For those not familiar with, Symbian OS Open Source is designed for smartphones and initiated by Nokia. Well, the latest version of Symbian is present in the fourth quarter 2010, with the Nokia N8 as the first handset.
Symbian ^ 3 which is present in the handset Nokia N8. Observed at a glance, view the homescreen Symbian N8 ^ 3 at almost the same as the existing S60 5th Edition on your Nokia N97 Mini.
The difference Symbian ^ 3 has three tab pages that can be customized. From the side of page movement smoothness to the touch with a finger, obviously Symbian ^ 3 is much better than the previous OS.
Nokia seems as if doubling the speed of the animation display fps on this platform, which makes each icon that appears in the N8 is very smooth and firm compared to previous Nokia products. Especially when used to run the application. Precisely this is where excess Symbian ^ 3 - although many are talking about -, compared to other OS.
Stay Smooth Although Minim Hardware
Nokia N8 only has ARM 11 680Mhz processor / 256MB SDRAM and 512MB of NAND memory. Specifications seemed to lag when compared with Android phones now.
Yet it is precisely this excess Symbian ^ 3 which is capable of running the multi-tasking and image procesing better than some Android phones that have an average 1GHz processor with 576MB RAM.
With these specifications, not to find some means crashes when using the N8. Some crashes are caused by third-party applications. It seems that the application is not designed for the new OS.
Problems also arose when the Nokia N8 nge-hang, when loaded with more than five active application (with Internet data traffic continues to run). In such conditions, even when the power button is pressed, the phone never goes out. This is one of lack of unibody design mobile phone (battery not removable). So the user must be patient until the phone restarts itself.
Some Other Changes Symbian ^ 3
New changes foreshadowed tools N8 music player. Unlike previous versions of Symbian, when users unplug the audio jack while the music played, N8 will automatically do the pause of the song. Now the volume is still running even though the phone in a locked state.
In Symbian ^ 3, the phone could remember Wifi connection used. So upon entering the hotspot, users no longer asked 3G/EDGE connection like the previous S60 versions. Automatic phone directly connected. Here are some advantages as well as other shortcomings Symbian ^ 3, with the N8 as the handset.
Pros:
+ The ability of multi-tasking is much better
+ Do not need a lot of hardware demand
+ Display more user friendly
Disadvantages:
- When compared to Android, iPhone, or WP7 comfortable typing and touch screen response is still far behind
- No new changes in the web-browser
- Inconvenient when the phone nge-hang condition
Conclusion:
Plus Symbian Nokia N8 ^ 3 may be the best Symbian phones in 2010, when compared with previous Symbian phones. But when pitted with IOS, Android, and WP7 with similar touch-screen handset, Symbian Nokia remains impressed in the shade slow to innovate.
Symbian is currently no longer young, when compared to newcomers. Some have called it 'jadoel'. Like the old classic motorcycles, Symbian lost tight, when compared to newcomers.
High-speed sport bike does look more lux is not it? However, classic vintage motor still more pleasing to the eye and feel comfortable for some classes.
