Apple had its WWDC, Google had its Google I/O and Nokia just got through with its Nokia Connection 2011. Nokia has been going through quite a few ups and downs with declining market share, the new alliance with Microsoft and some recently released subpar cell phones. But with some interesting announcements in this year’s Nokia Connection, it seems like that Nokia might be on the right path to pulling itself together. There were quite a few announcements that Nokia made, so let’s get right to them.
Symbian Anna
The latest OS that Nokia had been flaunting with not too much success until recently was the Symbian ^3 OS. Symbian Anna is the first major update to the Symbian ^3 OS which includes some dramatic changes and improvements in relating to homescreen, web browser, redesigned icons and modified interface, portrait QWERTY keypad on touchscreens and better Ovi Maps. Nokia has claimed that starting July, all major Symbian ^3 phones will come with Symbian Anna pre-installed, and the ones already out will receive it through software updates.
Nokia N9
The handset that has been creating the most hype is quite interesting. The first interesting thing about this phone announced at Nokia Connection 2011 is that it does not run Symbian but is rather a MeeGo OS smartphone. Unlike the N900 however, this one has all the right moves. Housing a modern day 1GHz A8 Cortex processor with 1GB of RAM this seems to be a decent enough Smartphone. Other great features include a 3.9” AMOLED display covered in Gorilla Glass, An 8MP camera with Auto-focus and LED Flash capable of HD video recording as well. A pretty attractive Polycarbonate body and to top it all off, this phone contains a NFC chip which will open up a new world of possibilities for it. We will be doing an extensive review soon.
Nokia C2-02, C2-03 and C2-06
Along the budget handset lines, Nokia announced this very similar trio. Nokia has been experimenting with the Dual SIM feature and the C2-03 improves on Nokia’s previous efforts. It is capable of handling two SIM cards and has a very useful ability to hot-swap SIM cards without restarting the phone. The phone also allows you to save preferences of up to 5 different SIM cards. Next among features is the combination of the touch and type. Although this is not a new concept for Nokia, the upgrades to the Symbian S40 take full advantage of this combination in this budget non-smart
phone category. The phone is also loaded with other standard features such as a 2MP camera, expandable memory card slot and the like. With pricing at the lower end, this seems to be a good value for money phone.
The other two variants are essentially the same phone but with a few minor tweaks. The Nokia C2-02 only omits the Dual SIM feature but keeps the rest of the bells and whistles, whereas the C2-06 comes in a variety of flamboyant colors.
But rather than going into detail about each and every one of these accessories, we decided to let Nokia itself do the explaining. Be sure to check out the attached videos by Nokia
