The Finnish smartphone manufacturer Nokia has officially announced the X7 and the E6. However, will these new smartphones offer the same features of previous handsets such as the E7 and N8? Let’s find out what new features the X7 and E6 have to offer.

Processor

All handsets are powered by an ARM 11 processor. The X7, E7, and N8 come with the same 680 MHz ARM 11 processor. The three come with integrated Broadcom BCM2727 GPUs. This allows users to enjoy more from graphics, which Nokia did not make use of in the past.

The E6 comes with a slightly weaker processor, the 600 MHz ARM 11 processor. However, this does not mean that the smartphone lacks in performing power. It comes with 2D/3D Graphics HW Accelerator with Open GL 1.1 and Open GL ES 2.0. What does this all mean? This means that you can enjoy 3D or stereoscopic graphics without spending too much power. This platform will improve image quality and performance as well.

Symbian Anna OS

While the two previous releases of Nokia come pre-installed with the Symbian 3, the Nokia X7 and the E6 come pre-installed with the latest Symbian Anna OS. This platform has a number of new features to offer its users.

Aside from better responsiveness, the new Symbian OS offers users a faster web experience. It comes with a URL entry bar, a “back” button, a search-integrated address field, extended toolbar buttons, a much faster history navigation, a split screen virtual keyboard (the E6 does not need this feature for it has a physical QWERTY keyboard), and faster page loading.

Ovi Maps is believed to be one of the few apps that can compete with Google Maps. With the Anna version, users enjoy smarter search options, Facebook integration, Twitter integration, sharing locations via SMS, sharing locations via email, as well as sharing locations with non-Nokia handsets.

Ovi services have been enhanced as well. Via WLAN, the download limit has been significantly increased. Errors have been fixed when it comes to search engine optimization. Lastly, syncing Ovi Suite with your laptop or desktop has been improved as now syncs seamlessly.

Future Anna update for past releases

For users of past Nokia releases such as the E7 and N8, you no longer have to worry about being left out. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer has officially announced that the more current handsets such as the handsets mentioned above will get the update in the next few months.

Symbian Anna comes with a number of enhancements and innovations that are sure to change the way we look at the Symbian platform. Once the Nokia X7 and the E6 hit the stores, we will get to experience these changes first hand.