Nokia N79 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Nokia N79
  • Released 2008, October 97g, 15mm thickness Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI 50MB storage, microSDHC slot
  • 369 MHz ARM 11 Mini-SIM About 201.6 USD
  • 2.4" 240x320 pixels
  • 5MP 480p
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  • 1200mAh Li-Ion

Nokia N79 overview

Nokia N79 is a smartphone that runs on Symbian. It was released on 2008, October. Nokia N79 has 2.4 inch, TFT, 16M colors, a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels screen. It uses 369 MHz ARM 11 CPU. Nokia N79 supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 5MP Single main camera, Single selfie camera. It uses Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-6F). The price of Nokia N79 is about 201.6 USD.

Score the key features of Nokia N79 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 32 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Nokia N79 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2008, August. Released 2008, October
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 110 x 49 x 15 mm, 74 cc (4.33 x 1.93 x 0.59 in)
Weight 97 g (3.42 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

DISPLAY

Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~33.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
  Touch-sensitive Navi wheel

PLATFORM

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
CPU 369 MHz ARM 11

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal 50MB

MAIN CAMERA

Single 5 MP, AF
Features Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash
Video 480p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single VGA videocall camera

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP & DLNA technology
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM transmitter
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
  MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player Photo/video editor Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice command/dial Push to Talk TV-out Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-6F)
Stand-by Up to 372 h (2G) / Up to 305 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Canvas white, Seal grey, Petrol black
SAR 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.17 W/kg (head)
Price About 201.6 USD

TESTS

Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -91.8dB / Crosstalk -73.5dB

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