subject: The Review Of The Symbian 3 And Its Upgrades [print this page] In February 15, 2010, Symbian 3 was launched to the market. The corporation created this new operating system for being the next generation of smartphone platform. The brand new and excellent features of Symbian 3 are the user interface (UI) improvements, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional graphical appearances, as well as the compatibility of the external display (High definition multimedia interface). This OS also provides you with 3 modifiable home-screens so that users are able to change the home-screens the way that they prefer.
Recently, there are several smartphones available in the market (mainly Nokia phones) that had been already pre-installed with Symbian 3 OS that include Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7, Nokia C7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, plus the latest Nokia models i.e. 500, 600, 603, 700, and 701.
In April 2011, the company made available the update of Symbian 3 known as the Symbian Anna along with the release of Nokia E6 and X7. The upgrades come with the several advancements such as the latest handheld internet browser, innovative and classy icons, and concurrent Home screen flipping. The upgrades can also be found to saving for some other Nokia devices for instance N8, E7, C7 and C6-01 via the Over the Air (OTA) upgrade or via Nokia Ovi Suite/Software Updater.
In August 24, 2011, Symbian Belle was launched officially as the update to Anna. Nokia continues to become the initial manufacturer to release the devices that are pre-installed with this update which include the Nokia 600, 603, 700 and 701 brands. The primary developments which have been added to this update are probably the integration of NFC (Near Communication Field (NFC) function, six modifiable Home screens, and gorgeous fresh widgets. The update will be available on latest smartphones and will also be offered as the cost-free update for Annas users.
Both improvements to the OS edition is a huge step forward for the mobile phone makers particularly for Nokia. Other remarkable functions of the OS are Web TV feature, real multi tasking, multiple Home screens and the more finger-friendly and responsive when inputting data when compared to the earlier version. Furthermore, it now boasts the USB On The Go which enables users access instantly to the files located on external USB hard disk, USB Flash Drive (UFD), and also other smartphones (when operated as a mass storage).
Unfortunately, the menu navigation of Symbian 3 is less practical and sometimes bewildering because the OS provides minimum navigations information along with the shortened menu names. The user interface continues to be less superior in comparison to the style of iOS as well as Windows Phone 7. You will find the finer details in Apples iOS which will offer the ease of use along with the more effective functionalities.
