Android, iOS y Windows They are currently the three major operating systems for mobile devices (precisely in that order by number of users). However, despite the dominance of the previous three, other alternatives will soon appear that will seek to gain a foothold in the sector. Of all of them, these five very possibly stand out as the best alternatives in sight: Blackberry 10, Ubuntu, Firefox OS, Jolla y Tizen.
Blackberry 10
It is probably the most very important of the list but also the one who has the most to lose if he does not manage to gain a niche. We know that it will be released on January 30 on two smartphones, one with a touch screen and the other with a physical keyboard. Blackberry 10 It will have a new browser and an improved touch keyboard, as well as a new function in its camera called Time shift to get the perfect photo.
Ubuntu
We already talked to you a few days ago about the arrival of this operating system to the mobile telephony sector, first of all to the Galaxy Nexus, although we hope that it will be extended to more models and types of devices in the future, including tablets obviously. In its favor it has to be a free operating system based on Linux and the expertise of desktop software, as well as the broad user community that supports it. If he can capitalize on all these elements, he will be a tough opponent.
Firefox OS
Mozilla aims to start gaining relevance from low-end devices. At the moment he has signed with companies such as ZTE y Alcatel to run on some of your computers. What's more, Telefónica will support this operating system and also Sprint. The Spanish company will be the key to the expansion of Firefox OS in emerging economies such as Brazil and other South American countries. The code of Mozilla It is usually of high quality, according to what we can see in your browser, so it should be a powerful alternative.
Jolla
This Finnish firm wants to pick up the baton from MeeGo, the operating system that ran on the Nokia N9 and that it managed to build a solid community at the time (before making the leap to Windows Phone) that could now be taken advantage of. Of course, we do not expect this system to take too great a leap in 2013, in fact, its desire is to start by carving out a niche in the Chinese market and use that area as a shuttle to other countries. It is perhaps the most uncertain alternative on the list.
Tizen
Another Linux-based operating system, also heir to MeeGo. The great asset of Tizen is patronage by Intel y Samsung. In fact, it has been speculated that this software represents a bet for the future for tired Koreans as they could be, as reported on the Internet, of the ups and downs of Google with Android and the new commitment to Motorola for the range Nexus that we will surely see during this 2013. We will have to be attentive to the MWC in Barcelona, where perhaps a new team of Samsung running already with Tizen, to find out if this road can have a future.
Source: DG Trends.