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Review: Nokia 5230 Nuron

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Browser

The Nuron comes with the venerable S60 browser, which is based on Webkit (like iPhone and Android). The browser comes with all the same features that we've see on other S60 handsets, including the mini-map. It my opinion the browser uses way too many drop-down menus to get to a lot of the features. Perhaps the most useful change is that one of the software controls will open up a big finger-friendly grid for navigating to your bookmarks and so on. I wish all of the menus of the browser were this easy to use.

The home page is T-Mobile's web2go platform, which offers all the links users need to access basic information such as news and weather. If you want to browse the open web, you have to use the phone's options to get at the URL address bar and so on.

Browsing via T-Mobile's 3G network was nice and speedy. Mobile-optimized sites loaded in just a couple of seconds. Full HTML took a little bit longer to download, but they were still comparatively quick. Having the large screen makes for a better experience.

Customize

Most S60 phones let you customize a fair amount of the phone's features and functions. Wallpapers, ringtones, alerts, and so on are all easy-breezy. The home page can be set to have as much or little content as you want. The main menu can be re-arranged however you like it. Nearly every notification, service, and application can at least be tweaked, if not significantly altered to appeal to users' preferences. You don't like something? Chances are, you can fix that.

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Nokia 5230 Nuron

3.2" display 360 x 640 pixels
ARM 11 processor
1,320 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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