Nokia Answers Symbian Belle Questions, Explains Name Change

It appears that Nokia received overwhelming feedback after the official announcement that confirmed Symbian Belle update will be released in February 2012. 

For this reason and others, the company came forward with some explanations for why the company decided to swap the name of the operating system and the reason behind its delay.

Vesa Jutila, head of Symbian Product Marketing at Nokia, is the person that explains why the Finnish handset maker decided to name its latest version of Symbian, Nokia Belle:

“We are still using Symbian Belle with some audiences like developers but now we also have the flexibility of using Nokia Belle when referring to our greatest and latest Symbian software update. We are really looking forward to making Belle available to people as it will truly bring a new experience to everybody.”

Basically, both Symbian Belle and Nokia Belle brands will continue to be used, but Nokia prefers end-users to refer to its proprietary mobile platform as Nokia Belle, rather than Symbian Belle.

Given the fact that Nokia Belle was scheduled to be released in January 2012 and the company has just announced it moved the launch to February 2012, Nokia took the time to explain its fans why they need to wait one more month for the update.

“Nokia Belle will make such a big difference in the user experience, and it is a major software update. We are progressing well in bringing Belle with a new look and feel to millions people across the markets at the same time, and are anxiously looking forward to delighting our consumers with Nokia Belle.”

It appears that Nokia wants to make sure that Symbian users will not be disappointed with Nokia Belle, so the company decided to take more time to include as many new features as possible.

In the same news, those wondering why Nokia 500 was not listed among the smartphones eligible for Nokia Belle have just received the answer.

“I am happy to say that Nokia 500 will also be one of those devices receiving Nokia Belle along with Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01,Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro.”

Probably based on users’ feedback, the company decided to put the Nokia 500 on the list of smartphones that will receive the Nokia Belle update in February 2012.

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