To date, there were 8 versions of this operating system which were: S60, S60-version 2, S60-version 3, S60-version 5, Symbian ^ 2, Symbian ^ 3, Anna and Belle. Nokia has always been one of the successful players in the mobile industry, but under the current conditions, Nokia and Symbian are losing their appeal. There are many reasons behind the failure of Symbian. Some of the reasons are:
Lack of apps
Symbian doesn’t have “cool” apps. If we compare the applications with Android and i-OS, Symbian does not hold the race. It may be that Nokia Store has a larger collection than Android or Apple Store, but that does not mean that all applications work perfectly for devices. The Nokia store is good but very old. Most of the apps on the Nokia store are slow, long, and have a horrible interface. With Symbian these days, it’s hard to see developers wanting to develop for Symbian when there are better options like i-OS and Android around them.
Feel and watch
There is not much improvement when it comes to the appearance of the menu. Even the other functions of Nokia devices have not been improved since the first version of Symbian. The only improvement is the home screen, in Symbian ^ 3 and Belle versions.
Outdated browser
Today, surfing the web on the go is the way we prefer to operate our mobile devices and the default browser on Symbian is slow, to put it mildly. Checkerboard patterns are common to see while scrolling through web pages quickly. This problem can be solved to some extent by downloading a third-party application such as Opera or Safari, but browsing the Internet is not very comfortable with Symbian-based devices.
Perpetual pendant
It is a known fact that users get addicted to the smooth interface of the i-OS or Android and the lag of any application or function is a big inconvenience. With Symbian crashes and late responses can be guaranteed. Touch is not as smooth and responsive as Android or i-OS devices. It has been greatly improved on the Nokia E-7 and N-8 devices, but it is still not up to par.
Symbian is out of date
We can define a Symbian operating system as an outdated operating system. With the growth and development of current technology, we can say that it has nothing “special” to beat the popular operating system, ie Android and i-OS. In other words, we can say that it feels like Windows XP versus Mac or Vista. The biggest downside is the lack of QWERTY on the N-8, as it is a basic feature and not having it on the N-8 is obvious. lose. Another downside is that there are many widgets, but none of them are properly implemented.
Nowadays, it is very difficult to find Symbian compatible users. Other giant companies like Apple and BlackBerry are offering many advanced and easy-to-use applications and thus taking the spotlight for all users. Despite these drawbacks, we can say that Nokia is still making the best hardware, an incredible camera, and great battery life that its fans will have.