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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  • Tk1
  • 25 Aug 2011

and yes, the icons are horrible, and assuming that android is getting better and better, and will be even better with ice cream sandwich, nokia is still making baby steps into this already closed market.
fresh thinking makes fresh money.... and as long as nokia has the same ceo with old thinking and ideas, will never get on theyr feet again. but the thing is, the guy just does not now where to go, he is stick with glue to his chair and salary, and until then, nokia as a brand will suffer, and nokia believers will have to make decisions sooner or later...

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    • AnonD-19312
    • t1}
    • 25 Aug 2011

    launch it soon for nokia n8

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      • Anonymous
      • t1}
      • 25 Aug 2011

      launch it soon for nokia n8

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        • hudyo
        • j01
        • 25 Aug 2011

        Raja, 25 Aug 2011I think the Icons are ugly.and so ithink of your tastes too

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          • hudyo
          • j01
          • 25 Aug 2011

          deb, 25 Aug 2011horrible icons -- excuse me? horrible? are you a martian? or simply without taste like samsung's touch wiz icons--cheapy- looking cartoonsh shit

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            • LHf
            • 25 Aug 2011

            it has so much more to this story of belle and since all u care is UI why did u totally forget to mention changed buttons on the bar bellow any content like apps homescreen etc...?!

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              • sUv
              • 25 Aug 2011

              What I never liked, in fact hated the most is letting go a good feature for sake of following some ugly trend. I like folders and I like being organized things I do. I know I am talking too early about it but I would want to have an option to create folders. It should be up to users if they want to create them, create them, if not. Don't. How hard this could be? Well I am hoping it is the way it comes in Belle. I like other things about it. Would like to see just a TAP to open that Status screen.

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                • M3s
                • 25 Aug 2011

                Anonymous, 25 Aug 2011writter is 10 years old? he or she doesn't know about maemo... morewhat is maemo????

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                  • syH
                  • 25 Aug 2011

                  AnonD-739, 25 Aug 2011Flashed my N8 with Belle, i just have to say that its a bea... moreI have flashed my n8 with belle aswell,
                  it is very fast and responcive and believe it or not I acctually like it better than android, it is very easy to use and really attractive too....

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                    • Anonymous
                    • qTg
                    • 25 Aug 2011

                    why does everyone think it's from android? those are elements from maemo. if anything android ripped off maemo.

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                      • vxi
                      • 25 Aug 2011

                      lol! android wannabe!

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                        • vbT
                        • 25 Aug 2011

                        being android-ish, this version of symbian may be loved by most

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                          • deb
                          • 2Z6
                          • 25 Aug 2011

                          horrible icons --

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PRW
                            • 25 Aug 2011

                            Sun Down, 25 Aug 2011''Android-ish''. I'm beginning to question the credibility ... morewritter is 10 years old? he or she doesn't know about maemo hehehe

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                              • PF5
                              • 25 Aug 2011

                              ''Android-ish''. I'm beginning to question the credibility here. Maemo anyone?

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                                • Raja
                                • uwc
                                • 25 Aug 2011

                                I think the Icons are ugly.

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                                  • mby
                                  • 25 Aug 2011

                                  To answer some questions.

                                  When will the new belle equipped devices be here? -> Q3, next month

                                  When will other devices like N8 get Belle -> 3 Months later, Q4

                                  Will Belle / Nokia be sued and disappear --> Unlikely, even Apple lost to Nokia's patent portfolio. Now together with MS there is not a single company in the world that could sue them and win.

                                  Do these device have a GPU --> Yes BC 2763, which is 4 times as powerful as previous GPU

                                  How do you know this: --> Based on power consumption, the stated 4x power increase, and the fact it can work with ARM11 CPU @ 1 Ghz. There is only one option logical.


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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • wrf
                                    • 25 Aug 2011

                                    go go symbian....i believe symbian is the best os...hope my e6 get belle soon too... even anna already satisfied me ....:p

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                                      • mby
                                      • 25 Aug 2011

                                      So with Belle, I have all of the apps I want, an UI that is pretty and on par with Android, great battery life as opposed to most Android devices, and Nokia build quality, reception, and voice clarity. After seeing Belle, I am less sure about why Nokia went WP7 iso Symbian/MeeGo

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                                        • P@Y
                                        • 25 Aug 2011

                                        This looks nice, unfortunately in this era of lawsuits for the sake of lawsuits, expect this to be banned or something to that effect. Why? Just because :(