Recent reports from Strategy Analysts have revealed a rather unsurprising phenomenon: Apple has recently become world’s number one smartphone vendor in volume, followed closely by Korean giant Samsung, leaving former leader Nokia on the third place. While the first two companies have enjoyed record sales and big profit gains thanks to Apple’s iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S2 respectively, Nokia’s smartphones failed to bring the company the success they were hoping for. On a market dominated more and more by the modern interface of the iOS and Android based devices, Nokia’s Symbian could hardly keep its fans any longer. Despite the popularity it has enjoyed for years and years, with all the younger, modern and good-looking rivals on the market, Symbian appears to belong to the past.

There was once a time when 40% of the smartphones owners worldwide were using Symbian phones, which back then, offered users all they could want: Microsoft Office compatibility, video and audio compatibilities, email sending, a variety of third-party apps. If back then, the figures and the market share were an indicator of Nokia’s successful smartphones, now the numbers highlight consumers’ disappointment, since...