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Nokia Nuron (5230) coming to T-Mobile, Nokia C3 to AT&T, both for the prepaid market

Categories: AT&T, Nokia, Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 4:51 AM
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The Nokia Nuron, otherwise known as the 5230 across the rest of the world, has been sold by T-Mobile since March of this year, but today it’s finally going to be made available to people who prefer to be on prepaid plans. Likewise the Nokia C3, which has been on sale around the world since this summer, is coming to AT&T, again for the prepaid market. The Nuron will cost $130 and comes with Ovi Maps which features unlimited turn by turn navigation. The C3 will be sold only at Wal-Mart Stores for $80. Spec sheets for both devices in case you’ve forgotten:

Nokia Nuron: 4.37 x 2.03 x 0.61 inches, 4.05 ounces, 3.2 inch screen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels, 1320 mAh battery, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 2 megapixel camera, quadband GSM/EDGE, dualband (1700/2100 MHz) 3.6 Mbps 3G and finally GPS. Not the most feature packed smartphone on the market, but hey, if you need a second navigation system for your car, and a simple phone for calling and texting, then this is great for you.

Nokia C3 [pictured above]: 4.55 x 2.29 x 0.54 inches, 4.02 ounces, 2.4 inch 320 x 240 pixel screen, 1320 mAh battery, 2 megapixel camera, quadband GSM/EDGE and WiFi. This device is great for the girl in the house who needs to send out a text message every 6 minutes otherwise her hair falls out. It’s cheap, it’s a Nokia, it’ll last a load of laundry should that accidentally happen.

If you’re going prepaid then why not just get the SIM card and buy your own devices? Both of these phones have custom software from their respective operators and chances are that they’ve broken something in the process. Just get something from Amazon or Newegg or even Expansys. You’ll pay a little bit more, but you’ll also be able to shove your own SIM card inside your own phone should you choose to travel abroad. Good luck getting anything other than an AT&T SIM card working in an AT&T phone.

[Via: Nokia Conversations]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • hary

    You can unlock pre-paid phones by calling AT&T, if you know how to do it.
    I have successfully done so far 3 out of 3 times. 100% success ratio.
    (PS: I am also their post paid customer, so i think i was able to do it so easily)

  • http://gmail.com kallal das

    sir nokia c3 phone has been not be good.

  • Faizan Islam

    very nice

  • http://jalalwap Jalal

    ive been playing with my 5230 since january and i must say it has got major major features…flash,java,gaming,multimedia, smartmovie is solution 4 divx files,….quickoffice…

  • Jhonny

    i actually once washed my nokia and it didn´t survive, so i wouldn´t bee too sure on that