Facebook options helpfully laid out, blow for blow

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You may remember I did a layout of Facebook options ages ago - I updated it a few times, but the pace of development for each app eventually left my descriptions behind. Not worry though - I've got a new comparison in the pipeline, plus Gaurav Tiwari has produced this helpful bullet point table, quoted below, giving you an at a glance look at which Facebook option does what. One thing's for certain - you're certainly still spoiled for choice...

From Gaurav's article:

Features fMobi facinate Gravity! Borg Kasvopus Nokia Social Facebook App for every phone Web Facebook Socially Facial
Available at Store? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes [1] Yes Yes
Price $1.99 Free $9.99 $1.99 Free Free Free Free [2] Free $0.99
Trial Version Available? Yes - Yes Yes, Free Version - - - - - No
Ads No Yes [3] No No No No No No No No
Programmed in Qt/QML Qt/QML Symbian C++ Qt/QML QML Symbian C++ JAVA - Symbian C++ Qt/QML
Facebook Real-time Chat (IM) Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes [4] No No
Messaging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Group Messaging No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
Notification Alerts Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Other Social Networks Integrated? No No Yes. Twitter, YouTube, FourSquare, App.net, Status.net No No Yes. Twitter. No No Yes.Twitter, LinkedIn, FourSquare. No
Photo Upload Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Photo Download Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No
Photo Tagging Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes
HomeScreen Widget Yes Yes No [5] No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Friend Requests Read Only Read Only No No No Read and Accept Read and Accept Read and Accept Read only Read Only
Dark and Light Themes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes
Recently Updated Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
Available for S60v5, S^3 and higher S60v5, S^3 and higher S60v3, S60v5, S^3 and higher S^3 and higher S60v5, S^3 and higher S^3 and higher Every device Browser based S60v5, S^3 and higher S60v5, S^3 and higher

Gaurav then goes on to describe each application, along with download links.

It's true that development on some of these options has slowed or ceased, so comments welcome on any you've tried and now feel aren't fully working?

Source / Credit: Symbian Developers Blog