Last night, Nokia confirmed in its latest financial report for the fourth quarter of 2012 that the 808 PureView Mobile phone is NOKIA The last Symbian mobile phone developed, which means Saipan Death has been officially declared. In those years, Xiao Bian was just a poor student and had no extra money to run a computer. Now it is a great regret in life. As an editor of a technology blog, he missed the Saipan era. But I believe that many aircraft users have many memories of Symbian system. Are there any classic Symbian models you missed? I will reproduce the development process of Symbian from 2000 to 2013 and some classic mobile phones for you, and at the same time, I will supplement my knowledge.
two thousand Year:
In 2000, the world's first mobile phone based on Symbian operating system, Ericsson R380 Smartphone with Symbian 5.0, was officially sold to the public. This mobile phone is called the ancestor of smart phones. Therefore, Symbian was rated by the UMTS Forum as "the successful introduction of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) in the field of mobile communication in the information society". In the same year, Sony and Sanyo obtained the license of Symbian operating system and became one of Symbian members.
Ericsson R380 is the predecessor of today's rapidly developing smart phone, and of course it is also the first mobile phone equipped with Symbian system. R380 is the first mobile phone+PDA, which expands the thinking for the future development of smart phones.
Ericsson R380
two thousand and one Year:
In 2001, Fujitsu and Siemens joined Symbian camp. Fujitsu obtained the license of Symbian operating system and released the first 2.5G mobile phone based on Symbian operating system. In the same year, Nokia launched the first version of the Series 60 user interface (S60v1).
In the same year, Symbian 6.0 operating system was launched by Symbian Company, and Nokia 9210, the first mobile phone in the world that adopts open Symbian 6.0 operating system, was also sold to the public.
Nokia 9210
two thousand and two Year:
In 2002, Sony Ericsson obtained the Symbian system license and released the smart product P800 Smartphone. In addition to obtaining the license, Sony Ericsson also became a shareholder of Symbian, and Siemens also became a shareholder of Symbian. In addition, the British mobile phone manufacturer Sendo (Motorola acquired an important part of the company in 2005) has also obtained the Symbian operating system license.
In 2002, DoCoMo released Fujitsu's Sendo mobile phone based on Symbian operating system, and the world's first Symbian system 3G mobile phone came out.
Sendo S200
Sendo D800
In the same year, Sony Ericsson obtained the Symbian system license and released the smart product P800 Smartphone.
P800 Smartphone
This year, Nokia released 7650, the world's first camera phone, the first slide phone, the first five dimensional rocker phone, and Nokia's first Symbian system smartphone.
Nokia 7650
Sony Ericsson P802 is a mobile phone equipped with Symbian OS v7.0 system, which was one of the most popular models in 2002.
Sony Ericsson P802
two thousand and three Year:
In 2003, Symbian 7.0 operating system was launched by Symbian. Nokia continues to release the second version of the Series 60 user interface (S60v2). In August of the same year, when the contract between Motorola and Symbian expired, Motorola sold its Symbian shares to Psion and Nokia at a price of 74 million euros, and Motorola almost withdrew from the Saipan camp.
In 2003, Siemens launched a Symbian OS v6.1 system mobile phone SX1, which won the appearance design award due to its eye-catching appearance and is famous for its stability and fashionable appearance.
Siemens SX1
Nokia N-Gage is expected to impress many users. In the TV advertisement, the exposure rate of the phone was really high, and the perfect combination with the game was the most successful place of the phone.
Nokia N-Gage
Nokia 6600 is a smart phone based on GSM network, which was launched by Nokia in October 2003, using Symbian 7.0S S60 2.0 operating system. The hot sale of the phone at that time can be said to have established Nokia's Symbian status.
Nokia 6600
two thousand and four Year:
On February 9, 2004, Nokia acquired 31.1% of Symbian's equity held by Psion, which is worth about 135.7 million pounds (252.2 million dollars), making Nokia's equity in Symbian reach 63.3%. In the first quarter, LG, Arima and Lenovo became the latest mobile phone manufacturers to obtain Symbian licensing agreements, bringing the total number of licensed manufacturers to 18, including almost all the world's heavyweight mobile phone manufacturers. In the same year, Symbian 8.0 operating system was launched by Symbian. In October, Symbian announced that it planned to cooperate with Intel to develop a mobile platform based on Symbian OS and Intel Xscale technology for 3G mobile phone chips and software development. This foreshadowed the launch of MeeGo operating system by Nokia and Intel in 2010.
In 2004, Nokia 9300 appeared in the public eye as a flagship smart business mobile terminal. The Nokia 9300 is a dual screen, side flip, full keyboard phone. The 4.0 inch inner screen can be regarded as a giant screen phone at that time. Nokia 9300
In the same year, Nokia also launched the first mobile phone 7610 equipped with millions of pixels. This mobile phone also adopted an oblique symmetry structure that had never been seen in the mobile phone industry at that time, which brought great visual impact to people.
Nokia 7610
two thousand and five Year:
In February 2005, Symbian launched the Symbian 9.0 operating system, followed by Nokia's release of the third version of the Series 60 user interface (S60v3). With the improvement of smart phone users' awareness and the increase of the number of smart phones in Symbian camp, information released by Symbian Corporation shows that the global cumulative shipment of Symbian OS mobile phones reached 19.2 million in 2005.
The Nokia 6681 was launched in 2005. This 256K color display phone has excellent shooting functions, including 1.3 megapixel built-in camera, 6x digital zoom, LED flash and continuous shooting. It also uses a unique and convenient slide design. As long as the slide is opened, the phone's shooting function will be activated.
Nokia 6681
This year, the Nokia 3250 came on stage, and its unique twist design won the public's attention again, and its coquettish degree is still remembered by many people.
Nokia 3250
Also in 2005, Nokia launched the E70, a mobile phone with an innovative folding QWERTY keyboard design. The left and right keyboards on both sides of the screen are unique in the control experience.
Nokia E70
Also in 2005, N90 is one of the few smart phones with Symbian operating system and Series60 platform in Nokia that can be symmetrical in both sides, especially the increasingly reused C and pen keys. The contact area of N90 is the same as that of the number keys below, which greatly improves usability. Instead of the relatively inaccurate rocker, the metal navigation key is used to control the direction, and the white plastic confirmation key is embedded in the middle. The good key path and the feedback force create a comfortable feeling.
Nokia N90
The last classic model in 2005, the Nokia N70, used the Symbian OS v8.1 S60 system and built a 2 megapixel camera. It was the smallest Series 60 3G mobile phone at that time. This is Nokia's second Nseries phone.
Nokia N70
two thousand and six Year:
In 2006, the total number of Symbian mobile phones in the world reached 100 million.
In 2006, Nokia launched N70 Internet Edition and N70 Music Edition, the updated versions of Nseries phones, which are the few Nokia phones with updated versions.
N70 Internet Edition
The Nokia N73 came into the market in 2006 with a straight design. The body of the Nokia N73 has undergone a delicate sanding treatment, which is very cool. With gorgeous polishing materials, it brings a stable and mature feel. It is equipped with a 2.4 inch 260000 color resolution of 240? 320 pixel TFT screen, 110? Body size? 49? 19mm, weight 115g. Symbian OS 9.1 operating system is adopted, and a 3.2 megapixel professional Carl is built in. ZEISS optical lens is more excellent in shooting. It is equipped with three independent speakers, which has a very good 3D surround effect. It is highly entertaining with Realplay media player.
Nokia N73
two thousand and seven ：
In January 2007, Symbian made great efforts to expand the Chinese market. In August 2007, it set up a research and development center in Beijing, which is Symbian's fourth research and development center in the world.
The first generation Nokia N95 was released in May of the same year. It adopts a dual slide design, which can easily realize the conversion of different modes. It is equipped with a slide keyboard on the top of the body, and uses a touch sensitive operation mode to realize the music and movie playing function of the mobile phone. The screen adopts a 2.6 inch 16 million color TFT color screen, with a resolution of 240 × 320 pixels. The display effect is very exquisite and the sense of hierarchy is very strong. In addition, N95 adopts Symbian9.2 operating system, with memory capacity up to 160M, CPU up to 332MHz, and supports microSD card expansion to 2GB.
Nokia N95
The E90 launched by Nokia in 2007 is more like a small laptop than a mobile phone in appearance design.
Nokia E90
Nokia N81 is a smart phone launched by Nokia on August 29, 2007, which uses Symbian OS S60 3rd Edition operating system. The mobile phone adopts a slide design, and the N81 is the first mobile phone to support the Nokia n-gage2.0 game platform.
Nokia N81
In the same year of 2007, Nokia launched the N76 mobile phone, which is the first real slim mobile phone.
Nokia N76
2007 was a good year for Nokia. In 2007, Nokia launched the N82. The xenon flash and Carl Zeiss lens greatly improved the photography effect of the N82.
Nokia N82
two thousand and eight Year:
On June 24, 2008, Symbian was wholly acquired by Nokia and became a subsidiary of Nokia. Symbian smartphones have shipped more than 200 million units in total. In the same year, Symbian Association was established, committed to Symbian open source plan and Symbian transformation. In the same year, Nokia continued to release the fifth version of the Series 60 user interface (S60v5).
The Nokia N78 was released in June 2008, and its shape is still straight, which is popular among consumers all over the world. It is a popular arcade product.
Nokia N78
In 2008, Nokia launched the E71 mobile phone, which is full keyboard style in design. The launch of Eseries has made Nokia a great success, and Symbian has been shining brightly ever since.
Nokia E71
The Nokia 5800XpressMusic is a full screen touch phone positioned in the mid tier music market. It was released in London on October 2, 2008. It will also be the first Nokia phone to support the Come with Music service. As a business oriented mobile phone, Nokia also officially named the 5800 line version "Black Elite".
Nokia 5800XpressMusic
two thousand and nine Year:
In 2009, LG announced to withdraw from Saipan platform.
The Nokia N86 was launched in 2009. The size of the Nokia N86 is about 103.4 × 51.4 × 16.5mm, and the weight of the Nokia N86 is about 149g. It adopts the same slide shape as the N85, and has made great changes in materials. It feels very strong. The Nokia N86 is equipped with an AMLOED display with a 2.6 inch QVGA (240 × 320 pixels) resolution of 16 million colors. Compared with the traditional TFT screen, the display color is more beautiful. The screen has a self luminous feature and consumes less power.
Nokia N86
Nokia N97 is a 3G smart phone with Symbian 9.4 S60 5.0 operating system launched by Nokia at the end of December 2009. Nokia N97 adopts the design of full touch slide QWERTY keyboard in terms of appearance. The three dimensions of 117.2 × 55.3 × 15.9mm make the phone a big piece, and the weight of the phone also reaches 150g. It is also equipped with a 3.5-inch 640 × 360 pixel TFT display, 5 million pixels, 32G body memory, microSD card support to expand to 16GB, the machine body also includes a 3.5mm headphone interface, dual speakers, and the sound quality of playing songs is also absolutely first-class.
Nokia N97
two thousand and ten Year:
On February 4, 2010, Symbian Open Source Program obtained an open source license, which means that Symbian source code can be used by third-party developers and developers for free. On the same day, Symbian Association also said that any individual or organization can use Symbian platform for free. In September, Sony Ericsson executives said that the company would make a "major strategic shift to support the Android operating system" and temporarily abandon the development plan of developing new phones in Symbian system. On December 17, the website of Saipan Foundation was officially closed, and the source code stored in the server was no longer available for download.
Launched in April 2010, the Nokia N8 has a 3.5-inch WVGA resolution touch screen. The Nokia N8-00 is equipped with a 12 megapixel camera and Xenon flash. It supports auto focus and 720P high-definition video capture. It uses the largest sensor on the phone, 1/1.83 inch. The sensor even exceeds most card cameras. At the same time, it also continues the wide-angle lens of the N86 8MP. It is also equipped with HD HDMI interface for the first time in the mobile phone, which allows users to connect the mobile phone with large screen displays such as LCD TV to play high-definition movies and pictures. In addition to supporting WCDMA/HSDPA network and WiFi wireless LAN functions, the N8-00 will also have such functions as GPS navigation, 3.5mm headset interface, 32GB mass memory, Bluetooth technology, USB transmission and third-party software expansion.
Nokia N8
The Nokia E7 was released in September 2010. It can be seen as the sliding version of the Nokia N8. The dual operation design of the touch keyboard can meet the operation requirements under different conditions, which is suitable for friends who often type.
Nokia E7
Nokia C7-00, launched in September 2010, is a smart phone equipped with the new Symbian ^ 3 operating system. The combination of straight plate design, stainless steel metal body, glass panel and arc design makes this mobile phone have a good visual effect, fashionable and atmospheric.
Nokia C7-00
two thousand and eleven Year:
In January 2011, Samsung completely gave up the Symbian operating system, so far only Nokia mobile phone manufacturer is using Symbian operating system. In the same year, Nokia released the Anna system, which belongs to the improved UI of Symbian 3, with improved compatibility and smoother operation. In the first quarter of 2011, the market share of Symbian system was exceeded by Android system for the first time, and the market leader began to change. In November, Symbian's market share in the world dropped to 22.1%, its dominance has been completely replaced by Android, and its market share in China dropped to 23%.
In April of the same year, Nokia E6 was released, still maintaining the classic appearance design of the year, with a 2.46-inch screen, a resolution of 680 × 480, and the Symbiana system shipped from the factory.
Nokia E6
Nokia X7 was launched in July of the same year, and it is a mobile phone focusing on shape and music functions. The machine body with bevel cutting has a full sense of technology, and its shape has attracted the attention of numerous appearance parties. 4-inch AMOLED large screen, resolution 640 × 360 pixels, 8 megapixel camera does not support macro shooting.
Nokia X7
two thousand and twelve Year:
On December 21, 2012, Nokia announced that it would abandon the Symbian brand, the next version of the operating system would be renamed Nokia Belle, and the Symbian Anna system would also be changed to Nokia Anna, which means that the name of the once brilliant Symbian system will bid farewell to us, and the name "Symbian" will not appear in the Symbian mobile phones launched by Nokia in the future.
The Nokia 808 PurView, launched at MWC 2012 in 2012, is equipped with a 1.3GHz single core processor, 512MB RAM and 16GB body memory, which can be expanded to a maximum capacity of 48GB, and has an independent image processor. The screen is a 4.0 inch nHD resolution AMOLED touch screen, and uses Corning protective glass. The Nokia 808 PureView uses a 41 megapixel high-definition camera and a large 1/1.2 inch COMS sensor. The effective pixels of the phone are 38 million in the 4:3 mode and 34 million in the 16:9 mode. The powerful photo function also makes this last mobile phone equipped with Symbian system attract the attention of many users.
Nokia 808 PurView
2013:
On January 24, 2013, Nokia announced in the financial report conference call that the Nokia 808 would be the last Symbian phone. After 12 years of development, the Symbian system finally ended.
To be honest, it's sad to sum up all the way. Although I haven't experienced this era, this article makes me understand the beginning, process, climax of Symbian system, and then its demise, as if I had experienced it again. It's a pity that none of the mobile phones mentioned here have ever been used. Dear friends, you have used several mobile phones here. Is there a mobile phone that you regret not having it? Finally, I can only say goodbye to Saipan!
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