AAS Reviews Editor Steve Litchfield has broken down all the acronyms, jargon, model numbers and interface layers to present his very own Quick Start Guide to Symbian OS. You can read it over at his own site, 3-Lib.
3-Lib's Introduction To Symbian OS
In overviewing the UI variants, the author very subjectively dismisses Series 60. It seems this is based on the fact that Series 60 phones have a dumbed-down interface compared to UIQ phones.
Yes, they are not as user-friendly as UIQ phones. And UIQ phones are not as user-friendly as PDAs, which are not as user friendly as PCs. So what? They are different classes of device with different markets.
Series 60 phones are a much larger market than the other Symbian phones. They are smaller and cheaper, and the Series 60 API exposes a huge array of functionality. Developers taking advantage of that functionality have a large demand to meet.
An objective overview of Symbian which does not acknowledge that is misleading.
The article was written specifically with readers on the EPOC Digest in mind, i.e. people used to the full app functionality of a Psion.
It was kind of Ewan to post a news mention, but it's not surprising that the S60 devotees here found the article demeaning 8-)
Try as I might, I just can't get into using S60 as a communicator. Great phone, maybe, but not a replacement for a Psion 5mx or Nokia 9210.
The P910, meanwhile, is *just* close enough to make a valid upgrade.
Steve Litchfield
slitchfield wrote:The article was written specifically with readers on the EPOC Digest in mind, i.e. people used to the full app functionality of a Psion.It was kind of Ewan to post a news mention, but it's not surprising that the S60 devotees here found the article demeaning 8-)
Try as I might, I just can't get into using S60 as a communicator. Great phone, maybe, but not a replacement for a Psion 5mx or Nokia 9210.
The P910, meanwhile, is *just* close enough to make a valid upgrade.
Steve Litchfield
It just shows there's something for everyone. No matter what they do to these phones, I'm still using the "Psion Laptop" that is the netBook for all my PDA functions. What i think it does show that Symbian OS is robust enough to handle many functions, and there's scope for a company to do what they tink is right if they can get a licence.
I'm hopeful thatthe 9500 which put up a strong showing having just been at Nokia for a demo (expect a preview late next week), but till then, choice is good.