It has been long wait for the Nokia users/fans. Anna has been in the firmware queue for months. Although we’ve seen several videos of it in action, a normal user didn’t have any device available to him in the market to experience it for himself. So if you’re wondering what Anna brings enough to justify all this waiting, well, the wait is finally over. Nokia today announced that the E6 and the X7 have started shipping, the first two phones with Anna out of the box. The E6 goes to Europe, Eurasia, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa while the X7 goes to Europe, Eurasia, China, India and the rest of Asia Pacific. So India is covered for both, but the X7 list doesnt mention Middle East. No US carriers for the X7 either, as expected.
What you get with Anna is the new icons, a faster browser with an all new design, a portrait QWERTY keyboard with split screen text input and an updated Ovi Maps with public transport routes. Nothing revolutionary, but Symbian badly needed this refresh.
If you own an N8, E7, C7 or C6-01, Nokia still says Anna will reach you “in the coming months”. Yeah, more waiting. Shipping looks a bit slow too, GSMArena says UK orders show 11 days for delivery. We’ll let you know as soon as we see the devices here, so stay tuned !!
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