With all this talk of the iPhone 3G shipping worldwide in little more than a month from today, it seems only fair to give mention to one of the iPhone’s hardest-hitting competitors – Nokia.
The Finns have been toiling away at their own touch-based solution to the smartphone market with a touch-based mobile OS – S60 Touch. Nokia has updated their S60 Touch video on YouTube, and it’s worth a once-over.
The S60 Touch UI looks impressive. Menu animations and UI interaction is reminiscent of the iPhone’s venerable UI, but that’s to be expected to some extent. When push comes to shove, however, the S60 Touch UI looks like it’s shaping up to be an incredible platform. There are those in the Nokia camp that have said the first iteration of S60 Touch OS will fall short compared to the iPhone (oh yes, it’s true), but from the looks of this here video, I think the S60 Touch OS will definitely find its way in to one of my front-pockets (rear pockets are reserved for lesser items – wallets, keys, Incredible Hulk figurines).
[Via: PocketPicks]