http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/ Engadget Comments for Nokia Nuron for T-Mobile review http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
Really, Engadget? Really? Even not $1?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/I'm sure it looks better in person. It reminds me of the Sony Ericsson W810i. The phone itself was kinda ugly in pictures, but the dimensions in person are truly fantastic and you don't see that from these pictures. I like phones that are narrow but are somewhat chunky because they have a good feel to them.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
its also a world phone, works anywhere with 2100mhz 3g (Most of europe and asia), not a bad deal
]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
For £99 ($140) pay as you go in UK on T-mobile network, that contract phone looks like a rip off, especially at $200 unlocked

The network prices are terrible in the US compared to Europe
]]>Mar 22nd 2010 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Middle aged average-citizens perhaps would appreciate this phone. Updates: http://bit.ly/nokia-nuron-5230-exposed]]>Mar 22nd 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
Lame review, considering this is a under $200 device, not a $599.
And again Chris thinks that NorMobs will buy device like G1 instead of this?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
I want free phones too. Please share. We are waiting.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
What's the author of this article? A moron? Or has your days with the infinitely more intuitive iPhone, Palm Pre, and Android making you forget how to use a typical candybar phone? This phone is a touchscreen. But just because it doesn't act like the newer touchscreens out there UI-wise doesn't mean it's garbage. If anything, it handles very much like a traditional candybar most people are comfortable with.

This "review" is crap. If you guys want an objective, unbiased review, go to GSMArena or other mobile phone sites. Hell, if the reviewer wanted to tackle the device's basic usability metrics, why did he fail to mention screen legibility under certain lighting conditions, the 640x360 3.2" screen (480x320 on "newer, much better and more expensive devices" is too close to WQVGA which is soooo 2007), loudspeaker volume, touchscreen sensitivity, etc. He missed too many things and he made it convenient to downplay the 5230 despite comparisons to phones twice or even nearly thrice its price.

To the article writer: recommend me a phone that is VGA or WVGA and has MORE features than the 5230 for UNDER $200. If anything is unrecommendable, it's your reviews, for any device. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
In fairness I wouldn't buy this on an expensive contract - who would? However, since that's not the point of this phone then it's a silly thing to expect people to do.

Then again Engadget completely missed the point of the 5800 as well. 10 million plus sales shows by how big a margin that miss was.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
It's probably just a North American thing though to not like the look of Nokia products, as they do amazing in Europe. Just different tastes I guess!]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
not a regional thing. your just so used to companies forcing you to carry a phone you can not use with one hand that when nokia puts one out the first thought in your head is its ugly. i guarantee it will feel far more at home in your hand then any other phone, especially when you text/email.

still think chris is an idiot and this article proves it. have you even tried the new firmwares? are you really that clueless?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Really? I rarely ever use my left hand with my Hero. It's just a matter of personal taste. Most of Nokia's phone designs don't appeal to me but to be quite honest, I don't think this one is really that bad. I actually quite like it (though it could stand to lose some thickness). And the N900 is just pure beauty in my opinion.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Agree, and beside that, Not every phone made is meant to be high end phone, seriously I'm getting a little bit sick with all this smartphone hype.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
Yeah ... MS doesn't know anything about writing software. They only own a global market share of 90%+ on OS's and even higher for office productivity software. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

I get it that it's cool to rip on MS but please pick a better topic to slam them on.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/I'm glad someone agrees with me. I really don't know why my comment was downranked. As you said, it could possibly be because of the apple comment but I was not being a fanboy. I was not trying to diss Microsoft or palm either. I was merely stating the facts. Engadget readers need to think before they downrank some comments. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/You were downranked mainly asking Nokia to kill old platforms, when these old platform is still more "powerful" albeit may be not as pretty compared to some of the current platforms. Also may be you are not aware of new Symbian^3 and Symbian^4 and Maemo and Meego.

]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
I don't understand why someone would buy this under contract.

I would definitely consider buying one (Ovi Maps, 3G, $10 data plan, and etc).]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/"well if you're sure to be with a carrier for the next two years anyway and it's easy to get the phone unlocked, why not get it subsidized?"

Because subsidized phones cost more. Anybody who isn't skint should buy their phones unsubsidized. Only the people who dont have 200$ should buy subsidized phones, all others save money buying unsubsidized.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/@bruslim I know that.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10-2964.php

It's capacitive]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
I actually really like the form factor of the 5800/5230; it may be chunky but it isn't very wide and fits great in my hand and pocket. I do really hate the 2.5mm charging port though; brutal.

Battery life is decent I suppose; if you do some browsing and listening to music it will probably last 6 hours or so. Very little use and it will last a few days. However, doing heavy browsing and using a lot of applications including GPS, Bluetooth and Wifi may only get you a couple hours.

Ovi Maps is an excellent application. In Canada there is nothing that can compete with it for the price (free).

Regardless, I did just buy a Nexus One but I think I'll be missing the free nav software.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/
Hell, I may keep my 5800 around just as wifi/media/gps device.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/nokia-nuron-for-t-mobile-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:40AM