Symbian Belle is the buzz that has been around for while with many devices already been launched and some models due for an upgrade. The Nokia 600, Nokia 700, and Nokia 701 are the devices that are ready to use with Symbian Belle.
Why does one need to migrate from Symbian 3^(Build Anna) to Symbian Belle?
The UI has changed to a reasonable extent considering the Symbian development cycle is finished. Nokia has still made an attempt to make sure that it cares of its existing users.
Tops Visible Changes Include:
- Flexible Widgets
- Smooth Sweep
- Notifications Bar
- Toggle Widgets
- Modernized Menu
- Contacts
- Flexible Widgets
If we compare the home screens of a Symbian Anna and Belle based device, the widgets on a Belle based device are more flexible and easy to customize leaving the user with ample space and adjustment options and making the phone more personal. The image below is an example of the customization options.
- Smooth Sweep
The Overall improvements have led to a smoother interface where once can switch between home screens at a faster speed without an inconvenience, although this might vary on handsets depending on display type and the overall hardware performance.
- Notifications Bar
The Notifications Bar is similar to the Android operating system, the top swipe displays a menu providing access to Mobile Data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Messages and Missed Calls which is comparatively much better than Symbian Anna.
- Toggle Widgets
Toggle widgets are a great way to make things easier which includes Wi-Fi On/Off , NFC, GPS, and Packet Data widget. Toggle between services to enable or disable them.
- Modernized Menu
The menu design is similar to the Nokia N9. Folder based navigation is no longer a part of the menu, all menu items are accessible within the main menu.
- Contacts
Contacts have been given a good space and room within the widgets area of different home screens one can add various contact widgets, it includes contacts with larger image and better visibility also the ability to drag an individual contact from one home screen to another.
Still Waiting for the Symbian Belle Update for My Nokia E6-00, will keep you posted with an interactive post or a video once I’ve experimented more.