First Symbian^4 demo videos spotted, innovations missing

26 February, 2010
A few weeks back there were some speculations about Symbian's future but as it seems, Nokia aren't keen on leaving the most popular smartpone OS in the mud. Instead, Symbian OS is on its way to a total...

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  • 27 Feb 2010

Anonymous, 27 Feb 2010Sadly, this seems to indicate that in a year from now, Noki... moreSo true...

Behold, my frieds! Look at the videos!

So much fuss for absolutely nothing at all...

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    • Anonymous
    • jU3
    • 27 Feb 2010

    rich, 27 Feb 2010nokia are dumb how can they tell the world about sybain 3 t... moreSE has best hardware nw so,dnt compare them with crappy and outdated nokia please.

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      • Anonymous
      • MWW
      • 27 Feb 2010

      changing the clock's shape wont make the phone better lol

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        • Anonymous
        • n7X
        • 27 Feb 2010

        Sadly, this seems to indicate that in a year from now, Nokia will have brought the Symbian UI to where UIQ already was 2 years ago, with hardly any improvements to speak of...

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          • Anonymous
          • P%n
          • 27 Feb 2010

          Anonymous, 27 Feb 2010In 2006 Nokia only concentrated on hardware, the result: N9... moreThe N900 has basically the same hardware as the iPhone 3GS.

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            • Anonymous
            • nbu
            • 27 Feb 2010

            In 2006 Nokia only concentrated on hardware, the result: N95
            In 2008 Nokia only concentrated on services, the result: Ovi Maps
            In 2010 Nokia only concentrated on software, the result: Qt framework for both MeeGo and Symbian

            While the Symbian phones have crap hardware, the same thing can be said about the Android counterparts (for example, why do you think Xvid isn't enabled on the "1GHz" Nexus One - can the lack of a DEDICATED GPU have something to do with it?). However, the GUI is far worse on S60v5, despite of similar hardware (the CPU doesn't matter as much as the GPU - REMEMBER THIS!).

            While the N900's hardware shines, there is next to none commercial software support. If Nokia "ports" what they have done with the N900 to Symbian, they will suddenly have a killer phones. And that's actually what they're doing... Symbian^3 is basicly Symbian with S60v5 functionality and Maemo 5 GUI. The N8 12MP has N900 hardware, but Symbian^3 instead.

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              • kDi
              • 27 Feb 2010

              Anonymous, 27 Feb 2010The best app of iPhone is installous@cydia why there is ... moreyou know why cause the phone is not bricked by apple that's why and the phone is open source so it's not needed those 2 useless apps

              plus do you see them for anyother platform except iphoneOS

              they can do anything with it

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                • rich
                • m5L
                • 27 Feb 2010

                nokia are dumb how can they tell the world about sybain 3 then tell everyone about sym 4! so nobody goona buy symb 3 and wait for 4 what kind of buissness plan they got? and what happend to symb 2 lol? there new flag ship phone x6 cpu 434mhz what planet they living on nokia goin down like sony e

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                  • Sameepa
                  • PEd
                  • 27 Feb 2010

                  Anonymous, 27 Feb 2010The best app of iPhone is installous@cydia why there is ... moreYou dont need this for Symbian because most payware apps for Iphone are free for Symbian and for those that are not, there is a much simpler way to get them illegally if you wanted to!!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • w7n
                    • 27 Feb 2010

                    The best app of iPhone is installous@cydia

                    why there is no symbian version of installous?

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                      • rich
                      • m5L
                      • 27 Feb 2010

                      i bought and quickly returned the sony buggy symbian SATIO the software was slow to many menus non user friendly you have to search all over the web for apps i just wanna log on to one page with everything there. symbain needs signaters for most programs how can nokia program not work on sony e satio even thou both symbain dumb!

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                        • Sameepa
                        • PEd
                        • 27 Feb 2010

                        [deleted post]Really, What could Iphone users do that Symbian users cannot.
                        Symbian(Nokia) has bluetooth file transfer, Mostly better cameras and video recorders. Full Flash support, Better exterior music quality, better messaging and free and cheaper apps. Plus Most Symbians come loaded with apps that Iphone users have to pay and get. (Eg. Push Email, IM, Office viewer)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • w7n
                          • 27 Feb 2010

                          Nokia can make great maemo ui! Do you really think nokia can't make good symbian ui?

                          If nokia really runs out of ui ideas, they can just combine the good of android , maemo, webos and iPhone to the symbian os! Does it sound good to you?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Tqc
                            • 27 Feb 2010

                            Remember yourselves that these demos are only a few demostration. Although there is nothing concrete.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Tqc
                              • 27 Feb 2010

                              [deleted post]There is the Iphone fanaticism obessive and sick. The Iphone and it OS, for these guys, are the best that exists in world!Iphone and it OS it's only for kids and for people that don't know where spend the money. It serves only for games, basicly. It's more one console in the market. The Iphone OS compared to the Symbian it's a child that the fanboys make tantrums if tell to them that isn't the best.

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                                • experienced
                                • U3A
                                • 27 Feb 2010

                                Attention Nokia programmers, you call that innovation? Oh yes perhaps based from decade old interface. You are being left behind. Look at Android how far they've gone.

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                                  • Kushagra
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                                  • 27 Feb 2010

                                  [deleted post]when did I said nokia sucks or something I said SYMBIAN SUCKS and not NOKIA... And I love the NOKIA N900 and I will buy it but comparing symbian with iphone OS is a no go I was saying that..

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • t7v
                                    • 27 Feb 2010

                                    this concept video is not bad

                                    need more work, of course

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Uij
                                      • 27 Feb 2010

                                      [deleted post]he said Symbians fine as it is cause i can do pretty much everything other platforms do, it just need a more stylish UI animations.. etc

                                      and Nokia should add more ram for better performance.

                                      And i think he was saying the N97 is a good flagship for Symbian and that the next one will be even better

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t7w
                                        • 27 Feb 2010

                                        paying a fortune to buy iphone simple ui is a waste


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