With stunning handsets such as the Nokia 700 setting the bar higher than ever and updates on the way for the Nokia N8, E6 and C7, among others, Nokia’s Symbian Belle operating system is by far the best yet. But if you’re already a Symbian Anna user, just what can Symbian Belle offer you? Well, we’ve brought together the top 5 new features to hep you find out.

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Homescreens
Symbian Belle doubles the amount of homescreens you can customise on your Nokia Symbian smartphone to a maximum of six. Offering a great way to set up your handset exactly how you want it and enjoy easy access to your favourite apps and features, Symbian Belle is the most intuitive version yet.

Widgets
As well as the huge range of homescreens Symbian Belle introduces widgets, which you can use to customise your phone, by placing your favourite tools wherever you want on your homescreens. With various sizes to choose from and their bright and colourful icons, widgets look great on Symbian Belle.

Status Bar
With a new Status Bar running across the top of the screen, as well as a built-in Notifications Tab, Symbian Belle makes it easy to check your missed calls, text messages and reminders, among others, with an easy tap of the screen, putting your most important information within easier reach than ever before.

Lock Screen
The same is true of the Symbian Belle Lock Screen, as it now also features details of missed calls and text messages, among others. Letting you keep up to date on what’s going on without having to access the main Symbian OS, the updated Lock Screen makes it quicker to check your phone on the move.

Live Multitasking
And when you’ve got loads of apps running in the background, the new Live Multitasking feature lets you quickly preview exactly what is going on in the app, without having to open the app itself. Adding yet another way to work faster, Symbian Belle yet again proves itself as the best version to date.

If you haven’t tried Symbian Belle yet, you owe it to yourself to give this great smartphone OS a test run. Fine-tuning the excellent usability of Symbian Anna and bringing it bang up to date with its great new features and interface, Symbian Belle is a stunning operating system and we’re sure you’ll love it as much as we do.

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Are you already a satisfied Symbian Belle user or are you new to the OS and keen to give it a try as soon as you can? Why not let us know in the Comments below?