S60 platform architecture

S60 platform architecture

The following figure illustrates the high level of architecture of the S60 platform. The platform is based on Symbian OS but also provides additional features:

Figure 1: S60 platform architecture

As shown in the above figure, S60 platform is based on the Symbian OS, which evolves all the time. As such, S60 platform has different editions. S60 platform has experienced 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, and the latest 3rd Edition. In each of the edition, it also introduces different feature packs, which incorporate some of the advanced features on each release. Symbian OS is based on open standard, which makes the development on Symbian/S60 open for the developers. The Development for the S60 platform is backward compatible although there was a break between the 2nd Edition and the 3rd Edition, which was introduced by the platform security and new compiler used in the platform.

The releases and their respective operating systems are:

• S60 1st Edition — Symbian OS v6.1.
• S60 2nd Edition — Symbian OS v7.0s.
  • S60 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 1 — Symbian OS v7.0s.
  • S60 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 2 — Symbian OS v8.0a.
  • S60 2nd Edition, Feature Pack 3 — Symbian OS v8.1a.
• S60 3rd Edition — Symbian OS v9.1.
  • S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 — Symbian OS v9.2.
  • S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 — Symbian OS v9.3.