Отзывы о Смартфон Nokia 5230

I've had my Nuron for over 2 years and I went from thinking it was an okay phone to hating it. I did love it when I first had it but wore off after a month. First off; it's slow, slow, slow. The touchscreen not receptive at times, pressing the button over and over again to get it to respond and when it finally does you wind up pressing another then spend forever trying to close that one out. The call volume is terrible. I would put it on speaker then turn it down just to hear. The lock only works sometimes. I had to make it a habit of checking my phone often to make sure something wasn't running.

This phone is supposed to be a smart phone wannabe and I can stress the wannabe strongly enough. It's not even close to being smart. There are a few apps. I recommend swype; there is a bit of a learning curve but it great after figuring it out. Another is pocket lock.

I honestly think that anyone considering this phone should consider looking at another especially for the price or any price for that matter even free. I finally got rid of mine and replaced it for an unlocked Samsung Focus i917 Windows phone refurbished for a little over $100 and one that I highly recommend. I haven't written my review yet as I want to wait and use it before I do

I have had this phone since the the beginning of May 2010. It started ok for a cheap smartphone and Nokia sent a software upgrade around the beginning of June. I thought this was a good sign with Nokia, since I liked their previous phones. But, I have not had a software upgrade since and the phone is way toooooooo buggy! First, do not store too much in memory, it cannot handle it and gets very slow. Then get used to your phone just freezining or turning itself off. It will even freeze in the middle of a phone call. Their are so many little pain-in-my-butt bugs, it drives me crazy now. They were not so bad in the beginning, but keep getting worse. Now, the radio... Sucks! They use a cheap IC and have the antenna built into the headset, so you MUST have the headset attached for the readio to work. I like the alarm clock on this. The only problem is you cannot snooze or stop the alarm clock when it is sideways. Other things will disappear when the phone is turned sideways, including that long text message you write. The touch display is very bad at responding. Sometimes you go nuts trying to get it to recognize your finger press or swipe. I hate the stupid camera, it really sucks and has no feature or no LED light for night shots. My old Motorola RIZR had a 2M camera and took far better shots and had a ton of features for it. The GPS is OK, when it does not freeze. I actually like this if it was not so slow and buggy, it is pretty accurate. Nokia needs to spend more time with writing good applications, most fall short of simple. The software is so slow and you need to use your finger nail to try and scroll. The menuing is awful and can be very confusing. You will get lost! You cannot even charge the stupid phone on your USB! What morons!!! I feel duped that I bought this. Save your money and buy something better, Nokia is not reliable for a smartphone and they do not support their software. This phone has a lot of potential, but Nokia has decided not to support the software and fix the frickin bugs and this, to me, is extremely important in my phone. I will not buy another Nokia until they come to their senses. It will be Android or Iphone in the future for me, something that has better support. Save your money and buy a better phone with less headaches, this one misses the boat!

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.

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".

Pros:
Maps are cached and updates are free.

Cons:
1) does not charge from USB
2) USA Maps (1.4 Gb) takes 9 hours to download under landline broadband - and then stopped after 4 hours because the battery ran out. It will not charge from USB port - ridiculous!
3) Maps User Interface is non intuitive and inconsistent in the menus.
4) No Wifi. You must have a data plan (costs extra).

I bought this phone because of the built in maps. Unless you really cant afford it, I would say, choose an Android phone (its Wifi means no data plan needed - however Google Maps is not cached) - AND a regular GPS unit.

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.

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.

Don't bother, please. I listened to CNET...more the fool I and let my partner talk me out of what I wanted (a smartphone.) First, the sim card went nuts...had to be changed. Then it wouldn't get a signal, in the city of Chicago..I mean IN the city where it had a signal and the other T-Mobile phone had a signal. Now it won't keep a charge. Battery dies within 10 hours..without any excessive use (a few text, no Internet, no calls.) Ah, and to make that more interesting--doesn't ring. Shows it is on OUTDOOR ring (which is the loudest ring). When called, goes directly to voice. A piece of rubbish.

No complaints here. Recently purchased this phone brand new for $91 (Including S&H) and gave it to my 11 y/o daughter. We both loved it so much we bought another. Our last 2 phones were a Razr & LG Slider which pales in comparison. We have T-mobile pre-paid accounts so it was extra easy to just pop in the sim card and we were good to go. We found the phone very easy to use but are still learning. The camera takes excellent quality pics in day light only. No flash. Comes with a 4GB memory card. (In the process of getting a screen protector and case for it.) The included users manual is very limited with info so had to go to the Nokia web site and download the full version of the users manual in order to learn more fully about the features this phone offers. Haven't had to use the internet features that much, so far, but learning more & more each day.

I cannot believe that I have had this phone for the the last 3 years it has never fallen down or anything nasty, the sound quality is still good, the picture quality though not good it just works fine. Though the features are not quite as advanced, its just the basics of what I need.

My first touch screen phone, its definitely a smart phone. Especially I love the log button on the side. This makes it hard to accidentally power up the phone when it is in a laptop bag or in your pocket, which saves on battery power. It also avoids the 'press this on-screen button to unlock' annoyance. I'll definitely be using it for yours.

I had this phone for 48h and then I had to send it back. Not only touch screen in my phone was terrible, but also I had to turn it off a few times since it stopped working. Email is difficult to configure, almost impossible.

I physically sigh when I realise it's that time of year again where I have to upgrade to another cellphone. I feel like these days it's as important a decision as re-mortgaging. It seems that every other day there is a new cellphone with new capabilities and I end up feeling like an over the hill and out of date old fogey than the 30 something that I am.

Mr E is frequently breaking and destroying cellphones due to the fact he works on building sites and I have therefore only got friends and work colleagues to keep updated about what is in and hip (Christ almighty did I just say that?). So after realising that 90% of the people I know are plugged into the latest I-Phone or smart phone which I seem to have some phobia about, I realised I was on my own.

Is my cellphone smart?

Now I am by no means stupid but sometimes I feel like I don't know what cellphone companies are harping on about. After a bit of research I discovered that a smart phone is exactly that, smart. They seem to have more capabilities as `normal' phones and many of them have added features such as touch screen, social networking and media players. I knew that an I-Phone was a no no for me and to be truthful I was sceptical about getting a touch screen at all but relented when I say this Nokia 5230. I have always liked Nokia as they are pretty simple and easy to use. I figured that I could upgrade with no cost to me (always a bonus) and that I would manage to get some nifty little features in addition to this.

The Basics

The Nokia 5230 is a reasonable size at 111 x 51 x 15 mm and weighs in at only 115 grams. This for me is the perfect size, not too light and little that I lose it, and nowhere near brick proportions. The screen itself is pretty big too (360 x 640) and it is a quad band phone meaning you can use the phone on most continents. It's actually a smart looking phone and comes in both black and white although the covers are not interchangeable.

Music

There seems to be quite a lot of features available for the music player side of this phone although I admit I don't use it. You can have dedicated music keys and can playback MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC and WMA file formats. There is also an FM radio (always handy when you run out of something to read). Nokia also comes pre-loaded with Nokia Ovi Player which again I can't comment on as I haven't used it.

Camera/Video

As always it seems that cameras and video quality gets better the more cellphones get released. This Nokia has a 2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom as well as a photo editor built in. The picture quality is very good with the few limited photos that I have taken. It certainly won't replace my usual camera but is handy when you are out and about and haven't brought your camera with you. The video recorder is 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (with a TV of high quality) and decreases for the type of output you are using. The video also has the added bonus of both automatic and night scenes as well as colour tones of normal, black and white, vivid and negative.

Web Browsing

It seems that it doesn't matter where you are or what you are doing you have to have the capability to access the internet, at least that what it seems like. This phone has the usual web support mark up languages of HTML, XHTML and WML. It also has a Nokia search and surprisingly integrated GPS. There are also some handy shortcuts already set on your home menu for links to the likes of Facebook and Ebay. I have used it very occasionally and can't complain at any aspect of it. It was very straightforward to use and the download speeds were pretty good too.

Menu

The Menu screen is easy to change to whatever style you like. You can choose to have a screen full of little shortcut widgets or a list, or like me have nothing but a small shortcut bar at the bottom of your favourite or most used add-ons. Like nearly all Nokia's the menus are easy to navigate with basic menu choices such as; Calendar, Internet, Contacts, Call Log, Messaging, Gallery, Music, Settings, Applications and Help.

Messaging

The messaging side is again straightforward although it takes some getting used to having a touch screen rather than hard keys. Thankfully the screen is big enough that even those less nimble than others should be able to manage a text message. You also have the capability to set up, send and receive email.

Other Bits

Well you have a memory card slot so you can essentially use a storage card to increase its memory should you want to use it more for music or photos. It has Bluetooth version 2, a micro USB connector, flight mode feature, automatic switching between GSM bands, integrated hands-free speakerphone, vibrating alert and probably many more which I have forgotten to mention

The Drop Test

In my house it makes no difference how great the capability it, or how many features there are. The most important things are that it stands the test of time in a home where cellphones are just that, cellphones. Neither me nor my husband care what the extras are, they are merely there for killing time if we are bored. Essentially cellphones have to live up to the drop test (and with a husband who is averaging 8 phones a year it's quite important). I have had the phone for nearly three months and so far it has survived the following.

Test 1: Being dropped over the balcony in my block of apartments (I live on the top floor) and whilst I was trying and failing to open the front door. It dropped two floors hitting the banisters on the way down but miraculously had not a mark on it?

Test 2: My husband being slightly worse for wear and stepping on it in work boots. Small scratch on the back of the case but otherwise unharmed.

Test 3: Whilst throwing a ball to hubby at soccer on a Sunday morning I inadvertently threw my cellphone too so a football boot at high velocity managed to meet my cellphone unexpectedly! The phone gained another scratch at the side of the phone, but no marks otherwise.

Negatives

If I am being honest I had to actually try and think of some. I can truly only think of one and that is that when you send a text message you have to touch type the text and instead of there being a direct `send' button you have to go to the options choice at the bottom of the screen and choose from the menu to send it. Aside from this there have been no issues with it at all.

Overall

Okay so you can all see I am certainly not one for judging a cellphone by its capabilities more by its practicalities. In this sense the phone is perfect. I get great reception; texting is easy as is taking photos. It certainly stands up to the durability test which is a godsend for me and in addition to this the battery life is outstanding. I think for a free upgrade cellphone I have ended up with a smart looking and durable phone that I think would have most accessories to please the majority of people.

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.

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.

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!

I bought this phone here because at the time it was $30 cheaper than what T-Mobile wanted non-contract. When I got it, I put my SIM card in. Calling worked fine, but I couldn't get the data service to work. After talking to many different people at T-Mobile (with several different answers), I concluded that the right answer was that the unlocked phone wasn't allowed by the network to use the data services (at least not 3G services). Thankfully Amazon allowed me to return this phone and T-Mobile was willing to cut their price some since I had to buy it from them and wasn't happy about it.

Regarding the phone itself, it's a decent inexpensive smart phone. I still use it today (nearly a year later). The screen is small compared to more expensive phones. The touch screen actions are at times inconsistent (but you learn how to use it). It manages my gmail accounts nicely (though it can only be set to auto retrieve at most 2 accounts). You can do basic web browsing to get information you need. You wouldn't want to use it all the time or you would go insane due to the small screen. Speed is okay with 3G, painful with Edge (roughly equal to dial up). But the basic browsing capability has come in handy several times. Also, the remote lock and wipe features are nice ever needed.

The biggest drawback is the Symbian OS. Everyone has pronounced it dead and it's tough to find apps for it. Tons of iPhone and Android apps out there do not and never will have a Symbian equivalent. If there were, I would use my phone more. As it is, I use an iPod touch wherever I can get wifi and only use my phone when I can't use the iPod.

To be sure it's no iPhone, but it gets the job done - if you buy it from T-Mobile.

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 cons

The OVI maps are preloaded. I can find the restaurants near by or explore the area.
Love the OVI store and the free apps
Sound quality is good.. can't get better than this
Setup Email(s)with ease
Battery life is good upto 3 days, if you are not using much
2 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.

I am very happy with the Nokia 5230. I don't have a data plan and don't
use the phone to connect to the internet. What I like most is the incorporated
GPS. It can be set to work as an independent GPS, without connecting to the
internet (you need to disable the AGPS: Assisted GPS). It is wonderful to be able
to download maps from all over the world for free. It has been a frustrating
experience, though. Sometimes the software claims that there are no maps on the
phone or that the phone is incompatible with OVI maps. I reinstalled the phone's
software and then it worked. Then it did it again: it claimed here were no maps on the phone,
while the maps were in fact there. You just have to keep trying. It may be a problem
with the OVI server. I finally managed to put all the maps I wanted and the guidance
voices and it works well. I would not recommend the phone if it were more expensive
(I paid $149). There is no WiFi. One more thing: you cannot delete maps selectively:
you need to delete all of them and then download new ones. I recommend backing up the
memory card to the PC after downloading the maps.

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).

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.

for a modern tech savvy person this would be a very basic phone. i own motorola droid, but i bought this one for my upcoming european trip, as i needed unlocked GSM phone. a note: it's not the same touch-screen technology as most of modern phones use. it's more like "point and push" which is a lot less responsive but decent. do not get this phone if you have big hands.

+ intuitive interface super easy to use
+good for a touch-screen beginner (hybrid between traditional and modern selective methods)
+superfast camera
+nice video quality
+decent display
+very light and compact, good design
+comes with a pick for small objects on the screen (awesome)

-not a very responsive touch-screen
-image quality is sub-par
-no flash ( are u serious?)
-maps application is not a good one
-on-screen keyboard is painful

Bottom line: good for someone who wants a compact easy to use phone without any advanced feature that smart-phones offer. for everyone else: (i agree with one previous reviewer) why not get an iphone or android based phone for the same price

This Nokia 5230 is a super little powerhouse of a phone. It has all the features you would want in a phone -- excellent camera, super-fast GPS and mapping features, very large storage capacity, etc. The only negatives are a relatively short battery life (it must be fully charged every day) and confusing offers from Nokia, charging for downloads that don't appear and which, it turns out, aren't compatible for this particular model. But that's Nokia's doing, not Amazon's, and really, the apps I tried to add would have been fun, not necessary. I'm very pleased with the phone and thrilled that it was unlocked. My plan was to use this with an international carrier, but when my other phone drowned shortly after this one arrived, it was able to step in as my #1 phone. Outstanding value.

This was my second touchscreen phone, and overall it is a great phone. GPS is accurate if sometimes a bit slow. Signal reception is better than any phone I have tried(AT&T Wireless). Before now, Motorola RAZR's & RAZR2's gave me the best signal but this one blows them away. I mean full bars where others have 1 or 2. My only somewhat gripe is when texting it will misspell words. I type slow, and the correct letter expands indicating a hit, and a different letter enters in the text. Dunno if it is just a defect in this phone or a problem with the touchscreen software, but that's why 4 stars instead of 5.

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...