Nokia N79 review

Nokia N79 is a newly launched entertainment-focused candybar mobile phone. The design is quite similar to Nokia N85, which was also announced just recently, although it comes with a more stylish focus.

For those worried about matching their mobile phone with their outfit when they hit the streets, three Xpress-on smart covers are included with Nokia N79. With the ability to change the covers and the phone’s themes, you will look cool everyday!In typical S60 fashion, a lot of the core functionality from older models remain, while new and improved features are seamlessly integrated. The Nokia N79 runs on Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, and as expected there are a lot of things that remind one of older models with the same operating system.

The Nokia N79 integrates navigation, music with FM transmitter, high-speed connectivity, web browsing, over 10 preinstalled N-Gage games and an advanced camera in one compact device. The 5.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics comes with dual LED flash and video lights to captures clear images. Video can be edited on the N79 directly and photos can be geotagged to specific locations. The N79 comes with a combination of three Xpress-on smart covers of either Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown, Olive Green, White and Coral Red.


Main Features of Nokia N79

* 2.4″ 16M-color LCD TFT display of QVGA resolution
* 5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and AF assist light
* VGA video recording at 30fps
* Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
* ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
* Quad-band GSM support
* Wi-Fi with UPnP technology
* 3G with HSDPA support
* Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation
* microSD card slot with microSDHC support
* 4GB memory card included in the retail package
* Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
* Swappable Xpress-on smart covers (two of them in the box)
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* TV out
* Stereo FM Radio with RDS
* FM transmitter
* Navi wheel navigation
* USB and Bluetooth v2.0
* Free N-Gage games
* Keylock switch