Nokia will unveil a new Symbian^3 device at CTIA

16 March, 2011
Nokia has sent invitations about a special event just a day before the CTIA Wireless starts. The Finnish manufacturer is going to present a new device to join the current Symbian army and hopefully sell...

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  • 17 Mar 2011

AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011"you do know that this article is about nokia's announ... moreAndroid is used for hundred of companies and devices. Geez, isn't obvious that it should be growing faster than anything?

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    • 17 Mar 2011

    AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011"you do know that this article is about nokia's announ... morehow can you be so sure about that? we'll just have to wait and see then.

    btw i wasnt comparing the growth rate at all. y start a war?

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      • 17 Mar 2011

      AnonD-695, 17 Mar 2011'the browser maybe better and smoother than before but stil... more"you do know that this article is about nokia's announcement to release new symbian phones. also, nokia is also trying to penetrate the north american market currently with symbian phones preloaded with pr 2.0"

      i know that but a single phone isnt going to change the fortunes for symbian unless theyre as lucky as apple.


      and regarding android app market, they grew from 10k apps a year earlier to 200,000 apps right now. isnt that a much better growth ?

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        • 17 Mar 2011

        AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011the browser maybe better and smoother than before but still... moreNot only Android market, Ovi Store is also growing faster than iOS Store, that doesn't mean that they will overcome it, App store is simply already big enough while the other markets still in growing stage.

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          • 17 Mar 2011

          I m sure nokia will come up with flying colors

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            • 17 Mar 2011

            AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011the browser maybe better and smoother than before but still... more'the browser maybe better and smoother than before but still its incomparable to android/iOs browser standards. try doing a rightware browser test right now and youll see. '

            problem is , its not released yet!

            you do know that this article is about nokia's announcement to release new symbian phones. also, nokia is also trying to penetrate the north american market currently with symbian phones preloaded with pr 2.0

            ovi store had 4000 apps 2 years ago. but last year it had 40k apps and 100k downloads monthly. now thats growth

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              • 17 Mar 2011

              AnonD-695, 17 Mar 2011u need to update ur info mate. The web browser being cra... morethe browser maybe better and smoother than before but still its incomparable to android/iOs browser standards. try doing a rightware browser test right now and youll see.

              and maybe symbian can make a comeback as you said but that requires nokia to release new phones, otherwise its sure symbian will RIP.

              regarding the app store, i dont know about the downloads but im sure that android has the largest number of apps being added per day than any other OS (that includes iOS). thats why android is expected to overtake iOS appstore.

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                • 17 Mar 2011

                AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011rumors are just rumors. technology has moved on to dual cor... moreu need to update ur info mate.

                The web browser being crappy is because nokia has been using an old version of javascript and webkit that has been available since 2007. If you have a symbian^3 device, try out the latest qtwebkit that is featured in gmail apps by pixelpipe. You will notice that is super bloody fast, i shit you not. And pls, dont show me the 'pr2.0 on c7' vid, that browser has not been released yet. I've seen an old video of the new browser and it was WAY slower than what they have shown in the vid, so nokia is doing some improvements.

                I think what he meant was ovi store has the highest growth in terms of download and number of apps

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                  • 17 Mar 2011

                  AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011Sorry, but i will not respond to people who cant read my po... morenot my fault that u refuse to believe that symbian will be removed from the high end smartphone market and will be reduced to compete with alcatel android devices

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                    • 17 Mar 2011

                    AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011he is talking only about sales ! he says that Nokia will ca... moredamn the media, trying so hard to make it seem that symbian is 'dying'. And yes i've read the news. But i highly doubt that such strategy would happen, cause symbian is still too important for nokia and we wont be seeing a wp7 device from nokia till 2012, and probably by then symbian might just make a comeback thanks to the apps and updates that it WILL be receiving.

                    But who knows, it's just my theory

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                      • 17 Mar 2011

                      AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011About 20new smartphones in 2011, is that enough? rumors ... morerumors are just rumors. technology has moved on to dual core and quad cores, and that's when Nokia starts producing 1 Ghz processors..LOL.. and no use of saying symbian is efficient and doesn't require dual core because the lack of raw processing speed is clearly being seen in current Nokia phone's web browser.
                      ovI has more downloads? android has five times more apps (200,000) , the highest rate of new apps being added and highest free to paid ratio.

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                        • 17 Mar 2011

                        AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011Sorry, but i will not respond to people who cant read my po... moreoh just leave them to enjoy their 'victory'.

                        Btw, there has been rumours that nokia is waiting for new generation batteries to roll in before joining the 'Ghz' race. Make's sense doesn't it? How many 1ghz+ smartphones do you see that can last through the day? People should realize that though mobile processors are evolving fast, battery technology isn't. If not, we should be enjoying quad core by now.

                        Last but not least, get rid of avkon, wrt and get on with qt nokia! It should be avkon and wrt to be blamed, not the processor what so ever. If you all have a symbian^3 device, you will know how smooth qt is compared to shitty avkon and wrt

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                          • 17 Mar 2011

                          AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-09/new... morehe is talking only about sales ! he says that Nokia will cash in the "tail" of symbian. that's just what the ceo said, that they will sell some 100 million more symbian phones (whatevers left) before being phased out. he also clearly mentions about product transition. that is clear indication symbian is being replaced be windows.

                          if symbian continues then that will only be in non touchscreen phones that cost about 150$ (because they cant be run by wp7). whereas wp7 will completely replace all other symbian phone.

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                            • 17 Mar 2011

                            Sorry, but i will not respond to people who cant read my posts properly anymore.
                            i gave my arguements and some people just 'dont see' them

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                              • 17 Mar 2011

                              Check any GSMARENA postings related to Nokia products and you will see scores of responses compared to Apple or Android. This shows how symbian and Nokia are a threat to other products. And why are android fans reading each and every symbian thread? Is it fear or a subconscious love to symbian?

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                                • 17 Mar 2011

                                lets face it! unless this new Nokia/Microsoft deal goes really really well, in 5-10 years time its going to be a single race between Nokia and Alcatel for ownership of the "budget" market.

                                The way I see it is Symbian is going to be the OS for budget phones, and WM7 for their high end devices, but Nokia are currently like Sony Ericsson, when was the last device from these 2 GIANT'S that didnt suck? last year? 2 years ago? 5 years ago??

                                What a lot of these users dont realise is that the race for the "best" phone is no-longer hardware but software. Remember the Mega Pixel race in the days of the SEk800i? How well did that go down?

                                This is where Apple shine, iOS, yes it aint perfect but it works, I've had 2 Android phones and a N900 in the last 2 years and have settled for the iPhone 4! Why? Cause its beautifully executed and a joy to use?

                                Nokia/LG/Sony E/Alcatel/HTC are not going to win the "Mobile Race", simply because the software they are using isnt up to scratch compared to iOS, so they focus on hardware. Do we really need a Dual Core 1.2 Ghz processor to open emails and post to facebook (apart from re-booting from a crash faster) or do we need/want a better software solution?

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                                  • 17 Mar 2011

                                  AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011About 20new smartphones in 2011, is that enough? rumors ... more20 is a nice figure but how long do you normally keep your phone 1yr 2yrs because by the time the average person replaces their phone if they get one now symbian will be BYE BYE (looks over shoulder, cries and walks into the sunset lol)

                                  look at apple the release 1 handset a year and they do well, nokia release 10000000000000 handsets a month and they are slowly loosing their lead in the market share (lets face it most of that share is nokia 1800's anyways)

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                                    • 17 Mar 2011

                                    me, 17 Mar 2011oh i understand it, but in what products do you think nokia... moreAbout 20new smartphones in 2011, is that enough?

                                    rumors about 1ghz phones with better graphics (bear in mind how optimized symbian is before answering),
                                    of course new ui, browser...
                                    ovi store has more downloads than android market, too

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                                      • 17 Mar 2011

                                      AnonD-291, 17 Mar 2011The CFO is below the CEO rank and why would a CFO take stra... morehttp://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-09/news/28672754_1_symbian-financial-officer-timo-ihamuotila-microsoft-s-windows-phone

                                      Cfo didnt decided that on its own, he just announced it

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                                        • 17 Mar 2011

                                        AnonD-3575, 17 Mar 2011well, i use android and most of the apps are stupid anyway ... moreoh i understand it, but in what products do you think nokia will keep putting symbian on?

                                        yeah it may have more in the box but wehat about things like games which are included