Nokia to continue support for Symbian at least till 2016

27 May, 2011
Ever since Nokia announced that they will be shifting from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 as their primary smartphone platform, there has been unrest among the Symbian community about the future of...

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  • Anonymous
  • pKr
  • 29 May 2011

Fil, 28 May 2011Ok, show me the same multitasking on android that has Nokia... moreShow me a current Nokia smart phone thats as reliable as an Android. Most unreliable phones are Nokia.

    Elop will resign in 2015.

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      • Anonymous
      • P@1
      • 29 May 2011

      RJ11, 28 May 2011do your homework kid! S40 is defenitely not Symbian.. S40... moreWhy dont you do your homework instead? S40 IS Symbian's feature phone OS to fill in the market gap when the phones with S60's during those times were filling the higher market places.. Google it!

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • mf7
        • 29 May 2011

        I don't know what to believe anymore when it comes from Nokia... we are going to do this, no wait now we're gonna do that, no wait... we're gonna do neither... now both!
        And problem is I don't know if they lie (can't see the point why they should/would) So I think they them selves don't even know what they wan't to do and that is really sad.

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          • shailu
          • uvH
          • 28 May 2011

          hi guys i want to tell you what feature i wish to have in a phone....

          -the display must be great at hd resolution(720p)

          -the ringing volume and speaker music player volume must be enough louder to hear it in a room clearly.

          -any os with good web browser (for easy web browsing and downloading)

          -good battery life(atleast 6 hrs of web browsing)

          -processor should be with higher clock speed and there should not be hang or lag in app switching

          -more ram
          -music clearity must be good in headphone
          -camera must be 5 or higher megapixel but with any good lens and xenon flash.and autofocus
          it should be clearly tested that it can capture great pic in indoor or poor light condition.
          -it should capture video at 1080 or 720 p but at 30 fps
          -there should be graphic card like nividea etc...
          -must have latest flash player

          -build quality must be great like steel body or aluminium unibody ....no plastic at all.
          -must have fast gps signal locking
          -the headphone provided with phone must be of good quality
          -apps should not require signing or anything..like that

          and finally call clearity must be good

          if nokia can release such phone i will be with nokia

          otherwise
          Noway

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            • AnonD-5197
            • qbY
            • 28 May 2011

            Fil, 28 May 2011Ok, show me the same multitasking on android that has Nokia... moreAs if there isn't enough discussion about who does what better on this site.

              • m
              • mjt
              • 3tT
              • 28 May 2011

              monkynuts, 28 May 2011s40 is symbian it is not...

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                • Anonymous
                • PRW
                • 28 May 2011

                then nokia will support wp at least till elop down? :D

                  • R
                  • RJ11
                  • t7P
                  • 28 May 2011

                  AnonD-5197, 28 May 2011lol Hardware adds on that extra dimension of "who d... moreyou're correct it adds a different dimension or you may say extra oomph to your handset..
                  but more processing power, does not automatically translate to more features or more things that can be done with it..
                  features or what you can do with you phone is entirely dependent on the OS installed and of course some hardware..

                  in SHORT: BETTER PROCESSING POWER does not equate automatically to MORE FEATURES

                    • R
                    • RJ11
                    • t7P
                    • 28 May 2011

                    monkynuts, 28 May 2011s40 is symbian do your homework kid!
                    S40 is defenitely not Symbian..
                    S40 is a feature phone OS
                    Symbian is a smartphone OS, S60 is Symbian..

                      • m
                      • monkynuts
                      • M3s
                      • 28 May 2011

                      RJ11, 28 May 2011hey Nokia user.. S40 is not Symbian just fyi.. its their ... mores40 is symbian

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                        • Fil
                        • Lg8
                        • 28 May 2011

                        AnonD-5197, 28 May 2011lol Hardware adds on that extra dimension of "who d... moreOk, show me the same multitasking on android that has Nokia E5 with 78 apps running simultaneously? or the same photo and video quality that has Nokia N8?
                        or the same level of privacy protection and anti-virus/trojan protection that has all the Symbian devices?

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • i4f
                          • 28 May 2011

                          So symbian would be open source if it existed then?
                          Who's gonna take over?

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                            • AnonD-5197
                            • qbY
                            • 28 May 2011

                            RJ11, 28 May 2011a lower specd fon can defenitely do more things than a high... morelol

                            Hardware adds on that extra dimension of "who does it better". Androids cover all Symbian features and basically do them faster, smoother, and better with the help of powerful hardware.

                            Comparing "who does more" is an outdated debate.

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                              • shah
                              • s8c
                              • 28 May 2011

                              nokia is going to remove symbian, and for what they create new update called anna. And most of the phone manufacturers take new os but they didnt remove their old os. Just like samsung doing with andro and bada . Htc win7 and andro why nokia cant do like this .
                              Sure nokia going to die

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                                • RJ11
                                • 9Lb
                                • 28 May 2011

                                Ashura, 27 May 2011So what yout saying is that a phone with lower specs can do... morea lower specd fon can defenitely do more things than a higher specd one..
                                it does not mean that if a fon has a better processor and ram then it can do more than a fon with a lower processor and ram..
                                what a fon can do depends on the software and some hardware..
                                so its not based on the processor speed of a handset!
                                dumbest comment ever..
                                maybe that's the reason that people are buying a lot of android handsets because they see that it has a high processor speed,
                                buying it not even taking into account what the f*ckng handset can do..
                                a really dumb basis for buying a handset!
                                it's all about the features people!!

                                  • R
                                  • RJ11
                                  • 9Lb
                                  • 28 May 2011

                                  nokiauser, 27 May 2011Does Elop know that there are two symbian platforms, namely... morehey Nokia user..
                                  S40 is not Symbian just fyi..
                                  its their OS for their feature phones..
                                  Symbian OS are for their smartphones..

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                                    • Alan
                                    • PS6
                                    • 28 May 2011

                                    AnonD-9010, 28 May 2011Nokia, you said you are going to focuse on windows phone 7.... moreI wish it is so simple. what they need to do is to make symbian net friendly. much better user experience in order to be successful.

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                                      • Great !!
                                      • ute
                                      • 28 May 2011

                                      Nokia will support Symbian till the company files for bankruptcy !!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t7X
                                        • 28 May 2011

                                        im stick to nokia, but not symbian OS , Waiting for meego for sure they killed android, PLEASED nokia released it fast n950,