Mobile Devices Operating System

Mobile Devices Operating systems (OSes)

An ever increasing amount individuals are replacing starting with desktops what’s more laptops with smaller lightweight versatile apparatus for example, tablets and cell phones. They are discovered everywhere: on the train, on buses, on airplanes, on boats etc.

Versatile apparatuses use different hardware over PCs and laptops. Keeping in mind that they are still computers, however, little ones; they contain a CPU, RAM, Storage device, color display, outer ports, et cetera.

Mobile devices also use different software than PCs and laptops. The two main operating systems in use, today are Android and iOS, open-sourced and the other vendor specific (closed source) respectively. A mobile operating system (OS) is a software that allows smartphones, tablet PCs and other devices to run applications and programs (Rouse, 2015). Open source OS means, allowing developers to modify the OS and freely create applications for it. Vendor Specific or Closed sourced not available for download to developers. Only specific hardware uses this operating system.

Which is the best OS and why? The List below shows the four most popular mobile OS on the market:

• Android OS
• IOS
• Blackberry OS
• Windows OS

Users of mobile devices select them base on the categories which are;

• Cognitive load (how easy is it to use the OS when you first encounter it)
• Efficiency and integration (how well all the OS's main features work together, such as multitasking, notifications, etc.)
• Customization being able to manipulate through the created features and settings
• User experience friction (how well the user interact with the phone using senses)
• Affordability the ability to purchase the device
• User Preferences what the user likes
• Architecture the way in which the phone was designed, both hardware and software, drivers support etc.

Which is the best mobile operating system created?

In order to answer this question, Scientists finds a way to break down the functions of a mobile OS into components that highlight a particular use case and rate the OS on its ability to handle that task

 The table below shows the areas the operating system were tested

Score Sheet
OS	Android 4.4.4	iOS 7.1.2	BlackBerry 10.2	Windows Phone 8.1
Browser	66.28	61.8	40	50.47
E-mail	53.07	46.6	83.2	44.93
Messaging	36.6	43.2	34.2	60.2
Settings and Customization	55.48	40.09	53.21	45.13
Contacts and dialler	51.25	40.33	62.33	58.28
Photography	43.9	47.24	55.13	54.05
Notifications	29.4	69	36.7	29.2
Lock Screen	55.8	51.2	48.78	37.2
Search	35	75.3	85.3	54.7
Video	32.72	38.6	46.76	22.56
Final Overall Score	48.44	52.1	56.91	46.68

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 Results

The BlackBerry 10.2 OS is undoubtedly the best designed mobile OS out of the box that’s currently available on the market BlackBerry OS 10.2 boasts of the most feature-rich search engine, an e-mail and contact management system that’s second to none, and is also surprisingly more customizable, and also offers a good photography and video capture experience.