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Скроменый эксперт
21.12.2012
6/10
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Плохо
I purchased this at a competitor for $129 to replace my Motorola W370 on my T-Mobile Pre-Paid cell phone account in March 2011. The pluses at the time was a) a touch screen phone for under $150, b) a bigger screen than I had. The Nuron screen is 3.2 inches, c) GPS navigation to replace my stolen TomTom. A year and 9 months later, the phone is still going strong. I've dropped it on the ground, in the water, and used it in the rain many many times, and it still works fine. It did freeze up on me about five times when I first bought it. But once I stopped leaving multiple apps open and installed a micro SD card, it ran just fine. I also removed some of the apps I didn't need. As a phone its a 5 (does what its suppose to, never dropped my calls unexpectedly)...as a music player its a 4 (sound is crystal clear)... as a video player its a 3 (this phone operates on 2G and 3G WiFi. And by now everyone knows that 3G videos will pause and show pixels. Also, now that most phone and data companies have invested in 4G technology, they will intentionally slow down your through put speed. But hay, now that I have a Kindle Fire, I don't watch videos on my phone much anyway...as a navigation device its a 3.5 (would have given it 4 if it had a bigger screen). It has two types of navigation apps installed. The first is Telenav GPS Navigation, which is a talking turn by turn system that is free for one year(at that time). Telenav will still be in your apps menu if you want a day pass at $2.99 or a month for $4.99. By the way, I just did a device update a week ago and now its going to give me 30 free days of Telenav. The other navigation system is called Ovi Maps and its free all the time but doesn't talk(its an app exclusive for Nokia). They are both accurate and the great thing about the Ovi map is that I can use my finger to move the map view to the left, right, up, or down, thereby viewing streets quickly even before I get to them. Also I can view my cars position in landscape or portrait. Still, this is not a TomTom or a Garmin, but it will get you where you wanted to go. I definitely got my moneys worth with this phone and just remember to buy a screen protector to protect from scratches since its not gorilla glass.
Скроменый эксперт
18.08.2010
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
When I first got this phone, I had no experience with smartphones whatsoever, and neither did I feel the need for it. I was very pulled back by their high prices, and not so convinced by their extra capabilities, which is why I ended up with this phone in the first place. It looked like a good compromise between a budget cell phone and a fancier smartphone. And a good compromise at that.After more than a year I can't but confirm my first impression. Everything is there that you'd want to have in a regular cell phone, plus:* OVI Maps: it's almost like having Google maps, just without having to pay for the internet connection, which if you don't have a suitable data plan may be useful (Problem may not exist in north America but other countries are sadly not so up to date..). You just need to turn off the Assisted-GPS in order to be able to use the service free of charge. Unfolding a 3foot wide map on a crowded sidewalk may have some retro allure to it, but it just doesn't compare when it comes down to ease of use.* Youtube + Internet browser + mail client: which are actually three separate applications. If you haven't yet experienced internet on your cell phone, you may feel like you don't need it, as I did. But once you give it a try you won't be able to deny its usefulness. Be it to be reachable by mail without having to give your cell phone number to everyone, or show your friends a video on youtube which is just not so funny when you describe it with your own words, or just to kill some time when you're bored. Believe me, it's like pringles, once you pop you can't stop. Having 3G makes everything all the more enjoyable.* 2MP camera: it works fine, at least in good light conditions. At night picture quality drops significantly. Given the price range though, I don't believe one is entitled to ask for more, particularly considering that 10MP digital cameras are available for really low prices nowadays. Same goes for videos* MP3 and music: Can't say anything about it, as I use an iPod for that* Ovi store: the place where you'll find all nokia sponsored applications and themes to personalize your phone. You can find a lot of things from pdf readers to games or iPhone style useless apps. Bad news is that you'll have to pay for most of them, themes included, but then you can't pretend to have everything for free.Battery life is really good when using it as a normal cell phone (3+ days), and drops as expected when using 3G (even under 2 days in case of heavier use).A couple of drawbacks now: for all the stuff discussed above, the phones memory is ridiculously small. Thing which can partially be overcome with the SD card. Still from time to time, you'll find yourself having to empty the cache while brosing.Major drawback is that the phone is not powerful enough to run the above mentioned apps. This I noticed after I got used to it, and had the chance to use higher end smartphones. At the beginning it wasn't a problem at all, and I hardly even noticed the extra couple of seconds it took to load heavy web pages, but as soon as you embrace everything this phone has to offer you'll soon find yourself struggling with its hardware limits. These affect internet browsing the most, but also have an effect on scrolling and menu navigation: the phone will occasionally lag, much more rarely freeze. I had the chance to try both the branded (Vodafone) and unbranded versions, and the problem is much more noticeable with the branded version. Apparently Vodafone's done a crappy job at modifying nokia's software.TO SUM UP:The real issue with this nokia, is that once you start exploiting the phone's capabilities you'll want more, and you'll start considering spending 500 bucks for a high end phone.If you're not sure whether you are interested in what smartphones have to offer, this phone is a good way to find out in an economically painless way. If you'll end up using it to phone and send sms as you always did you'll find yourself with a regular cell phone with a fancy touchscreen and a nice camera to go with it.But if you do get sucked into the smartphone world, prepare to change your phone after a relatively short time.
Скроменый эксперт
17.05.2012
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
Great phone. I bought it online refurbished, never freezed up on me. Even worked with my fingernail, most have to have flesh touch screen. I went with at&t because of the data plan. I bought a phone from them,in ONE day I was out of 50mb data, T mobile 30MB lasted a whole month. When my plan is up in 28days, I'm going back to t mobile and will be using this phone again. The only thing I would like is if it had a wider face on it. All and all very satisfied with this phone.Added 2/22/13This phone also can be used on the straight talk plan, beause it is a Tmobile phone. I really like this phone, it has a clock that will wake you up, even if you shut the phone off! It will turn itself on and ask if you want it to shut off again. Many phones don't have that feature on it. the camera is not bad, takes fairly good pictures. No front camera. Has a dedicated camera switch on side. The memory card as well as the sim card it put in on the side of the phone. So no need to remove the battery. It is not an android phone, so am not able to use play store on this phone. You need to go to nokia and download apps from their site.
Скроменый эксперт
01.01.2013
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
It is not as impressive or resourceful as my android, but it still gets the job done. I'm satisfied with it's ability to access the internet and the other features it has, but I miss being able to listen to internet radio and other accessible sites in my android. for some reason these features are not accessible on this phone.
Скроменый эксперт
02.07.2010
4/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
Nokia had many GREAT phones in the past but this one is just POOR. I had many Nokia phones before and they all had great usability. The Nokia 5230 Nuron, however, makes me very disappointed. I *rarely* refer to user's manual for electronic gadgets but this one got me. I work as a User Interface Designer and I consider myself pretty techie. I struggled a lot when I use the phone. Thought maybe it was my problem. No. Gave it to another coworker to test it and he also got stuck on entering the most basic: Contacts.1. I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out how to use QWERTY to enter my contacts. I had the Alphanumeric keypad up and I tried to find how to turn the QWERTY on. Click on the icon that looks like a keyboard. And they trick you! A dropdown comes up and it only has 'Handwriting' and 'Alphanumeric keypad' on it. No QWERTY. I tried turning the phone horizontally. Nothing changed. Little did I know I had to turn the phone "anti-clockwise" to trigger the QWERTY keyboard to come up. If you turn it the other way it won't work. Fine! Now I learned. But that keyboard icon just totally got me. If a keyboard can't be turned on from there, then don't make the icon looks like a keyboard for goodness sake!2. The MAP interaction is unintuitive. I have the phone for 2 days already and I'm still trying to figure out how to use it properly. First of all, who would use a SmartPhone MAP for the sake of looking at it these days? Its main purpose should be for user to "get directions" to a place! Not for the Nuron. I open the MAP and I don't know what to do. I see an "Options" button. I click on it and was hoping to see a "Go to place" link. No. Instead I see a bunch of useless links. The MOST important link isn't there. Then there's a "Search" button. EVERYTIME I click on it, I keep forgetting that I have to ERASE everything I typed in before in order to enter new entry. OH and to make it worse, you have to repeat that for 3 total fields (ZIP code, Street Name, Street Number!) (Why not combine Street Number and Street Name????) Then you have to click 'Options' again to hit 'Search'. Then it tells you how many miles afar... (I didn't know that the number of miles is THAT important. It's the first thing I need to know? I DON'T CARE!!!) THEN you click that Address again (took me awhile to figure that out) to hit 'Drive to'. Took me 30 minutes to find that out.3. EVERY time after I put in the battery and switch it on, it resets the Date/Time/Country. You have to reenter EVERYTHING again. Shouldn't a SmartPhone be able to detect where you are and the timezone??Many more but I don't want to go into it.Bottom line, with this kind of price ($165)? Go for the iPhone.
Скроменый эксперт
15.10.2010
4/10
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Ужасно
I really wanted to like this phone. The dealbreaker is that it doesn't support 3G on Tmobile network. It is roughly 3 times slower compared to an TM506 when downloading. On the product page if you look carefully, it does show that 3G is not supported on Tmobile. This should be emphasized more -- here in the US you basically have two options AT&T and Tmobile, and if you have Tmobile you are pretty much out of luck.Hotmail ActiveSync -- Exchange implementation on this phone only partly supports hotmail activesync. After doing a software upgrade (which wasn't obvious) on the phone its hotmail email support is actually not bad. It synchronizes 2-way with your inbox and other folders. It also synchronizes with hotmail calendar, but only the main calendar, couldn't figure out how to synchronize with other calendars (like the birthday calendar). Contacts is the worst -- it didn't synchronize in my case. I probably had a couple of hundred contacts maybe that is the reason.There is also a nokia email app that supports multiple services which has a decent interface. I don't think it supports custom folders on hotmail though.I've read bad reviews about its touchscreen, but it is not too bad. It is no iPhone, but given it doesn't require an expensive data plan and its price, it is certainly perfectly fine.Browser seems to be working fine.Didn't have issues with GPS locking, it was pretty reasonable. (similar to TM506, maybe a bit slower than iPhone)I haven't tried gmail synchronization yet.It does take a bit of an effort to get all its software updated and configured.I probably would have kept this phone if I had AT&T.
Скроменый эксперт
20.08.2010
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
I have to say that this phone is an excellent value in every aspect. It has any feature you could want except wifi but this phone is NOT considered a smartphone by AT&T so you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE $30 DATA PLAN FEE and you can use the $10 per month unlimited data!! I bought this phone for my husband because it seemed like the best alternative to an iPhone and similar touchscreen smartphones without the issue of having to pay the ridiculous "Smartphone Plan" fee. The camera works great even though it has no flash. You just set it to night mode and can get a better picture in low light settings. The internal data is plenty generous and you can also add an SD card for more memory. My husband particularly likes this because it means he can use it just like an iPod or any other MP3 player and it also has the built in radio so he can listen to it while at work (he is a residential/commercial remodeler) if he doesn't want to listen to his stored music. You can still answer calls right from the earbuds while using the radio feature. The touch screen is great, the screen size is great. It has fast response time from input or touch. We have absolutely no complaints at all.Some people might not like the idea of not having wifi, but if you think about it, if you buy any similar phone you're going to have to pay the stupid $30 extra monthly fee even if you do not use AT&T internet. With this phone you can just get the $10 unlimited data plan and be done with it. The internet works great on this phone and is fast in our experience. Very happy with the purchase and the price is amazing. Call quality is great as with all Nokias. No issues whatsoever and highly recommended!
Скроменый эксперт
09.10.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
This is the WORST phone I've ever had. It constantly freezes up on me, and if you like to get on the internet and it be fast, this isn't the phone for you. It's extremely slow, and i don't recommend it what so ever.
Скроменый эксперт
31.05.2010
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
After I dropped my wife's phone into a lake, it was time to get a new phone. Her phone was a prepaid T-Mobile, so we looked around for a decent replacement. Costco had this phone for sale for prepaid use at a very reasonable price, far less than above.The good:Free maps from Ovi Maps. Free navigation can be had by downloading maps and voice and telling the navigation program to work offline. Our phone came pre loaded with the entire US, which takes about 2 gig of the 4 gig card which was included.Free access to the Ovi App store. We have been downloading some free apps and so far, no charges against our minutes... knock on wood.Small size but very high resolution. It's about the length of an iPhone, but only about 3/4 as wide. The screen is 3.2" but has a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels. It only has a 2mp camera, but that's plenty to shoot great video.Bluetooth is fully functional. You can transfer files using it, unlike some other phones that only allow earpiece or speakerphone use through BT.It comes with a 4 gig card, but with maps and pictures and music and whatever else, I can see it filling fast. It can take up to a 16 gig card.The so so...It comes with a little "guitar pic" thing to use the pressure sensitive touch screen. You can use your fingers too, but sometimes the things you wish to click are too small for fingers, so the pic is the better choice. Time will tell whether the touch screen is durable.No wifi. Wifi would have been nice, but I guess this is what you give up at this price. Oh well.As a phone...Calls are clear and no issues with call quality. It has a proximity sensor so you don't accidentally press buttons when you hold it against your face. Dialing or texting by feel cannot be done since there is no physical number pad, it's totally touchscreen. Dialing is easy though, I have not "fat fingered" a button yet.
Скроменый эксперт
29.10.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
I travel a lot and this is what I needed at a very reasonable price. I never owned a smartphone before, so I must say I love it. Its been a month and I am still getting my way around it. For now, here are some of the pros n consThe OVI maps are preloaded. I can find the restaurants near by or explore the area.Love the OVI store and the free appsSound quality is good.. can't get better than thisSetup Email(s)with easeBattery life is good upto 3 days, if you are not using much2 MP Camera. Good when using during the day.Cons:No Wifi.Maps: Its a bit difficult for me to use the maps.. When I add the route and say start drive, it says correct for few mins and if you happen to drive over or under a bridge or flyover, it tries to recalculate the route. Its not helping me much. I downloaded the OVI suite for PC so that I can sync contacts or maps with my phone. It is the worst, it does not even recognize my phone. So I ended up transferring files via Bluetooth.Memory: very small. 4 GB is not enough you have to delete cache from browsing now n then.Overall, I like the look and feel of the phone. You can't expect more for such a price.
Скроменый эксперт
22.03.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
I buy this phone because in the amazon page say clearly that is unlocked. But for my surprise when I have the phone in my hands I know it belongs to T-Mobile company and obviously is locked. After several e-mails and the promise of OEM company that they send me the internal code to unlocked the phone, I know its only a lie because finally I receive a e-mail, saying that I will have the option of return or change the phone. NEVER BUY ANHITHING IN THIS COMPANY, definetely its better to pay some dollars more and obtain a really new and unlocked phone
Скроменый эксперт
29.11.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
We bought this phone to replace an identical T-Mobile phone. Everything works fine except for the internet/GPS because it is not loaded with the T-Mobile software settings I cannot get on the web. I have searched all over the internet and also made sure all the settings are the exact same as the old phone (it had a cracked screen after being dropped). However I still cannot use the internet on the new phone. We took it to the T-Mobile store but they said they could not help us (phone not sold by T-Mobile) - Did offer a new internet package, for 20 bucks more a month that they thought would allow it to connect.*** After more research I was able to change some settings I had to change the access point name to [...] in order to get it to work. The GPS still hasn't found me yet, maybe there is yet another change needed. FYI - This is a differnt access point than my other Nokia Nuron (T-Mobile supplied).
Скроменый эксперт
08.07.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
This phone same to be unlocked for any carrier and it doesnt, i try to use it with an international carrier and the phone shows that its a unvalid sim card
Скроменый эксперт
26.08.2010
2/10
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Ужасно
Has anyone tried to contact Nokia tecnical support ? I had really bad luck with it and wondered if the same happened to anybody else.I have problem searching for addresses in the offline mode for both my Nokia 5320 and 5800, therefore renders the navigation capability useless without being connected to the network to receive data. Called and e-mailed tech support several times and basically got the same sripted answers. It appears that Nokia staffs are ill trained and not equipped to handled trouble shooting and the company has no effective means to monitor or receive feed backs ( I got cut off twice when asked to speak to a supervisor).Nokia's offering free Ovi maps and navigation is a sale gimmick, in effect try to portray its products pack value, a phone + navigation system for a reasonable price. However in order to use its GPS navigation capability, it has to be connected to a network. At $10/month minimal for a data plan, it would be cheaper and better to buy a phone and a dedicated GPS device.BTW, some reviews here and somewhere else on amazon suggest that navigation in offline mode is possible. Kindly enlighten me. Thanks.
Скроменый эксперт
21.06.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
This phone over all comes in at about a B-. The phone itself is great, excellent reception, sound and call quality. The interface isn't bad. People who cut down Symbian typically never gave it a chance, or used it. It is a FINE interface for just about everything you would need to do. It doesn't look as cool as the newer DROID or iPhone GUI, however look at the price compared to them, and you don't have to sell your soul to AT&T or T-Mo. Battery is OK. Email support is better than before. OVI Maps is really good for navigation, not so good for finding points of interest. I would recommend Google Maps as a back up for finding Points of Interest, getting that address, then putting them into OVI Maps and use it's navigation.PROsCheap Unlocked Phone (For use with AT&T's 3/3.5G network)Free NavigationDecent EmailSound Quality/Call QualityNo Contract NeededComes with some pre-loaded AppsCONsSymbian OS can take a little time to learn - it is NOT difficult - it is LOGICALBattery could be better for a 1320mah BatterySmall Data CableOVI Store - Getting Better All The TimeOVI Maps iffy for POI'sNot the fastest phone/GUI out - but ample - even for a heavy userNO Wifi - But for it being so cheap you can't complain
Скроменый эксперт
28.03.2011
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
I had a Nuron and had an accident with it. I now have a Blackberry Torch and am very happy with it. The Torch is vastly more user-friendly than this complex piece of European engineering "genius".
Скроменый эксперт
15.12.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
got this unlocked phone for this Christmas but wanted to try it out on a trip to England.Not used much yet but so far so good. Got it working with an H2O sim card (uses AT&T)in the US for $10 and a Tesco sim card (uses 02) in England for $15. Downloaded US and UK maps and voice guidance files from nokia and got the GPS working fine in US and England.
Скроменый эксперт
15.02.2011
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
Not too great product. GPS works very slow and can't find the place often. The touch pad works not very well too. Not recommend.
Скроменый эксперт
19.06.2010
4/10
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Ужасно
I am tech savvy. My wife is not. When her iphone was stolen, I wanted to get her a phone to use until she was eligible for a new iphone. I have some old unlocked GSM phones, but I figured that she would like to use a touch screen phone that would be compatible with text messaging and some emails. It was a nice thought. Unfortunately, the software on this phone brings back memories of old windows mobile PDAs and cell phones. Whenever possible, two steps are required instead of one. The interface is clunky and is prone to periods of intermittent unresponsiveness.Physically, the phone is solid and appears to be slow, but reasonable hardware.I know that this phone is less expensive that an iphone or droid, but unless Nokia has an altogether different platform that is used on higher end phones, they are a dead company; banished to low end, low profit margin inexpensive handsets.
Скроменый эксперт
15.07.2010
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
I bought this phone because it was offered as a 3G 850/900/1900/2100 HSDPA capable unit. IT IS NOT!!! Even the user manual mentions it is just 900/2100 so it doesn't work in 3/3,5G with my cel company. I have to do with Edge which is not bad but not the high speed one is used with real 3G. Otherwise the phone is very very nice and good (like it more than the N97 although does far less things). I could have kept my old unit which had Edge capabilities. Pls Amazon pls: correct your wrong description at the soonest (AND READ THE MANUAL)! Maybe this is not the only wrong one, Buyers BEWARE!DANGER!!!
Скроменый эксперт
22.07.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
it works great in costa rica. i just put the sim card in and it worked just fine. i had a gsm sim card, but i upgraded the same sim card at the kolbi's ice celular office, it took them 3 minutes, i kept the same number and sim card and the phone its great. i love the nokia ovi store, many free application that work down here as well. its just a cool phone, i get clear and fluent reception everywhere i go including internet. overall, it was a smart and cheap purchase... if u like it, dont doubt it, go for it...
Скроменый эксперт
05.06.2010
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
My order was for a black Nokia 5230. I got a white one. I kept it cause it looks good but my order was black which was shown correctly on my order sent to my mail. Unfortunately suddenly the order copy was changed to phone color white without any explanation from Amazon or the seller. I wish somebody told me the color switch.Amazons follow ups should originate from the seller. Im not sure I want to take the risk of another order being switched without my approval.
Скроменый эксперт
10.07.2010
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
Bought this phone to use it abroad. It works great with no problems. The interface is very responsive and quick. Sync'ed it with my contact on my computer and started using it immediately with no hassle.
luis fernandez v
14.12.2022
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
Four Stars
good
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