Is the Nokia N8's successor to be the last Symbian device ever?

04 February, 2012
Nokia say time could be running out for Symbian and the N8's successor could be the end of the line.

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  • Anonymous
  • pJs
  • 05 Feb 2012

Symbian is Nokia, but saying that if Nokia didn't make the mistake by teaming up with Microsoft then the future would of been brighter for the Finn

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    • BlueHeart the illest
    • LBS
    • 05 Feb 2012

    Nokia brought this upon themselves, I was always a die hard Nokia supporter, even b4 symbian^3 was announced I had faith. Then when it came out I was happy and optimistic, until they said they would stop supporting the platform in 2016(this hurt them more than anything bcuz no App developer wants to make Apps for a platform that only has 4 years 2 live). I thought to myself "Why buy a phone running the OS that Nokia company has just openly shown their lack of faith in?" but I decided the N8 was 2 good and I would get it anyway(I haven't bought it yet). Now I see this,in my opinion this CEO of theirs is killing Symbian so that Microsoft can give him a little bonus for making Windows the only platform used by the most well known phone supplier of all time. smh. Belle is so beautiful and it really upset a lot of Apple and Android fans see it lookin so good.Stephen Elop is focusing more on his short term profit then the long term success he can have if he had focused on developing symbian and making Nokia #1 again.nobody buys a phone that they know will be outdated as of 2016. they were better off just teaming up with android...

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      • AnonD-39775
      • 0Cb
      • 05 Feb 2012

      Marc Aurel, 05 Feb 2012Right on the Symbian part, wrong on Nokia. The first smartp... morefirts real toochscreen smartphone: nokia 7700. first symbians were: 7650,6650,3650,6600,6630,6680. the first application i have ever seen was "video recorder" for nokia 7650 wich cannot record video at the beginning, only photo. indeed 7650 was the first mobile with an integrated photo camera and the first with symbian.

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        • Anonymous
        • 7tx
        • 05 Feb 2012

        yourdz, 05 Feb 2012NOKIA! NOKIA! NOKIA! NOKIA! NOKIA! Please use Android O... moregive me money i ill buy android phone....


        what are u speaking symbain is not working now a days,,where????
        i am still using nokia n73...,i already brought nokia 701....still working,and getting instant update....y to move to android....after symbain os is stoping service what mobile phone wil automatically crashses oh????nothing to worry if u like symbain buy symbain...meago buy meago....android buy andoid....nokia is stil alive....otherwise go with wichever u want dat device...

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          • Anonymous
          • LaD
          • 05 Feb 2012

          androidr, 05 Feb 2012BBY and HTC both are the first smart phone developer and no... moreIn case you didn't know, Nokia launched first smartphone with Symbian in 2000 - 9210 Communicator whilw Blackberry in 2003 - BB 6230 and HTC in 2006 - HTC Mteor

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            • Anonymous
            • gIC
            • 05 Feb 2012

            best Nokia devise ever

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              • Marc Aurel
              • nx6
              • 05 Feb 2012

              androidr, 05 Feb 2012BBY and HTC both are the first smart phone developer and no... moreRight on the Symbian part, wrong on Nokia. The first smartphone was the Nokia 9000 Communicator, launched in 1996 running the GEOS operating system. The Nokia 9110 was released in 1998 and still running GEOS. The first Nokia Symbian phone was the Nokia 9210 launched in 2000.

              The first HTC WinMo smartphone was released in 2002, 6 years after the Nokia 9000, and the first Blackberry smartphone came a year after that (2003). This is all a matter of historical record, but you were too lazy to check it up.

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                • Anonymous
                • tCQ
                • 05 Feb 2012

                You guys are aware that this is just a rumour right?

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                  • APPLE 'O' HOLIC
                  • mqM
                  • 05 Feb 2012

                  i liked the N8 its a brilliant device. good camera, nice shape. good build quality. just let down by slow cpu, and naff OS. so if nokia brough this device out of Android or Windows 7. i would buy it tomorrow. it would be the best selling phone on the planet.

                  so nokia there you have it.

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                    • menanu
                    • 7tx
                    • 05 Feb 2012

                    AnonD-39775, 05 Feb 2012simple questions: at about 250 euros,free of contract,wh... morei stil choose nokia 701 instead of sony erricson neo or neo V......the 701 good hardware feature than neo...os wise if neo(andoid or any os)of sony erricson i still choose nokia...sony have not as simple ui as nokia...just compare samsung and nokia....not sony......

                    701 has usb on the go,SEneo have....?
                    701 has nfc,SEneo have...?
                    701 has good battery backup,SE have....?
                    701 has free gps,SE have....?
                    701 has fm transmitter,SE have.....?
                    if ther is HDMI in neo here 701 have component coonection of 720p.....no difference at all....
                    701 has good pc connectivity like modem,SE have....?
                    any how do not compare SE....Nokia still better than SE....also ther is good life for nokia devices....i already brought 701 istead of buying neo V....if giv me money i wil buy Nokia N9....will u>>>>?

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                      • Abu Mohammed
                      • MC%
                      • 05 Feb 2012


                      Have you ever imagined that ?

                      Nokia HumanForm was created in a joint effort to translate the most promising new nanotechnologies into meaningful user experiences, in order to create real devices and set goals for future product portfolios.

                      You can find more information at research.nokia.com/news/12134

                      Nokia research center.

                      It's not about a product available in the markets. It's all about the future of the technology.


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                        • Hnb
                        • ftK
                        • 05 Feb 2012

                        Nokia wants to quit its symbian platform without even fightin back dats not fair. Always love symbian platform

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PRW
                          • 05 Feb 2012

                          AnonD-39775, 05 Feb 2012"cheap and stupid applications" for android like ... moreskype on my N8 works very smooth... Youtube downloader? I can use that app since my N95... Route 66 will never to catch up with nokia maps and navigation (lifetime free)... Sgs2 and iphone 4s has a great camera? You make me laugh.... Android and Iphone take advantage on symbian just because they are more stable than symbian that's all I know, internet speed? Maybe but android is poor when they in weak signal area compare with symbian...

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                            • AnonD-37627
                            • fqe
                            • 05 Feb 2012

                            AnonD-39775, 05 Feb 2012"cheap and stupid applications" for android like ... moreThe last line is one of the funniest comment i have ever read
                            Nokia fanboys stop joking yourselves you know Nokia is outdated now

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                              • Anonymous
                              • u7m
                              • 05 Feb 2012

                              AnonD-39775, 05 Feb 2012"cheap and stupid applications" for android like ... moreWhat a joker Nokia Maps from Natsav is light year ahead compare with pathetic google map & route 66, not to mentioned it's life time free update, Andoid can't even run opera mini properly, i know cause i own both Nokia & Samsung, tons of android apps require forced close & can't run at all, full of spy & malware.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 9F@
                                • 05 Feb 2012

                                AnonD-616, 05 Feb 2012oh really ? samsung sony ericsson is better than nokia x7 n... moreyes you can have free gps on android. you can turn off data connection and turn on gps but that's slower though. i have xperia mini pro.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • tZu
                                  • 05 Feb 2012

                                  This info is fake... -_-

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                                    • AnonD-39775
                                    • 0Cb
                                    • 05 Feb 2012

                                    AnonD-616, 05 Feb 2012oh really ? samsung sony ericsson is better than nokia x7 n... more"cheap and stupid applications" for android like skype, youtube downloader, google earth, viber, route 66 and many more will never run properly on symbian. i had skype on nokia n8 and x7 and it never worked properly even in the most fastest wifi hotspots. with iphone 4 and sgs 2, skype is working like butter on bread. symbian is sooo outdated. i do not even talk about internet speed, wich is the real mess of symbian. it is moving like a 90 yers old fart granny

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                                      • friotothemax
                                      • UD%
                                      • 05 Feb 2012

                                      rip symbian.

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                                        • AnonD-39775
                                        • 0Cb
                                        • 05 Feb 2012

                                        AnonD-616, 05 Feb 2012oh really ? samsung sony ericsson is better than nokia x7 n... moresimple questions:

                                        at about 250 euros,free of contract,what would you choose: nokia 701 / x7 or sony ericsson xperia neo?

                                        at about 200 euros,free of contract what would you choose: nokia 500 or sony ericsson xperia ray?

                                        at about 150 euros,free of contract what would you choose:nokia c5-03 or sony ericsson xperia mini (2nd edition)

                                        dare to compare the models above at the same price range. i hope you will not choose nokia..