Nokia unveils Symbian Belle, looks Android-ish

24 August, 2011
Belle offers six homescreens with resizable widgets, pull-down notification area and flat menu.

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  • AnonD-1312
  • vxu
  • 24 Aug 2011

If Belle copied Android pull down bar, for all you Android fanboys were shouting, then let Google sue Nokia for this, why cant they??? coz its freakin true that Nokia didn't copy it! Nokia is not as dumb as Google to release phones that will cause them to patent lawsuits or copyright infringements! Use your coconut heads Android crybabies!

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    • Ashura
    • MA%
    • 24 Aug 2011

    Gestapo, 24 Aug 2011There is huge big difference that people forget, including ... more"Google track every move you do and also track every search you do."So did Apple,so does Facebook,so do milions of othrer companies.Honestely i don´t care if google knows what sites i visit they only do that to place adds on the sites you normaly visit wich i always ignore anyway.that´s howthe world works,that´s how companies make money get used to it

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      • AnonD-5557
      • u94
      • 24 Aug 2011

      she sounds so tired that every sentence she speaks her voice cracks

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        • Noni Khanna
        • HsE
        • 24 Aug 2011

        uhhh there are folders...... dunno where you got that info from. Just not Branching folders. but folders on the main menu screen are definitely there.

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          • AnonD-2186
          • t7s
          • 24 Aug 2011

          AnonD-4697, 24 Aug 2011Good I will consider an N8 :DThe only reason I returned to Anna is the bug that hinders java apps from working :) Angry birds also became slow, opera mini won't work(although the built-in browser was doing fine and have visual history except I don't like the cache filling my phone memory). I really felt I was using another phone. That made me feel different that day.lol. Everybody will feel this as soon as belle arrives. As of now i'm on official Anna which is reliable :)

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            • AnonD-2186
            • t7s
            • 24 Aug 2011

            Hmm... I remember something, when I tested beta belle, I used the camera, and found it has the scene mode close-up for video recording. That beta belle is from Nokia's soon to be released phone and not future N8 update, so if i'm not mistaken, there'll be a belle running Nokia with AF camera.

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              • AnonD-19218
              • ptQ
              • 24 Aug 2011

              Toggling To A Dedicated Panel Including Wifi, Profiles, Bluetooth Etc Couldn't Be More Obvious? Dude, Nokia Has Done That More Than Half A Decade Before Android Came To Live

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                • Anonymous
                • n}b
                • 24 Aug 2011

                Anonymous, 24 Aug 2011i was once a nokia fans..but symbian disappoint me..Who cares?

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                  • AnonD-4697
                  • LrK
                  • 24 Aug 2011

                  AnonD-2186, 24 Aug 2011I tested beta belle myself and can say it's incredibly fast... moreGood I will consider an N8 :D

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                    • AnonD-16334
                    • fCP
                    • 24 Aug 2011

                    AnonD-1082, 24 Aug 2011That's not gonna happen. Android evolves at a very fast rat... moreyou are correct man..because nokia were just like satisfying customers by like improving camera pixels and all,they didnt had any innovating ideas through..so we cannot say android is like symbian was before 5 years..
                    google has long vision to catch the world...

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                      • AnonD-19217
                      • U{H
                      • 24 Aug 2011

                      U look androidish.....?? Its okie....come up with something...but get the smoothness better than Android and equal to the iOS u guys have to accept it is smoother....that would be the only future selling point for you guys over Android!

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                        • AnonD-2186
                        • t7s
                        • 24 Aug 2011

                        AnonD-4697, 24 Aug 2011Yes I was looking there a great improvements over N8/E7 and... moreI tested beta belle myself and can say it's incredibly fast for it's 680mhz cpu. It's browser is really better than Anna although same results on html5test.com.

                        The lockscreen changes, but is always based on your current homescreen wallpaper. Overall, it has consistent UI, downside is you have to get used with the back button on the left side.

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                          • AnonD-4697
                          • LrK
                          • 24 Aug 2011

                          Gestapo, 24 Aug 2011There is huge big difference that people forget, including ... moreConspiracy...any one???

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                            • Gestapo
                            • svk
                            • 24 Aug 2011

                            AnonD-16334, 24 Aug 2011finally nokia have found an alternative way to use android ... moreThere is huge big difference that people forget, including you.

                            Android is Google, Google track every move you do and also track every search you do.
                            I don´t think people are aware of this problem, but of course, if yopu don´t mind that the database by your phones IMEI-number is archived by Google and tour searches on internet can be sold to third parties or even governments in, lets say USA, than it is ok.

                            I see problems ahead.

                            Nokia and Symbian are uch more taking peoples right in defense regarding this soon huge matter.

                            Use www.duckduckgo.com as your search engine instead of google. No tracking and future archives.

                            More people will be aware of this in time.

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                              • AnonD-5197
                              • Ti8
                              • 24 Aug 2011

                              Million fanboy points question 1: Did Nokia copy Apple copying TouchWiz skinned pull down notification? or did Nokia copy it directly?

                              Question 2: What's worse?

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                                • AnonD-4697
                                • LrK
                                • 24 Aug 2011

                                AnonD-16342, 24 Aug 2011N8 is not only supported, but it runs faster... Yes I was looking there a great improvements over N8/E7 and in the N8 better camera specs and faster UI response....good!!

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                                  • AnonD-16342
                                  • mQR
                                  • 24 Aug 2011

                                  AnonD-4697, 24 Aug 2011Yep I found N8 is supported :D Excellent News!!N8 is not only supported, but it runs faster...

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                                    • AnonD-4697
                                    • LrK
                                    • 24 Aug 2011

                                    Anonymous, 24 Aug 2011and what is the minimum requirement for belle? I myself bel... moreI was reading and seems everything from C6-01 and UP, BUT is better google around for more info, I still digging....

                                    If this is true ALL MY RESPECTS TO NOKIA, and still demostrate they are all the time behind their products :D

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                                      • AnonD-4697
                                      • LrK
                                      • 24 Aug 2011

                                      AnonD-2186, 24 Aug 2011You haven't read that N8 was fully tested with belle :) Nok... moreYep I found N8 is supported :D Excellent News!!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • ibm
                                        • 24 Aug 2011

                                        i was once a nokia fans..but symbian disappoint me..