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Mobilicity launches the Nokia 500 for $169.99

By on October 26, 2011 at 12:34pm in Mobile News, Mobilicity


On the day that Nokia proudly showed their new direction with the Windows Phone powered Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, Mobilicity has announced the release of the Nokia 500. This runs Symbian Anna and has a 3.2-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 640×360, 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and can create a mobile hotspot. The specs and price are decent, this can be yours for $169.99 outright.

It’s not yet shown up online at Mobilicity, but are apparently available in-stores.
Source: Mobilicity

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24 comments for “Mobilicity launches the Nokia 500 for $169.99”

  1. I’m not a Symbian fan, but you can’t go wrong at $170 for this. seems well built tho

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    Posted by GENERAL WONG | October 26, 2011, 12:39 pm
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  2. Great price for the specs on-hand. All value.

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    Posted by Anthony | October 26, 2011, 12:41 pm
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  3. Great price for a fairly decent phone.

    The specs on this phone nice for either a second phone or a phone for someone switching from a dumbphone or even some who just like to text message like kids.

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    Posted by aviking | October 26, 2011, 12:47 pm
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  4. It is Pentaband 3G so is should work with all Carriers in Canada, but can it be unlocked ?

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    Posted by Claudiu | October 26, 2011, 12:47 pm
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  5. Why cant this run Windows Phone 7!?!?!

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    Posted by astudent | October 26, 2011, 12:48 pm
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    Posted by letsgoRIM | October 26, 2011, 1:10 pm
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    • well to be fair this phone has a better display resolution, and a better CPU (however it might be a ARM11 CPU which should perform like a 600 MHz Cortex A8)

      But it is true that it only has 256MB of RAM and at least Android is a real OS with a future, unlike Symbian.

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      Posted by bob | October 26, 2011, 1:43 pm

    • LG Optimus One is $200 at Telus or $150 at Koodo.
      But I do wish Mobilicity had it, though my hands on experience with it wasn’t that great.
      Maybe they’ll bring this $200 Samsung Galaxy W though their Madness prices on Panache were excellent.
      http://phandroid.com/2011/10/26/t-mobile-announces-samsung-exhibit-ii-4g-galaxy-w-for-200-off-contract/

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      Posted by havy | October 26, 2011, 2:43 pm

    • LG Optimus One is $200 at Telus and $150 at Koodo.
      Though I do wish Mobilicity did offer it my hands on experience with it wasn’t so good, though it is one of T-Mobile’s bestsellers.

      Maybe Mobilicity will be able to bring this Samsung Galaxy W for $200 as an entry level Android though their deals on Panache during Midnight Madness sale was very good
      http://www.phandroid.com/2011/10/26/t-mobile-announces-samsung-exhibit-ii-4g-galaxy-w-for-200-off-contract/

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      Posted by havy | October 26, 2011, 2:50 pm

    • LG Optimus One is $200 at Telus and $150 at Koodo.
      Though I do wish Mobilicity did offer it my hands on experience with it wasn’t so good though it is one of T-Mobile’s bestsellers.

      Maybe Mobilicity will be able to bring the announced T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit II (Galaxy W) for $200 as an entry level Android though their deals on Panache during Midnight Madness sale was very good.

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      Posted by havy | October 26, 2011, 2:52 pm

  7. @ astudent: If it ran WP7, a lot of people would not be interested. Have you noticed what happened to Nokia’s share price when they announced the switch to WP7?

    Crazy stuff going on there. They alienated a lot of Symbian users and now they are killing their best phone ever: The Nokia N9 running MeeGo. It is not allowed to be successful, in order to “verify” the management’s decisions. Hence it is hugely overpriced and only available in a few select markets. Stinks.

    This Nokia 500 phone looks decent. But the people in charge of naming Nokia devices should be re-educated. There was a Nokia 500 Monitor, then a Nokia 500 navigation device and now a Nokia 500 phone. Silly.

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    Posted by Daniel AJ | October 26, 2011, 1:12 pm
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    • The N9, beautiful phone I may add came out at an interesting time. I believe Nokia made the right decision to switch to a different platform, they were lagging behind with symbian and meego (great OS but maybe too late). I know a lot of people who are interested in getting nokia windows phones, it is one of the most feature rich experiences out of the box without getting additional apps. So with my own subjective experience, it goes against your points. Its just one of those things.

      PS I believe the N9 is not overpriced considering the phone is made in FINLAND NOT THE EAST. I would GLADLY pay more for a phone if I knew it was made in a proper factory with high standards.

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      Posted by astudent | October 26, 2011, 2:48 pm

  8. Good price, nice phone but probably unlockable :(

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    Posted by pasuljko | October 26, 2011, 1:39 pm
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  9. @astudent This phone doesn’t meet the hardware requirements to run WP7.

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    Posted by kevinc | October 26, 2011, 1:47 pm
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  10. This phone reminds me of my old nokia from 2003. Looks solid, looks cute, makes me wanna buy it and forget about all these crazy 5″ monsters.

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    Posted by Stephen Elsker | October 26, 2011, 2:40 pm
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  11. @kevinc isn’t MS changing the hardware requirements for Apollo, so it might even run on this phone. I would love to see what XDA developers do with this in the future, never know what these guys can do (such talented individuals)

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    Posted by astudent | October 26, 2011, 2:43 pm
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    Posted by hugh | October 26, 2011, 4:09 pm
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  13. not running WP7, then its a fail

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    Posted by hugh | October 26, 2011, 4:10 pm
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  14. This is an amazing phone for the price. 1Ghz processor, capacitive screen, WiFi AND pentaband radio for $170? And Ovi maps are free and work offline. For that price, it’s worth buying it as a worldwide GPS even without using the telephone part!

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    Posted by cheenachatze | October 26, 2011, 4:10 pm
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    • Good show! Not bad, better selection than WIND.

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      Posted by Generation Nothing | October 26, 2011, 10:32 pm

  15. Unlocked Petraband! If it had dual Sim also this phone would be kick a*s.

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    Posted by arkeetek | October 26, 2011, 7:23 pm
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  16. The fact that it’s running Symbian, which Nokia is slowly phasing out, alienates me from the phone just a little.

    To it’s credit, it blows the Spice out of the water, and seems like it gives the Galaxy Mini a run for it’s money based on it’s value.

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    Posted by BurntPixels | October 26, 2011, 9:51 pm
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  17. wow I’d never thought I’d say this but good job Nokia. If I was to buy a dumbphone of my choice I would get that one.

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    Posted by natasha | October 27, 2011, 12:42 pm
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  18. There was a sale on these for 100$ during the holidays. Reading these reviews I’m glad i got one :D

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    Posted by MichealS | January 1, 2012, 7:43 am
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