Software features of Nokia S40 6th Edition

Mobile-review have posted an article on the software features of Nokia S40 6th Edition. Here is their final conclusion.

The sixth edition of S40 improves upon the previous version of the platform on several major accounts, plus it signifies the tendency for convergence between S40 and S60, where the ultimate goal is to unify the user experience. All in all, it’s an extremely strong move that will make some difference down the road. But don’t think that all upcoming phones will run the 6th edition of S40 – some will utilize the previous version too.

As far as the S40 6th edition’s competition goes, not much has changed since it’s still rivaled by Sony Ericsson’s A200. Going for the latter are its ability to multitask and jump between running applications on the fly. Also these two platforms have a lot in common in terms of basic functionality; furthermore, A200 sports transition effects for various menus and the truth is it does a better job on this front. These days neither Sony Ericsson nor Nokia holds the upper hand when it comes to platforms for feature phones; but it seems that despite their identical functionality, S40 6th edition will get ahead of A200 a little, since Nokia laid great foundation for its future platforms with the fifth edition of S40. On top of that, the postponed release of Sony Ericsson’s A300 will allow Nokia to enrich the core functoinality of S40 even further with no tight deadlines to meet. But anyway, as of today S40 6th edition can only be rivaled by A200, but doesn’t look like a clear winner in this competition at that.