The Nokia 5250 is a budget Nokia

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v9.4 operating system with a S60 5th Edition user interface. Its price before tax and subsidies is €115. It was announced in August 2010. It was available in China, Eurasia, Europe, India, Latin America, Middle East, and South-East Asia and the Pacific Region. It is very small and compact. It comes preloaded with

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Reception

CNET Asia praised the resolution for the budget price, but criticized the lack of 3G capabilities, relying only on

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.Chan, John. (25 August 2010
Review: Nokia 5250 - Mobile Phones - CNET Asia
. Asia.cnet.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.

References

External links

Nokia 5250 Complete Device Specifications

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