The bottom line: The Nokia 5230 Nuron for T-Mobile isn't the most advanced or fastest smartphone on the market, but budget-conscious customers will find an incredible deal here.
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The most important realization with the Nokia 5230 is that it is not intended as a power user device and just does the smartphone basics. However, in our final analysis, we found the Nokia 5230 to be an intelligent device that we would use if the iPhone, Nexus One, and other models were just a...
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GayBooSC
My 5230 is from T-Mobile, so it is crippled in many ways. Otherwise, it is one of the better budget-friendly S60v5 Nokia phones. Picture and sound are very pleasing. The call quality is amazing. The UI is slightly annoying. Much of the screen, in landscape mode, is used by the...
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migo
I bought the Nokia 5230 because it was the only Nokia available on Wind when they launched, and I knew Wind would have coverage and reception issues. I ended up having no serious problems with Wind as far as reception went, although network busy problems still plagued me. As a basic phone it's...
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IDONTKNOWthis
I have this phone now for 1 jear. I dont like the fact that you can't custimize it like android. One thing I like is the battary life. I can do 3 or 4 days with it. Overall, a phone for the user who wants a bit more than only a phone call. It's not worth the 214 dollars on this site. I get it for...
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