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S60 2nd Edition

S60 2nd Edition was initially made available in 2003 and was first implemented in the Nokia 6600 phone. It has since been extended with three feature packs, bringing new functionality without compromising platform compatibility. With these new feature packs, S60 2nd Edition provides smartphones with attractive features and functionalities for operators, enterprises, developers, and consumers in all major markets.

User Interface

The S60 user interface has been extensively researched and developed. As part of the S60 software, it ensures that users have a consistent, graphic-based, easy to use interface across all S60 based devices from all terminal manufacturers. The S60 UI operates with a color screen, ands supports a multitude of screen resolutions (176 x 208, 240 x 320 (QVGA) and 352 x 416). Designed to make phones easy to navigate using one hand, it includes support for a variety of different functions, including two softkeys, 5-way navigation, an application launching and swapping key, and call initiation/termination keys. The interface also uses a standard 12-key number keypad, including letters, and also has clear and edit keys to make text input easy.

Applications

S60 provides an extensive set of rich applications and enablers. These include an advanced telephony application, the Unified Messaging Center (MMS, SMS, email), OMA Instant Messaging and Presence applications, a full mobile Internet browser (HTML 4.01, XHTML MP, & WAP CSS), 3GPP-compliant streaming client (RealOne Player), Java MIDP 2.0 environment, Application Manager, OMA Digital Rights Management (forward lock), SyncML Data Synchronization and Device Management, OMA Client Provisioning, Media Gallery, Camcorder application, Image Viewer, Connection Manager with support for multiple PDP contexts, Mobile Wallet, and a variety of Personal Information Management applications.

Network Support

S60 includes support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA, and dual-mode WCDMA-GSM configurations. Dual-mode WCDMA-GSM offers full support for operators' 3G services and paves the way for video telephony and advanced streaming & browsing capabilities on mobile devices.

For more information, please refer to:


Series 60 Platform 2nd Edition Product Overview » (pdf file 898KB)
Product Overview introduces the functionality of built-in applications in Series 60 Platform.


Feature Pack 1
Series 60 Platform 2nd Edition Feature Pack 1: What's New - Lead Features And APIs v1.0 »

Feature Pack 2
Series 60 Platform 2nd Edition Feature Pack 2: What's New - Lead Features And APIs »

Feature Pack 3
Introduction To The Series 60 Scalable UI v1.2 »