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Nokia Series 40 Browser

Also known as: Series 40 Web Browser
2002 – 2014 Discontinued
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Built-in browser of Nokia Series 40 phones: initially a WAP/XHTML browser going through the carrier's gateway, it adopted the WebKit WebCore and JavaScriptCore components in 2008 (S40 6th Edition, Nokia 7510 Supernova) with HTML 4.01, CSS2, JavaScript 1.5 and Ajax.

Facts

Developer
Nokia
Website
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Engines
ProprietaryWebKit
Platforms
Other
Details
Nokia Series 40 (2002–2014); WebKit from the 6th Edition (late 2008); distinct from the Nokia Xpress proxy browser on the Asha
Popularity
84/100 — Preinstalled: over 1.5 billion Series 40 phones sold (Nokia, Jan. 2012); ÷5 ≈ 300M users, understated since many did not use the Web

Key versions

  1. Series 40 6th EditionWebKitNew browser based on WebKit’s WebCore and JavaScriptCore, first on the Nokia 7510 Supernova.
  2. —Nokia 515, the last phone released running Series 40.
  3. —Microsoft announces the end of new Series 40 device production.

Version sources: Series 40 (Wikipedia en)

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_40
  2. https://www.w3.org/2007/uwa/wiki/Mobile_Browsers.html
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=364238033