Nokia Nuron 5230 Phone, Frost White
Blogportant is presenting Nokia Nuron 5230 Phone, Frost White for you.
- Fun, stylish, and affordable 3G-enabled touchscreen with 3.2-inch display; download apps, games and music from Nokia’s Ovi Store
- Runs on T-Mobile’s fast 3G network; GPS with free Ovi Maps navigation application for turn-by-turn directions
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion to 16 GB; access to personal/work e-mail and instant messaging services
- Up to 4.5 hours of 3G talk time (7 hours on non-3G), up to 438 hours (18.25 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 4 GB microSD card, quick start guide, user manual
Check Price: Nokia Nuron 5230 Phone, Frost White
Amazon.com Product Description
A stylish and affordable 3G-enabled touchscreen phone, the Nokia Nuron 5230 for T-Mobile is packed with applications, maps with turn-by-turn directions, access to downloadable music and games, and more. Enabled for T-Mobile’s expanding high-speed 3G network, the Nuron offers a fast Web-browsing experience that lets you connect quickly to social networking sites.
Enjoy full HTML Web access via the 3.2-inch touchscreen display, app and game downloads through the Ovi Store, and turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation through Ovi Maps. |
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The Nuron features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display that offers a tactile feedback and an accelerometer that auto-rotates so you can quickly view videos and Web pages in widescreen mode. It offers integrated GPS with free Ovi Maps Navigation and the pre-loaded Ovi Store by Nokia for discovering and downloading more apps and games.
Other features include an included 4 GB microSD memory card, 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, multi-format digital audio player, FM radio, support for both personal and corporate e-mail, and up to 4.5 hours of 3G talk time (7 hours on non-3G networks).
Free Ovi Maps Navigation
With its integrated GPS sensor and the newest edition of Ovi Maps (full version pre-loaded on this phone or available as a free download from nokia.com/maps), you’ll enjoy all essential car and pedestrian navigation features as well as the ability to use navigation features even when not connected to a cellular network–great for extending battery life and saving on international roaming charges. Features include turn-by-turn voice guidance, over 6,000 3D landmarks in over 200 cities for quick recognition of the landscape around you, access to Lonely Planet travel guides, and detailed maps for over 180 countries (see more details below). You’ll also be able to keep moving in the right direction with the integrated electronic compass.
Key Features
- Fast 3G connectivity via T-Mobile’s HSDPA/UMTS network. (1700/2100 MHz bands, UMTS/HSDPA; see more about T-Mobile’s 3G service below)
- Quad-band GSM phone for good global voice connectivity. (850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands)
- 3.2-inch touchscreen with responsive, tactile feedback (640 x 360 pixels, 16.7 million colors).
- 2-megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom, center-weighted auto exposure, white balance settings, and on-phone photo editor.
- Video capture capabilities with recording up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps.
- Digital audio/video player with compatibility for MP3, WMA, and AAC/eAAC+ formats
- Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.0) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile–enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
- Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 16 GB (4 GB card included).
- SMS and MMS messaging
- Instant messaging via AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Live, and Google Talk
- Supports e-mail accounts from more than a thousand ISPs (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), as well as Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail. People who use Microsoft Exchange at work can access their e-mail using the Mail for Exchange mobile e-mail client, which comes pre-loaded (an Exchange e-mail account is required and your Exchange Administrator must have enabled your account for synchronization).
- Full HTML Web browsing
- Organizer tools including calendar, alarm clock, notes, world clock, converter, and calculator.
- Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
- USB connectivity
- Ovi Store by Nokia with access to thousands of applications and other exciting content.
- Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 5.0
Vital Statistics
The Nokia Nuron weighs 3.98 ounces and measures 4.37 x 2.03 x 0.61 inches. Its 1320 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.5 hours of 3G talk time (7 hours on non-3G networks), and up to 438 hours (18.25 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as T-Mobile’s 3G network (1700/2100 MHz).
What’s in the Box
Nokia Nuron handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 4 GB microSD card, quick start guide, user manual
T-Mobile Services
- High-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile’s 3G network: In addition to its quad-band GSM connectivity, this phone is also compatible with T-Mobile’s UMTS/HSDPA 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide faster data speeds when accessing the Web.
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you’ll continue to receive service on the via T-Mobile’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail on the go.
While this phone is optimized for use with T-Mobile’s high-speed 3G network, many of its functions will also work well on the moderate-speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you best.
Activities that work well on EDGE or 3G networks:
- E-mail, instant messaging, and texting
- Downloading ringtones, CallerTunes, wallpaper, light data files
- Sending photographs via e-mail or picture messaging
Activities that work best on a 3G network:
- Viewing content-heavy websites (lots of images or videos playing)
- Viewing YouTube and other video files (they will play on EDGE, but require loading time)
- Uploading large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing websites
- Downloading large files from an e-mail or a website
T-Mobile’s 3G network is currently available in more than 220 cities nationwide and covers more than 160 million people.
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Free Worldwide Walk and Drive Navigation
Nokia now offers its Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation application free across the globe. Drivers receive turn-by-turn voice guidance including lane assistance, traffic information (in 10 countries including the U.S.), and safety camera and speed warnings, while pedestrians will be guided on shortcuts through parks and pedestrian-only zones in over 100 cities across the globe. And unlike other mobile navigation mapping solutions, Ovi Maps works offline–no cellular service is required.
Driving directions. |
3D landmarks. |
Lonely Planet guide. |
Real-time weather. |
With the new Ovi Maps for mobile you get for free:
- Maps for over 180 countries and free map updates
- Drive and Walk navigation available in over 70 countries with real-time voice guidance
- My Position enables you to find your current location easier and faster than ever.
- New one box search for quicker access to finding places and addresses.
- Save your favorite places and routes, then synchronize them with your Ovi account over the air.
- Car navigation with voice and visual instructions, lane assistance and speed limit information. Now also with text-to-speech voice guidance.
- Pedestrian navigation with routing through pedestrian zones and shortcuts, pathways through parks and buildings, stairways and plazas. Now with text-to-speech voice guidance.
- Get real-time weather information including a 5-day forecast, for your current or any location found via search.
- Lonely Planet and Michelin offer you dynamic access to the best and most relevant editorial travel content for over 1000 destinations. Find thousands of listings for sights, restaurants, hotels, shops, nightlife, and more. Look these places up on the map and get to them with Walk and Drive navigation.
- Discover the events happening nearby your location on the map or any place found via search.
- Share your location on Facebook–where you are, what you are up to and finish with a photo.
No Hidden Costs
The new version of Ovi Maps comes with all the maps and high-end, car grade navigation features you need for free and is yours to keep for the life of the smartphone. No additional licenses needed for extra countries, regions or services like traffic information or city guides. Data charges from network operators may apply.
Voice Guidance and Traffic Information
Turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation comes free for both drivers and pedestrians. For drivers this includes lane assistance, traffic information, safety camera, and speed warnings. For pedestrians, this includes shortcuts through parks and pedestrian-only zones for over 100 cities around the world as well as 6,000 3D landmarks in over 200 cities to help you find exactly where you are.
Unique Hybrid Technology
Ovi Maps is built on an advanced technology called hybrid vector maps. Vector maps are high quality but less data intensive and allow you to continue to navigate even if you lose your network connection. This means that maps downloaded or updated across a network connection are about half the size of bulky bitmaps used by other mobile map providers. The hybrid technology ensures that, unlike other providers, any downloaded map data is stored on the device for future use.
No Network Connection Required When Navigating
Avoid expensive, battery-draining network connections with Nokia’s unique hybrid technology. Maps can be pre-loaded on to your Nokia smartphone so you can set Ovi Maps to offline mode, saving battery power, and the navigation system will still work. This is particularly useful for those worried about data connection costs when travelling abroad or when you are travelling through areas with little or no network coverage.
Best Global Coverage
You take your mobile with you wherever you go in the world so, as standard, voice guided navigation for both pedestrians and drivers is available for 74 countries in 46 different languages and there are maps for over 180 countries. This gives you the best maps with the largest global coverage for free.
Purchased this phone last week when my Behold fell and broke. Have been with T-Mobile since 1998 and have never had problems with upgrades, but this one was not quite ready for the public. I have had it 4 days and am sending it back. First off, all the downloads that I purchased, even the recent ones, could not transfer and after 3 hours on the phone with T-Mobile technicians, they were stumped as to why. After resetting the phone no less than 3 times and reconfiguring it to plain ringtones for my mother and sisters, it still would only ring with the T-mobile default. And as one customer review said, outside in the light, say good-bye to trying to read or see anything on the screen.
The very first day that I used it outside of the house, the battery (which is slated to last up to 4 hours) died within 1 hour and I had not spoken to anyone nor sent any text messages on it. I have yet to have a smartphone in my possession and have only dealt with T-Mobile all these years, but this phone is certainly not worth the .01 if it is not going to perform in the manner that it should. And lastly, the screen disappears for no reason and will not stay illuminated for longer than 10 seconds and I have to power it back on each time. And when I do that, it vacillates through so many screens before it finds one it wants to stay on. While the Behold had a 5.0 megapixel camera and this only has 2, the pictures were not bad, although they were all taken outside and not in. But because you cannot see the screen outside, it is very hard to take a picture when the sun is out because you cannot see the screen.
Rating: 1 / 5
edited on April 27, 2010. Replacement Nuron purchased from different vendor.
Died on the third day. Not purchased from Amazon, instead, directly from T-Mob, April 2010. T-Mob does not allow drop off of defective product at TMO company stores. No return label included. Was told to ship back on my own dime. TMob would not issue a UPS call tag or replace until they received defective phone back, a two week wait with no phone.
Number of continuous years on T-Mobile: eleven years. Contact was completed long ago. I contacted TMob because my old phone died. The TMob rep in customer retention suggested Nuron and touted it as the only phone that “qualified for $10/month unlimited web on the 3G high speed data service”. There was to be no contract extension or changes to my grandfathered service plan, nor limits on web usage as long as I paid the full retail price for Nuron ($180). The Nuron was promised to arrive with the 3G service already activated. Unfortunately, when the phone arrived, there was no internet access.
Spent five frustrating days on the phone with TMob “tech support” before TMO concluded: i) my phone was defective, and later on, ii) that I “had been”mis-informed by T-Mob regarding “the existence of any web plan for $10/mo”. Furthermore, I would have to “upgrade” to a new plan AND sign a new two year contract to get my new phone to work with net/data.
Occasionally you get a lemon whether it is the hardware or the representative. You expect the vendor to make things right. The last thing you want is an endless time sucking experience. Bizarre “tech support” ideas included: “Oh, the white screen is normal, it just needs to charge it overnight”!!! Strong arming a loyal customer to buy a new service plan and sign a contract after 11 years when that is not what was ordered is unconscionable. At one point, when the issue was believed to be “just a defective phone”, I even offered to buy a replacement (again for full price) just to expedite the order. Apparently that is against TMOb policy.
In the event that you have an old rate plan grandfathered in, beware of these tactics. Even if you buy your Nuron un-locked, from another source, you still may not be allowed to add the $10/mo Web 2 Go”. To see if it is possible, log in to your TMob account on line and go to “add features”. If the $10 web ad on is NOT listed as a service option, then you probably won”t be able to add $10 unlimited web to your existing plan.
Other considerations:
– Nuron has an old style barrel power port with a hair thin center pin. These ports are prone to failure when the center pin gets loose. This prevents you from charging the phone and was the reason that I was replacing my old Nokia in the first place.
- The re-boot procedures described on the web require that you can at least get the touch screen to boot in to the numeric pad. Nuron has no hard reset button, a major flaw for a touch screen device. Many times you will be able to re-boot by simply removing the battery, but if that fails…
First day:
Pros:
First impressions were positive. Good voice quality, decent finish, many features not found in a 3G phone at this price point. The built in GPS did work w/o the web connection, but only briefly. Right away I began loosing GPS sat signal and getting errors.
+ multi-event alarm and other features are attractive.
+ handwriting recognition is a bonus
+ 4GB CL 6 micro SD included, but hard to remove, requires a fast CL 6 card according to many.
Cons:
– No hard re-set button! If the virtual number pad won’t load, then you can’t enter the re-boot code.
– Very weak, obsolete barrel power jack with hair thin center pin.
– Lacks grip points, hard to hold
– Clunky, clumsy operating interface. Hard to close apps or tell what is open.
– Requires a stylus for me to use.
– Tedious to set personal preferences and to navigate to essential apps Could not find built in calendar.
– Worthless operating manual.
– Screen completely useless when viewing out of doors even on cloudy day.
Second day:
– GPS no longer acquiring sat signals!!! No navigation (nothing to do with cell signal).
Third day:
– TMO still had not activated internet access. Made the dreaded call to TMO tech support again. Hit or miss, a few of the csr’s are very good, but most… don’t ask.
– TMO service hallmarks: misleading and contradictory information, inconsistency, delays. “I’ve never heard of any $10 internet plan” Still later: “You can use use free internet at TMO hotspots” (uhmm NO you can’t!!! there is no wifi on this device, besides, that is not what I ordered.
Hours later: “This is a smart phone and we require you to have the $30 data plan or you can’t use Nuron at all”. (actually untrue, the $10 data service MAY be available on your existing plan. As above, log on to you account online to see if the option is there.) Nuron- depends on your contract,check your account on-line to see if you can add the $10 unlimited internet plan).
>>> “We’re sorry that you were misled”. To emphasize, I never asked for this phone, it was suggested to me by TMob who sold it to me for full price then refused to activate the web plan that it promised.
Fourth day: More features fail:
– I called back the next morning and was told bring it in “for a re-set”. Got to a store but tech could not find a reset button.
Purchased second Nuron from private vendor
-Finally I purchased another Nuron after a T-Mob rep promised that the data plan had finally been activated. BUT…When I logged on to My T-Mobile from a DSL desktop I learned that I did NOT have unlimited web for $10 as promised but only 50-MB per month for $10 + $1.99/MB for “overages”.
-Second phone is not locating position on GPS. Web access is very limited and essentially worthless to me. 3G signal is strong in my urban location. Phone still switches to slower Edge connection. If tethering can be accomplished I may keep the phone, otherwise it is not worth the hassle. Second phone cost was half the price of TMO and still no contract. May be a deal at that price if I can get it to work.
Summary:
In theory Nuron is a feature packed, value conscious, entry level smart phone. However you may want to prepare your brain for the TMO experience. Some users report success getting the $10/unlimited 3G web added to existing accounts, others do not. Clearly the intent is to knock you off a grandfathered plan and in to a new contract at a higher cost. While Nuron has many features at a good price point, be sure to check on line before you buy to verify that the $10 3G data plan can be added to your existing account. There seems to be little reason to buy Nuron if you can not get the $10 3G data plan to go with it.
Rating: 1 / 5
I got a pair of these phones with the T Mobile promotion in early/mid June.
I immediately started having problems with it being able to access the internet. And if I couldn’t access the internet; no email.
I spent hour upon hour with T Mobile’s techies and came close to hanging myself due to frustration.
After a week of this, I told them to send me two new Nurons. My expectations were low because both phones had the same problem.
The phones arrived yesterday and BAM! …same old problems with connectivity. I spent half the day on the phone again and the techies were useless and couldn’t fix the problems.
This is mainly a phone with some smart components. It is not a Blackberry or IPhone.
And now I know why they are giving them away. They deny that anyone else was having problems. Just my wife and I.
Another frustration was making phone calls. It kept telling us after we dialed that the phone was for emergency use only. Huh?
And it isn’t our location because the problems happen everywhere.
I gave in and took advantage of the promotion they have on the T Mobile Dash 3G. I had this phone once before because it was my work phone and I know it’s reliable and a good phone…
June 21, 2010 Amendment: I got the Dash 3G and it’s a dream compared to the Nuron. And T Mobile is giving them away just like the Nurons. No glitches, no waiting long periods for it to think through something..Bang! It’s done with the Dash. But don’t wait…the Dash won’t be free for long.
Don’t buy this phone…even if it’s free.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have had many cell phones and through just about every cell phone provider. I have had phones with Cingular which the monthly service was way to costly and never what was expceted as was the case with verizon, and sprint. I also have had many prepaid phones through trac-phone which service is not the greatest and is the most expenisve priced pre-paid phone I ever had, I tried virgin mobile, boost mobile, cricket and even Net 10. Though Net 10 and Cricket seemed to be the best priced per month they did not have a good selection of phones to choose from, they all seemed to never really stay charged and all seemed to get really poor service reception even in major cities. This phone is my third t-mobile phone I started with a t-mobile pre-paid phone which really had the best call quality, I never had any problem with droped calls, poor reception or the phone keeping a charge. The only issue I had was that the cost can really add up as the pre-paid re-fill cards t-mobile offers do not come with a lot of minuets on them. I decided that the best solution to this was to get a t-mobile flex pay phone free on a two-year contract after which would go to month to month. I liked the idea and I got the nokia express music 5310 I had that phone for a year. My husband and I shared this phone and he being an auto body tech carrying the phone in his pocket caused a crack in the screen which started out small then grew. I had no insurance on this phone and you can’t just replace the screen so I had to replace the whole phone as well as the 5310 express music phone I had been discontinued by a newer model the express music 5130 and the 5800. I called t-mobile and asked was there a way I could get a replacement phone on a monthly payment plan. I was told I could depending on the plan I had and my credit class. My plan the Even More Plus Plan and my credit class allowed me a line of credit of up to 200.00. The t-mobile sales rep explained as t-mobile customer care did that the 200.00 would be broken down into 10 month payments of 10.00 a month. So I bought this phone the Nokia Neuron and put 100.00 down which decreased my monthly payments to 4.00 a month. I like this phone because it is basically a smartphone and is campatiable with my unlimited text plan I pay 10.00 for and my unlimited web plan I also pay 10.00 a month for. Naviagtion GPS service on this phone is free. The phone takes really great pictures, is easy to naviagte, and is a 3G phone. It comes with headphones for the built in radio, stores tons of music and photos as well as videos. This phone has a qwerty keyboard as well making texting very easy keypad for letters is practially the same size as that on a computer keyboard. Colors on this phone are vivid and bright has ovi store which offers free downloadable games, videos, music, themes, ect. I love t-mobile because their plans are flexable and at reasonable prices. They have a lot of cool phones to choose from as well but most of all I love t-mobile service because I am never surprised when it comes to the cost of my bill. My bill each month is always the same price with no hidden charges and fees. I would highly recommend t-mobile flex pay either on a two year contract or month to month with no service contract. My phone plan was swicthed to a month to month no contract when I decided to upgrade to a diferent plan. My bill each month for Unlimited Talk+Text+Web is 55.00 and never any higher. I would recommend if you are looking for a touch screen phone that you don’t have to pay 30.00 extra for because the phone has a different internet service provider different from the one t-mobile uses, and an extra 10.00 for texting on such as phones like the G1, the Behold, and the Cliq. Then my recommendations are to go with this phone, the Samsung Highlight or the Tap. If you just want a phone to use for texting and don’t need internet access than I recommend the Gravity,or the Comeback which also have qwerty keyboards and still have the options of internet if you so choose later on.
Rating: 5 / 5
So I bought this phone back in April excited to upgrade from a 6 year old blackberry, which I don’t have internet on (I received it for free from a family member when I didn’t want to up my contract for a free phone and let me just say from the beginning this phone stunk. The response time was at least 8 seconds when flipping the phone. I don’t mind the touch screen much but come on nokia you’ve made better phones. Since I wanted this to last a long time I also purchased it with a black rubberized case and a screen protector to keep the phone protected. Biggest waste of money. The rubberized grip was pretty good at keeping the phone in my pocket and keeping me from dropping it, big pro!! But otherwise I would’ve dropped this phone numerous times with how slippery it is.
Now onto the pro’s: Internet was semi fast as long as you had 3G. Texting speed was okay just took time to adjust. Small, compact, 2 mp camera which is decent for a cheap phone. And I had signal almost everywhere, granted it was never 3G.
Cons: The phone was slow and very unresponsive since I got it. I live in a major city and I never have 3G connection where as my friend has a my touch and ALWAYS has 3G!!! ARGH! Oh and two days ago the phone just up and quit on me. I turn it on and can’t access anything, can’t even dial a number without the phone restarting. Now take into mind people I’VE NEVER DROPPED THE PHONE! AND IT HAS NO WATER DAMAGE!
Thankfully Tmobile is very customer service savvy so my replacement is on its way already. But the aggravation since day one is not worth the cheaper phone. Spend the extra money and buy the my touch. * Correction My Touch is now free with a 2 year contract.* Wish I would’ve waited and gotten that one.
I never write reviews but figured I’d let you all know. My family member also has this phone and he’s very responsible IT guy, his phone no longer charges consistently.
Hope this helps!
Rating: 1 / 5