Released in March 2010, the Nokia Nuron, also known as the Nokia 5230, offers a variety of cellular and multimedia features, including multiple wireless network connectivity and navigational functionality. Understanding the phone's features and specifications can provide you with the know-employ several tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the device. The unlocked version of the Nuron gives you the option of using the device on another carrier's network than the one for which it was originally designed. Other than this feature, all of the Nuron's features are functional with either network.
Battery Life
A standard lithium-ion battery provides the Nokia Nuron with up to seven hours of talk time and up to 432 hours, or 18 days, of standby time. Compared with similar devices on the market at the time of publication, the phone's battery life ranks below the eight-hour average for talk time and above the 396-hour average for standby time. Employing several battery-saving tricks can help the phone go longer between charges, including minimizing the display screen's brightness level, disconnecting its Wi-Fi connectivity when not in use and disabling its GPS feature.
GPS
The Nokia Nuron comes with an assisted-GPS application that uses a combination of satellite and cellular tower signals to provide navigational functionality, such as turn-by-turn directions. In partnership with the A-GPS application, the phone provides nearby contact information for commercial and emergency services, such as hospitals, gas stations and restaurants. A little-known aspect offered by the LBS feature is its ability to allow third parties, such as employers or parents, to track the location of the device through a personal computer by using a third-party application. This trick can help employers know where their employees are and to keep track of their company's property, such as vehicles.
Memory
The Nokia Nuron features just 70MB of internal memory, which makes the need for additional memory more of an eventuality than possibility, especially if you plan to add a lot of content to the device. The phone does feature a card slot that supports microSD or microSDHC cards for up to 16GB of expanded memory, which should provide ample room for adding large files, such as pictures, applications and videos. The Nuron also offers 128MB of random access memory, which stores copies of files for faster access and processing speeds. What's not too well known about RAM is that in spite of its intent to provide faster processing speeds, it can also lead to sluggish performance. RAM retains its contents as long as the device is receiving power. Turning the device off is a trick that automatically empties RAM contents and can lead to improved processing speeds.
Considerations
Over time, picture, text message, music and video files can consume a lot of the Nuron's internal and expanded memory. Occasionally checking the device for unused or unwanted files, and deleting them, will help you preserve the device's memory. If you need the files that are eating up the phone's memory, sending them to an email address or another mobile device will help you save the files while giving the Nuron added available memory.
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