I had as little Telefonierer a contemporary replacement for my betagtes Nokia 6233 sought, which should meet the following requirements:
- Weight as possible - small, shirt pocket suitable housing
- Possibility of listening stations via UMTS Internet Radio
- Can be used as Navi
- Occasional Internet access in order to quickly and go get a market price or from a mail can
- No self-service device manufacturer to my usage, location or phonebook data
In various dealers I've tried Besides Nokia also Bada- and Android phones.
In the trying out of me Andoid phones came quickly the KO: when you turn the GPS receiver in the function menu came mutatis mutandis the question "location data is transmitted, this may cost you fees I agree. Yes / No". When selecting "no" remained from the GPS receiver, so it was not usable. In the "yes" case, it was not clear what, when and how often is and for what purpose transferred to whom - I am not willing to accept. Thus, the pitch for me scaled quickly to Symbian or Bada operating system. In both, I'm still not completely sure if and what is here transferred in the background.
The Nokia 500 I have finally chosen for its low price and its low weight and ordered together with auto bracket and headset.
When I got it delivered, Symbian Anna was installed, however, I have recorded the update provided by Nokia on Symbian Belle three weeks ago.
My requirements are met, the mobile good overall:
The screen is small, but quite bright and easy to read. Only in direct sunlight, it becomes difficult.
There are 4 (Belle) Home screens willing to let on where to store apps or contacts.
The screen content adjusts to the mobile-alignment (cross / high). If you hold the phone upright and wants to make a text entry (eg www address) using the virtual keyboard, it is very difficult because of the small screen, with large fingers to write error-free. If I succeed only when I hold the phone cross, then the keyboard has bigger keys.
For my few Internet accesses the browser is sufficient in terms of function + speed.
The navigation has preloaded maps for roofs, but can be to many countries in the world extend (possibly is then an additional memory card makes sense) after registration with Nokia for free and with a lifetime update warranty
I have tried so far in the Navi D, France and Portugal. The destination sometimes requires quite precise details so as not to get proposed somewhere else places the same name.
Whether I have the works by voice not yet been tested.
For route guidance several options are available (fastest, shortest, optimized) as well as various ways options (ferries, tunnels, toll roads, ...)
The Navi can warn if desired in violation of speed limits by an adjustable value addition.
The Navi has a clear, articulate voice message, with or without street names and different voices.
The routes themselves seem calculated to me efficiently; the Navi also works offline.
Since one edge plugged the phone in the car mount, even the small screen is not a problem because you can always see enough of the future path, especially in 3D mode.
At the same time when the music player or Internet radio is playing in the background, the program will gently off for the duration of Navi announcement and reappear - class!
If one wants but filling of the screen Navi View Internet radio switch to another channel set, it is fiddly.
The camera takes photos in bright light amazingly useful, but has no flash and can not record HD video.
On the subject of battery: in many tests of smartphones is to be read again and again that the tested Smartphone "by holding full 24 hours." Cruel - my old phone lasts 10 days with little use by, and I wanted to degrade me not natural. But I did not: in little use enough for me (Symbian Anna), one battery charge even for a week - on Symbian Belle, I have not repeated the test.
I tried instead of the supplied headset WH-701: although not explicitly designated as "compatible", the control of the phone works with it (answer, loud / quiet, play / pause, forward / backward)
The update from Symbian Anna to Belle I did, because my phone had crashed in the first few weeks twice in total (but equal without assistance again rebooted) and because the Internet Radio app produced an echo in some channels, so that I a improvement had hoped.
Symbian Belle looks a little fancier and feels a bit clever - big the difference is not. There are now 4 instead of the previous 3 home screens. From above, a handy status bar can pull down like a window shade, where you can easily enable or disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile data access. For switching between open applications has complicated for my taste. Crashes I've seen since the update but no more, and the echo in the Internet radio seems eliminated.
From the App Store, I have loaded me an Office app with PDF reader - all I need for now. Some critics say the store was too small, there would be too few apps. I can not confirm.
I am in total very pleased with my purchase and can recommend the phone. The price for money alone is great by the good Navi function!
Pity Nokia wants to give up the Symbian development - perhaps (hopefully) superior to the Finns it is still different.
I see this as a great operating system that is completely suitable for its intended use and does not aim to make its user to involuntary source of future business models.
