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Nokia Nuron 5230
The Nuron (Nokia Nuron 5230) is a Symbian OS 9.4 smartphone running Nokia’s S60 5th Edition software. If you’re already a Nokia S60 user, you’ll likely feel right at home, even if you’ve never used the touch screen 5th Edition version. The icons, menus and metaphors are largely the same. That’s great for familiarity, but the user interface still isn’t ideally touch optimized as it is with the iPhone 3GS and Android.. Since Nokia has released six 5th Edition phones, starting with the high end Nokia N97, we’d hoped they’d have evolved the UI more. But the new ^Symbian phones are coming later this year, and we assume Nokia didn’t want to spend much more development time with S60.
Like the Nokia 5800, the phone’s hardware is laid out a bit differently from most phones. Nokia ships the phone with a sticker over the display that lets you know that the SIM card slot and microSD card slots are under rubber doors on the side of the phone instead of under the battery door.
The Nuron has a screen lock slider on the right, a feature common in recent Nokia phones. It’s easy to operate and saves you from the two step touch the power button then slide on the screen to unlock method that we find tedious. There are dedicated hardware call send and end buttons and a center key that opens up the programs window. These are mechanical buttons and work easily. A touch sensitive button lives at the top right corner above the display and this launches a shortcut bar to the multimedia apps. There’s a standard 3.5mm stereo jack up top and a dedicated camera button. The volume buttons are on the right and they control everything except ringer volume.
Some of the features are…
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 3G Capable | Quickly connect to the Internet via 3G anywhere within the T-Mobile USA 3G network. |
| Touch Screen with On-Screen Keyboard | Everything your phone can do is now literally at your fingertips. A high resolution touch screen gives you fast and fun access to your phone’s display. |
| Apps – Ovi Store | With direct access to Nokia’s Ovi Store you have access to all kinds of fun and useful apps to turn your phone into the ultimate mobile device. |
| 2.0 megapixel camera | Take high-quality pictures from your phone that you can enlarge or print |
| Video capture/playback | Capture and play back short video clips. |
| Messaging [Text, IM & Picture]* | Send a message or a photo to any wireless phone or e-mail address. Or stay connected using your choice of instant messenger services. |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | 3.5mm audio jack gives you the flexibility to listen to your downloaded tunes just about anywhere—all you need is a standard set of ear buds or headphones. |
| Media Player | With a built-in media player, your favorite songs and videos are at your fingertips. |
| GPS built-in* | Get your real-time location on maps, driving directions, and more* |
| FM radio | Listen to your favorite stations from anywhere. |
| E-mail* | Send and receive messages from personal and work e-mail. |
| Real web browsing | Get more pages and better Web content delivered efficiently to your phone (Sidekick rate plan required). |
| Stereo Bluetooth® Connectivity | Make hands-free wireless calls and listen to your music in style, and in stereo. With Bluetooth stereo headphones, you can hear all your favorite music the way it was meant to be heard. |
| Speaker phone | Put down the phone and keep talking with a convenient speakerphone. |
| Easily synch w/ Microsoft Outlook | Stay in synch with your Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks in Microsoft Outlook |