Nokia to revamp Symbian UI & bring dual-core phones in 2011

[TJ]

Nokia's planning a busy 2011, with four to five updates to the Symbian UI on tap, as well as dual-core phones

Nokia Symbian 2011 focus areas" indicated that a Q1 Symbian update will include over 50 features, including a more intuitive browser, while second- and third-quarter updates will add "a new look and feel for the user interface, a more flexible home screen, an updatable HTML5 browser and an easier software update experience." A hardware-related slide tipped upcoming 1GHz phones with more graphics memory in the second or third quarter, as well as dual-core phones and something called a "true zoom camera"{must be an optical zoom} in late 2011 or early 2012.

Source- http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/14/nokia-to-revamp-symbian-ui-ship-dual-core-phones-in-2011/

[vinay_g_shah]

thnx 4 info +1 given alrdy.

[kivo]

This should be done before they launched Symbian^3 OS but not wait till 2011

[PrOdiGy_viisto]

is it a hardware thing?

[123_456]

Very late Nokia... But not late enough to loose your own Nokia fanboys So be fast from now onwards atleast

[PrOdiGy_viisto]

Very late Nokia... But not late enough to loose your own Nokia fanboys So be fast from now onwards atleast

actually any other phone doesn't have dual core, so nokia isn't late, you are late in this topic...

[123_456]

actually any other phone doesn't have dual core, so nokia isn't late, you are late in this topic...

Not talking about dual core... am talking about UI.. and not OS also...

[PrOdiGy_viisto]

Not talking about dual core... am talking about UI.. and not OS also...

how is the UI late? Eh?

[123_456]

how is the UI late? Eh?

UI, what i mean is usability of the s^3 UI, mile behind bada, android and iphone.
Atleast for me as a nokia phone user for last 7 years, and using Wave from 3 months, I fell s^3 UI is miles behind it..
Its just my personal opinion..

[PrOdiGy_viisto]

UI, what i mean is usability of the s^3 UI, mile behind bada, android and iphone.
Atleast for me as a nokia phone user for last 7 years, and using Wave from 3 months, I fell s^3 UI is miles behind it..
Its just my personal opinion..

i know people has different opinions but the fact is that iPhone 4 has no customation at all. No widgets, just shortcuts...

[usta]

actually any other phone doesn't have dual core, so nokia isn't late, you are late in this topic...

LG Optimus 2X with Android is dual-core and you can order it now. Expected to be delivered in January.

Nokia is late, if they plan to bring it end of 2011. Knowing Nokia usual delays, count on beginning of 2012. That is a good 12 month late...

[sentimentGX4]

Nokia is still moving fast. Before the N8, Nokia was two years late with S^1 devices.

[qwasd]

LG Optimus 2X with Android is dual-core and you can order it now. Expected to be delivered in January.

Nokia is late, if they plan to bring it end of 2011. Knowing Nokia usual delays, count on beginning of 2012. That is a good 12 month late...

Is there any tests about the battery life of that thing. . If a device runs smooth and it can run games with good graphics the processor is fast enough. They really should focus on battery life.

[usta]

Is there any tests about the battery life of that thing. . If a device runs smooth and it can run games with good graphics the processor is fast enough. They really should focus on battery life.

In theory, they say there is a battery life improvement with dual-cores, because the tasks can be divided and both cores can run at low frequency (as opposed to single core 1GHz CPUs).
In practice, it is better to wait for some good reviews (like GSMArena or PhoneArena).

[qwasd]

In theory, they say there is a battery life improvement with dual-cores, because the tasks can be divided and both cores can run at low frequency (as opposed to single core 1GHz CPUs).
In practice, it is better to wait for some good reviews (like GSMArena or PhoneArena).

If you look at laptops, more cores don't mean better battery life. Hopefully task managing will work better on phones, but android also has other power management problems so it doesn't sound like a good combination.