Nokia should look to Android to stay afloat, analyst says

01 July, 2013
One analyst claims that the Finnish company needs to adopt Google's OS before things get any worse.

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  • Irfan
  • pc3
  • 02 Jul 2013

An Android Nokia can put Samsung in trouble because of Nokia well build phones and design.

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    • AnonD-70017
    • vGW
    • 02 Jul 2013

    If Nokia use/not use android also. no probs. still i love nokia. still i use nokia N8 which is symbian^3 OS. even i like few windows lumia phones too. nokia is always great with its hardware.

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      • AnonD-46089
      • 7tK
      • 02 Jul 2013

      Carol, 02 Jul 2013Symbian is far better then them all. That is why Nokia goes... moreAbsolutely!!!!!!!

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        • ramur
        • P@1
        • 02 Jul 2013

        Syfer, 02 Jul 2013THE CONVERSATION : android user : my phone can open m... morenone sense, why on earth that nokia is so blind even fanboys cant accept the truth that their mother ship is going to crash, lg, sony, htc are moving forward, captain elop shud been replace. slow os for slow company

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          • Carol
          • L7e
          • 02 Jul 2013

          [deleted post]Look who's talking...

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            • Syfer
            • uvJ
            • 02 Jul 2013

            THE BEST TRICK YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR ANDROID PHONE :- . . . . . . . . Suppose you've deleted history in your android phone's browser.. Then just open google search and type the following sentence . . . . . . . . "Hey Mr.NSA guy could you please send me my browsing history ! Please " .. . . . . . And phoosh your entire history will be sent to you ! But dont forget to add please at the end. Cos nobody says that to those poor ne.r.d.s. . . . . . YES WE 'SCAN' ! - uncle sam

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              • AnonD-133890
              • SvC
              • 02 Jul 2013

              I never was a big fan of nokia phones (however i was dying to get my hands on 5110 ages ago) but have to agree that going for android could save them. WP isnt that bad but in my eyes it is in same place as iOS (which ive never used) what means limitations which nobody likes..

              Truth is i had nokia lumia 800 running wp7.8 and have to admit it was running perfectly smooth i rally liked tiles (best looking os imo) but after 2 months ive sold it... why? I needed to send a pdf file and i couldnt attach it to the mail... also there was few more annoying things so instead of getting lumia 920 as i planned ive git note 2... not so smooth sometimes, but it is just... smarter.

              If nokia goes with android i will get one, if they get anything in xl size.

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                • AnonD-157722
                • 0k@
                • 02 Jul 2013

                Android is s.cks, why Nokia should use it.

                Symbian is much better than Android n Win Phone.


                NOKIA WILL BE BACK..!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • XNt
                  • 02 Jul 2013

                  Anonymous, 01 Jul 2013Nokia with android will only happen in dreams.Windows phone... moreWell said

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                    • AnonD-51629
                    • t7X
                    • 02 Jul 2013

                    Most talked news in gsmarena.
                    Anyway,whether Nokia will/not adopt android i still love love Nokia

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tue
                      • 02 Jul 2013

                      Nokia should have manufactured android phones long ago. Hope they can do so before it's too late.

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                        • XuU
                        • 02 Jul 2013

                        I'm A one of the Nokia Fan User.
                        I'm Waiting Android Os.

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                          • Tamil
                          • XuU
                          • 02 Jul 2013

                          Please Move To Android Device.

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                            • Syfer
                            • uvq
                            • 02 Jul 2013

                            THE CONVERSATION : android user : my phone can open many apps at a time..can yours ? .. Nokia1100user : No ! Androiduser : i have more than 700000 apps . Do you ?
                            1100user : No! Android:i can play hd movies and games can yours ? 1100: No ! 1100: I can play fetch with my dog using my phone. Can you ? Android: No ! 1100: if my dining table wobbles.. I can use my phone to support the short leg.. Can yours ? Android : No :-( 1100 : i can use my phone as an assault weapon. Can you ? Android : No ! 1100 : your wife 'touch' herself with my phone . Does she with yours ? Android : No! =( 1100 : you know why ? Android : *sigh* yeah ! Yours is hard and thick ..*sigh* mine is thin and fragile.. 1100 : you didn't do anything about that ? Android : i tried to stop.. But my phone's screen was so big that i couldn't pass through the door ! 1100 : and then ? Android : i complained bout it with her.. But she asked for proof . 1100 : you should've taken a photo ! Android : yeah i did that as soon as you came the second time! i took my phone and opened the camera.. But there was a little bit of 'lag' and by the time the camera app opened she was pregnant as you know it ! Even after that i took photo when she was pregnant and the baby came with her in the photo after the shutter lag.. But the quality of image was crap.. Both of them couldn't be recognised even in close up.. 1100 : so why dont you divorce ? Android : yes I've decided and i tried to call my lawyer yesterday... I've dialed his first number and now waiting it to appear on the screen..! 1100 : any how good luck. But foot show off that your phone is waterproof by keeping it inside a aquarium.. Android : no you dont understand.. My phone is only waterproof not airproof.. 1100 : ok ! See you later.. Android : good bye to you too.. Dont forget east or west android is the best (shi-t) Android (to himself): arrgh ! I hate stephen elop.. He's the reason for all this.. Other wise nokia would've made android phones :-(

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                              • timmy
                              • dNA
                              • 02 Jul 2013

                              So many people have been saying exactly the same thing since that moron Elop took control.

                              Pains me to not have a Nokia handset anymore, but WP sucks so hard it hurts!!!!

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                                • cjs
                                • dNA
                                • 02 Jul 2013

                                Cynogen, 02 Jul 2013No need to go Android. 75% of the apps in Android are simpl... moreLOL - yeh, yeh whatever pal :)

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                                  • RambaSamba
                                  • iwq
                                  • 02 Jul 2013

                                  Anonymous, 02 Jul 2013That is App life cycle.. and yes none have multi-task in th... moreSuperb. Thank god at least one person knows stuff here.

                                  Yes agree. And IMO smartphone should be smart enough to take decision on behalf of you and not vice versa. So .... :)

                                  Joke apart, at the end battery life matters and on theory (may be) WP and iOS6 (iOS7 yet to see) handles it very well. Also WP have background tasks which executes after every 30mins or so (slightly improved in WP8). Plus Geo Location tracking API which runs fully in background (limitation only 1 app). Also there are two application level APIs that allow application to run even under lockscreen(not in background) without any limitation.

                                  So yes as i said 90% of multitasking can be easily achieved and few more supports coming in near future (hopefully).

                                  Thanks for great response.

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                                    • Carol
                                    • L7e
                                    • 02 Jul 2013

                                    AnonD-23994, 02 Jul 2013Symbian even far better than wpSymbian is far better then them all. That is why Nokia goes for wp. Is the onoy system with future potential, also can be optimized to do what symbian already does, but under a new interface and with more apps. Still, this new os's need to learn one thing: true multitasking. My n8 can open more then 15 apps. All live, no pause, no linitation, no nothing. 808 can multitask more then 30. That is what i call true multitasking, also one of the only true option that separates a smartphone from a future phone this days.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PGX
                                      • 02 Jul 2013

                                      RambaSamba, 02 Jul 2013your feeling is wrong :) I don't know your background but s... moreThat is App life cycle.. and yes none have multi-task in that aspect.

                                      But, every mobile OS allows stuff running in the background.

                                      iOS/WP8 - audio/voip/push etc..
                                      Android - services.

                                      Only difference is android do not have restriction on what is allowed to be run in the background.. with no interface of easily controlling these services.
                                      Good: Choice
                                      Bad: Waste battery

                                      iOS and WP8 make the choice for you.
                                      Good: Save battery
                                      Bad: No choice

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                                        • RambaSamba
                                        • iwq
                                        • 02 Jul 2013

                                        ramur, 02 Jul 2013so what now nokia fanboys, looks like ship is going to sink... moreIn India, S4, Galaxy note 2, Z10 and even iphone4,4s are doing same (trade-up in exchange old smart phone ). So stop spreading your stupid logic ;) of failure