
Opus,
Vorbis
[3
36]

MP3,
WMA
Std 9.2,
WMA
Pro,
AMR-
NB,
AAC-
LC,
AAC+,
eAAC+
[337]

MP3, AAC,
AAC+,
eAAC+,
WAV,
WMA pro,
AMR-NB,
MIDI
MP3,
WAV
E,
WMA,
AAC+
,
MIDI,
AMR,
eAAC
+,
FLAC,
OGG
?
MP3,
AAC,
WMA
,
M4A,
XMF,
3GA,
MMF,
MIDI,
WAV,
AMR
[
338]

MP3,
FLAC,
AAC,
ALAC,
AC3,
DTS,
OPUS,
Vorbis

AIFF,
WAV
AMR-
NB,
AMR-
WB,
MP3
(Mono/
Stereo
8320
kbit/s
constant
or
variable
bit-
rate),
MIDI
(Type 0
and 1,
DLS
versions
1 and
2), Ogg
Vorbis,
PCM/W
AVE
(8- and
16-bit
linear
PCM,
rates up
to limit
of
hardwar
e),
WAVE
[
335]

Video
playback
H.264
(up to
Main
Profile),
[
339]

MPEG-
4, M-
JPEG
H.263,
H.264
(up to
Baselin
e
Profile),
MPEG-
4 SP,
DivX,
XviD,
VP8
[335]

H.264,
Theora,
VP8
[340]

H.263,
H.264,
WMV,
MPEG4
,
MPEG4
@ HD
720p
30fps,
DivX,
XviD
[341
]

MP4,
WMV,
H.263,
H.264,
DivX,
WMV,
XviD, 3gp
3GPP
format
s
(H.263
),
ASF,
AVI,
H.264/
AVC,
MPEG
-4,
VC-1,
WMV
?
WMV
, ASF,
MP4,
3GP,
AVI
[33
8]


Wired
video out
Up to
720p via
HDMI
[34
2]
or
VGA,
[343
]

1080p
on
select
devices
? No
[346]

10+ - 1080p
via
microHDMI
[347]

No ? No

576p/48
0p via
compon
ent
[344]

or
composi
te;
[345]

1080p
on iPad
2 or
iPhone
4S in 5+
Wireless
video/aud
io
streaming
to set top
boxes/TV
s/speaker
s
AirPlay
[
348]

4.2+
Miracas
t,
[349]

but
DLNA
[3
50]
only
availabl
e on
selected
devices
?
No,
[351]

Play To
(DLNA
)
availabl
e on
some
devices
[
352]

10+
DLNA,
[353]

10.2+
Miracast
[354]

on some
devices
[355]

No ?
DLN
A
[356]

Media
player
on-device
playlist
creation
Yes
[198]
Yes
[357]
? Yes
[358]
Yes Yes ? ?

Media
player
video
scrubbing
Yes Yes ?
7.10.77
20.0+
[35
9]

? ? ? ?

Media
player
audio
scrubbing
Yes Yes ? No ? ? ? ?

Media
player
fine
scrubbing
Yes
[360]

3rd
party
softwar
e,
[361][362
]
basic
fine
scrubbi
ng
remove
d on
4+
[363]

? No ? ? ? ?

Media
player
double
speed
playing
Only
Audio
Podcasts
[364]

3rd
party
softwar
e
[365][366]

? No ? ? ? ?

Turn-by-
turn
6+
[367]
2+
[368]

3rd
party
Limited
[
369]
or
10+
[372]
? ? ?

navigatio
n
software 3rd
party
softwar
e
[370]
or
free
Nokia
Drive
on
Nokia
Lumia
devices
[371]

Offline
maps
3rd party
software
[373]

Yes
Google
Maps
[37
4]

?
3rd
party
softwar
e
[375]

3rd party
software
free
global
Nokia
Maps
and
3rd
party
softwa
re
? ?

Alternati
ve routes
in maps
5+
[376][377
]

Yes
[378]
?
3rd
party
softwar
e
? ? ? ?

Multitask
ing
7+
[379]

was
limited
from
version
4
[380]

Yes Yes 8+
[381]
Yes
Limite
d
Yes 2+
[251]
Yes

Record
video
with
voice
while
calling
[382]

No
Yes
(Not
availabl
e on
some
devices)
? Yes ? No ? ?

Desktop
interactiv
e widgets
No Yes ?
No Live
Tiles
are not
interacti
ve
[383]

No Yes Yes No

Lock
screen
widgets
Media
player;
5+:
Notificat
ions,
[240]

voicema
il,
camera
[3
84]

4.2+
[385]
?
Media
Player;
8+:
Live
Apps
and
notificat
ions
[386]

? No ?
Media
player
;
Notifi
cation
s
(sms,
call)

Notificati
on view
5+:
Stocks
4.1+:
Google
?
No
(there is
? No ? No Yes

widgets and
weather;
[240]
3rd
party
software
with
"jailbrea
k"
[387][388
]

Now
and
possible
with 3rd
party
apps
no
notificat
ion
view)
Quick
settings
toggles
7+
[389]
or
3rd party
software
on
jailbroke
n
devices
[3
90]

2+
[391]
Yes No
10+ -
Customizabl
e in
10.2.1+
[392]

? ? No

Bluetooth
keyboard
Yes
[393]

2.3+;
[394
]

previou
s
versions
via 3rd
party
softwar
e
[395]

? No
[396]
Yes
[397]
No ? No

USB
keyboard
With
Camera
Connecti
on
Kit
[309]

3.1+
[394]
? No
[398]
? No ? No

Direct file
transfer
over Wi-
Fi Direct
No
4+
[36]

and
selected
devices
[
399][400]

No No 10.2+ No No
No
was
availa
ble on
bada
2+,
[401
]
but
remov
ed on
Tizen

Direct file
transfer
over
Bluetooth
3rd party
software
on
jailbroke
n
devices
[4
02]

2+
[403]
Yes 8+
[404]
Yes Yes Yes
No
was
availa
ble on
bada,
[
405]

but
remov
ed on
Tizen
Yes

Direct file
transfer
No 4+
[36]
? 8+
[406]
7.1+
[407]
No No 2+
[401]


over NFC
Voice
over IP
FaceTim
e or 3rd
party
software
[408]

Yes
(SIP)
[409
]
or 3rd
party
softwar
e
[410]

?
Fully
integrat
ed in
8+
[411]

BBM 7+
[412]

or 3rd party
software
[413]

Yes
(SIP)
[4
14]

? No
[415]


SSH
[clarifica
tion needed]

Yes
[416][4
17]

Yes ?
3rd
party
softwar
e
Yes No Yes ?

VPN Yes
[418]
Yes
[419]
No
[420]
No
[421]
10+
[422]
? No
[423]
?

OpenVP
N
No
[424]

No, but
possible
with 3rd
party
firmwar
e
[425]

No No No ? Yes
[426]
?

WPA
PEAP
Yes
[427]
Yes
[428]
Yes
[429]
Yes
[430]
? ? ? ?

Show
remembe
red Wi-Fi
connectio
ns
No
[431]
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?

Remote
Frame
Buffer
(RFB)
protocol
? Yes
[432]
? ? ? ? Yes ?

Screensh
ot
Yes
[198][4
33]

4+ also
availabl
e on
earlier
versions
with
customi
zed
roms,
such as
Cyanog
en Mod
and the
default
Samsun
g
Galaxy
S II
rom
[434]

Yes 8+
[435]
10+
[436]
? ? Yes

Screencas
t
No,
external
hardwar
4.4+
over
USB,
[331
No No No ? No No

e
required
[
437]

]
for
prior
versions
root
required
for 3rd
party
app
[438]

GPU
accelerate
d GUI
Yes 3+
[439]
? Yes
[440]

Yes, OS
7.0+
? ? ?

Yes
Official
SDK
platform(
s)
Mac OS
X using
iOS
SDK
Linux,
Mac OS
X and
Windo
ws
[441]

All
where
Firefox
is
availabl
e
Windo
ws
[442]

Windows,
Mac OS
X,
[443]
Linux
(only Native
SDK for
10+)
[444]

Nokia
S40
SDKs
[
445]

GNU/Li
nux and
Window
s
[446]

Wind
ows
[44
7]

Windo
ws,
Mac
OS X
and
Linux
[4
48]


Cost to
develop
on the
phone
$99/year
[449]

Free Free Free
[450]
Free Free Free Free Free

Cost to
publish
applicatio
n on
official
store
Included
in the
cost to
develop
on the
phone
$25
once to
offer it
on
Google
Play
[451]
)
Free
$19/yea
r for an
individu
al and
$99/yea
r for a
compan
y
account.
[452]

Student
s can
get a
token
for an
individu
al
account
(1 token
for 365
days)
which
gives
free
access
to
Windo
ws
Store/P
hone
Dev
Free
Free
(Nokia
Store)
Free Free
Free
[454
]

Center
for 12
months.
[
453]

Ability to
relocate
to
another
country
Yes Yes Yes
Only
through
hard
reset
and
using
new live
id
[455]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Feature iOS
Androi
d
Firefox
OS
Windo
ws
Phone
BlackBerry
OS
Series
40
Mer Tizen
Sailfis
h OS
Ubun
tu
Phon
e