Series 40 is the world's largest mobile platform, and caters to the needs of more people across the world than any other mobile software platform. A range of different form factors, input methods, screen sizes and hardware configurations can be targeted by Series 40 developers. We have created guidance and information on best practices for identifying, targeting and optimizing for phones within Series 40, focussing firstly on the latest Series 40 touch and type phones.
Form factors and styles
The Series 40 platform supports several different form factors. These include standard non-touch candy bar and qwerty phones as well as the latest touch and type phones. Designing your application for different form factors may require different UI style considerations. More information on each style and other UI guidelines:
Platform releases
Nokia has released several editions of the Series 40 platform, and each edition has typically had specific tools. As such, it is important to check the platform edition capabilities when targeting specific older Series 40 phones.
Phone specifications
In addition to the range of Series 40 software editions, the Series 40 family contains phones with a range of different hardware capabilities. For example, some Series 40 phones support Bluetooth or WLAN, some do not. Find out more about your potential target devices using the device specification tool.
