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 according to 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. Nokia Store may have a bigger collection than Android or Apple Store, but that doesn’t mean all apps work perfectly for the 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. Currently with Symbian, it’s hard to see developers wanting to develop for Symbian when there are better options like iOS and Android.

feel and look

There is not much improvement in terms of the appearance of the menu. Even the other features of Nokia devices have not been improved since the first version of Symbian. The only improvement is the home screen, in the Symbian^3 and Belle versions.

outdated browser

Nowadays, browsing the web on the go is the way we prefer to operate our mobile devices and the default browser on Symbian is slow to say the least. Checkerboard patterns are common to see while quickly scrolling through web pages. This problem can be solved to some extent by downloading a third-party application like Opera or Safari, but browsing the Internet is not very comfortable with Symbian-based devices.

perpetual hanging

Users are known to get addicted to the smooth interface of iOS or Android and the lag of any app or feature is a big drawback. With Symbian you can guarantee crashes and late responses. The touch is not as smooth and responsive as Android or iOS devices. It’s been greatly improved on the Nokia E-7 and N-8 devices, but it’s still not up to par.

Symbian is outdated

We can define a Symbian operating system as an outdated operating system. With the growth and development of today’s technology, we can say that it has nothing ‘special’ to beat the popular operating system i.e. Android and i-OS. In other words, we can say that it feels like Windows XP versus Mac or Vista. Another disadvantage is that there are many widgets, but none of them are implemented correctly.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to find symbian compatible users. Other giant companies like Apple and BlackBerry are offering many user friendly and advanced applications and thus taking the spotlight for every user. Despite these drawbacks, we can say that Nokia still makes the best hardware, amazing camera and great battery life that will have its fans.