Sensing the need to keep up pace with tech enthusiasts’ taxing demands, Nokia and T-Mobile USA team up together to declare the release of Nokia 5230 Nuron smartphone. The phone is bundled with superior features such as applications, maps with turn-by-turn directions, and more.
Functioning on T-Mobile’s super fast 3G network, the device can provide incredible web browsing and opulent experiences on a 3.2-inch touchscreen. The handset is also pre-installed with Ovi Maps, a free turn-by-turn navigation solution from Nokia and more. Moreover, the phone would be the first to encompass the Ovi Store pre-loaded, thereby offering users access to several amazing apps and games.
Mark Slater, Vice President, Sales, Nokia, commented, “The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a great product of our collaboration with T-Mobile USA and provides consumers with more compelling mobile experiences as they navigate, watch video, play games and social network. The Nokia Nuron offers U.S. consumers a unique and compelling mobile experience that caters to their everyday needs and enables them to connect to their passions with an affordable 3G touch smartphone.”
The mobile phone enables users to effortlessly navigate around town, download content and applications for an enjoyable experience or to aid them in controlling their hectic lives. People can keep in touch with their friends and family by means of IM, text, personal or work e-mail, and the device also provides the capability to browse the web with a full HTML browser.
Travis Warren, director, product marketing, T-Mobile USA, stated, “Many of our customers are looking for smartphones that deliver a great mobile Web experience with access to games and applications, all at an affordable price. We are excited to partner with Nokia to offer our customers the Nokia 5230 Nuron, a 3G smartphone for the masses that delivers features like a full touch screen, free turn-by-turn navigation and a premium storefront for applications.”
The Nokia Nuron is claimed to be the first U.S. carrier-supported Nokia smartphone to pre-install Ovi Maps, a solution from Nokia that provides users free turn-by-turn directions and navigation. Moreover, Ovi maps is a great tool to find out amazing places to eat, concerts, movies and more with Lonely Planet guides. Other features comprise of the facility to view the weather forecast and even share one’s present location on Facebook. With pedestrian navigation, Ovi Maps can offer the finest directions via pedestrian zones and shortcuts plus pathways through parks and buildings. Additionally, the handset has built-in maps for USA, Canada and Mexico. Users can encompass the facility to use more than 180 country maps at nokiausa.com.
T-Mobile intends to simplify the buying experience for its users and facilitate them to pay for this content by having it billed to their monthly bill or by means of a credit card. The Nokia 5230 Nuron is scheduled to be accessible in a few weeks in specific T-Mobile retail stores and online at t-mobile.com.
The companies inform that application of a few features or services may have separate, extra charges and/or need a qualifying data plan. 3G coverage is said to be present in locations nationwide, but may not be accessible universally. The price of Nokia 5230 Nuron is currently under wraps.