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Symbian Prehistory: c. 300 Million devices shipped!
52.4% share of
“smartphone market”
- 250M
in 2008
-- Gartner
- 200M Others:
16.6% RIM
11.8% WinMo
- 150M 8.2% iPhone
8.1% Linux
2.9% Others

- 100M

- 50M

-0 Installed base

1989 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

Acquires Symbian Ltd

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 Latest Symbian devices (examples)
Samsung i8910 Omnia HD
1st mobile using ARM Cortex-A8 CPU
1st mobile with 720p HD camcorder
1st mobile with OpenGL ES 2.0 GPU
3.7” AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
8MP Auto Focus; face, smile and blink detection

Nokia N97
With keyboard and touch
3.5” TFT resistive touchscreen
5MP AF Carl Zeiss optics
32GB memory
Home screen customisable by widgets

Sony Ericsson Satio (Idou)

1st mobile with 12.1MP AF Xenon flash
3.5” TFT touchscreen

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 Vision of an independent open platform
Application developers will be able to target
Compatible the broadest range of devices across global
markets, using rapid and easy web programming
tools.

The richest mobile platform, helping vendors

Compelling to deliver the next era of mobile computing
devices.

From hardware adaptation up to user interface

and apps - all the software you need to build a
Complete leading-edge mobile device to ship in any
market.
&

Royalty-free Uniquely: built by the community, for the

community.

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 Councils represent the community & guide the platform

Board
Proposals
Members Feedback
Representation

Feature &
Architecture Release
Roadmap UI Council Council Council
Council

Proposals
Feedback
Representation
Community at
large

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 100+ packages
Application

Video
IP File Instant Image Video Video Music Voice Screen Home-
Location Tele- PoC PC Msging Utility Camera Gallery Video Radio Help
Tele- Manager Msging Editor Editor Player Photos Player Recorder Saver screen Profile
Apps phony Apps Suite Apps Apps Apps Apps Center Apps Apps
phony Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
Apps
Phone Contact Organizer Tech-
Apps Apps App Suite view

Content Device Image Speech

Multimedia Settings Chinese Multimedia Graphics Web Connectivity
Control Control PCCS Viewer Recognition ( Java )
Sharing UIs UIs Dictionary UIs UIs UIs Tools
Daemons Daemons UIs UIs

Tele-
Service
Middleware

phony & Legacy Multimedia Open Web

Location Remote Discovery DLNA Remote Wireless VPN Msging Image Video Camera Input Classi SVG UI Service API Service UI
SIM Metadata ( Helix ) App Service Web Service
Services Connectivity and Services Mgmt Access Client Mw Handling Utils Services Methods c UI Tiny Accelerator Framework API Tools
Service Services Framework s s
Usage
s

Instant Multimedia Home

Generic IP App IP High Legacy Networking Smart UI
Security Access IP App Msging & Remote Shortlink Metadata Multimedia Screen Application
App DRM Service Connectivity Level Presence Device UI card Resource
Services Security Protocols Presence Storage Connectivity Services Middleware Service Installation
Support s Mgmt Protocols Services Management Framework GBA s
Services s

Cellular
Generic OS XML Persistent Device Locating Comms Networking Shortlink Multi- Imaging Text & Verification
OS Security WLAN Baseband Graphics
Services Services Data Services Services Services Frmwk Services Services media Extensions Localisation Tools
Services
OS

Kernel & Build

Hardware Board Support Tools
Services

OS Base Personal
Technology Services Security Location
Communications
Domain Colour Device Device
Key Productivity Multimedia Tools
Connectivity Management
Runtimes and
User Interface Data Comms Multimedia Apps
Web
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 Symbian Foundation Platform Plan
Open for contribution

2009 2010 2011

Milestone dates to be confirmed by Release Council

Functionally Hardened
Complete
Symbian^2

Functionally Hardened
Complete
Symbian^3

Functionally Hardened
Complete
Symbian^4

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 Symbian^3 Key Highlights
2009 2010 2011
Functionally Hardened
Complete
Symbian^3

PDK builds available starting here

 Looking good: Graphics support for advanced layering and

effects

 Need for Speed: A new high performance networking

architecture enabling broadband speeds

 In Touch: Support for Near Field Communications key use cases

(e.g. Touch transfer support for Photos and Calendar)

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Complexity of Stores

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 Horizon: A Valuable Proposition
Developers OEM and Operators

Help meme
getget
mymy
Appapps We need
Help Horizon
to market!
to market! more/better apps,
can you help?

Help me make a
Symbian app!

Members and Established Companies

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 Any questions?

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