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When the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was released a little more than a year ago, we thoroughly panned it in our review — put simply, it felt undercooked and uncompetitive in a world where webOS, iPhone OS, and Android were all realities, regardless of Nokia’s existing smartphone dominance through much of the world. More than a year later, we’re now presented with the Nokia Nuron, a pretty close relative of that first S60 5th Edition device from back in the day; it’s simply a carrier-branded version of the 5230, which itself is a lower-end variant of the 5800.

Despite its flaws, the 5800 has gone on to become a global success for Nokia — but can the Nuron do the same in a market traditionally unfazed by Nokia’s advances? More directly, has Nokia’s first volley in the modern touchphone battle evolved enough to become a prime-time player in the States? Let’s find out.

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