Android running on Nokia N95; What next? - June 23, 2008
Recently a video of Google’s OS Android running on the Nokia N95 has surfaced; would this mean that it’s also possible to get Android running on other Symbian smartphones?
With the iPhone’s release, more and more people are now aware of how a ‘good’ interface could be on the mobile phone. The Symbian S60 platform is extremely versatile and powerful; but if you asked any average user, they wouldn’t be able to customise or change things as much as they wanted to as the options are nested deep within the different menus.
Google’s Android is reminiscent of the iPhone’s simple but effective interface where everything can just be accessed via a few clicks rather than being nested within menu after menu – perhaps this will see a change in Nokia’s S60 platform, such as creating a overlying application like HTC’s TouchFLO technology which allows everything to be accessed in a few clicks (on the WM platform)?
If Android could be allowed to run alongside the Symbian S60 platform (i.e. “dual-booting” the mobile phone) I would definitely be in favour of it; after all, the S60 platform has a huge number of applications, is extremely powerful (and relatively more complex to use), while the Android platform can make up the shortcomings of the S60 platform (such as browsing experience compared to the iPhone, and ease of use of the platform).
What’s your take on the matter?
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