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Nokia 5230 XpressMusic Nuron in the flesh!

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 3:49 PM

Nokia’s Nuron is already officially official and just waiting to go live on T-Mobile’s network on March 17th, and that means there are already plenty of pre-launch Nurons running around in the wild. Today, we have our first shots of the latest Nokia music-phone in the flesh, showing its T-Mobile branding and touchscreen. Those of you looking for a cheap alternative to the iPhone 3GS, or those of you that just have to have the latest music-oriented XpressMusic phone from Nokia, will want to pay attention.

The 5230 XpressMusic will hit the US as the Nokia Nuron. It will feature a 3.2-inch nHD touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, 3G (HSPA_ connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth, memory card and a 3.5mm headphone jack. We’re looking for the Nuron to drop on March 17, with a $70 (on 2-year contract) pricing. The Nuron will also work with the free GPS navigation feature built into its Ovi Maps app, making it a great value for the directionally-challenged.

But, as Stefan pointed out, the iPhone 3G is going for $99 with a 2-year AT&T contract. The Nuron will be only $30 cheaper on contract. The choice will be yours.

Check out the rest of the Nuron live pics at TmoNews.

[Via: Ubergizmo]

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  • Hary

    Just a reminder!!
    Do you know, what is the cost of data plan for Nuron and iphone? That should be considered for the real comparison of ownership cost.

  • kilari

    The option between iphone and nuron would be easy for me. I’d take the nuron. Iphones are gay, and apple is a controling DICKtator of a company. I’ll never buy an apple device. Anyone who buys apple is a square. Besides the X6 is hot.

  • ThisGuy

    The Nuron will be on a 2 yr contract for $70 with a $10 data plan required. $70 + (24 months x $10) = $310

    Iphone is $100 on a 2 yr contract with a $30 data plan required. $100 + (24 months x 30) = $820

    Im thinking if you told people that they would save $510 by going for the Nuron, it would be a huge factor in their decision making. Plus you get a great navigational unit with Ovi Maps on the Nuron.