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Nokia N79 review

Nokia impresses with a slick and stylish mobile phone

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2008-12-12December 12th 2008

Price at launch £319.00
Connectivity USB 2.0
Dimensions 49 x 110 x 15
Weight (g) 97
3G Yes
Display Size 2.4
Display Type TFT LCD
E-mail Client Yes
Expansion Slots Micro SD
GPRS Yes
HSDPA Yes
Internet Browser Yes
Memory 50
Mobile Phone Frequencies 3G/GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900
No of Colours (Main Display) 16 million
Operating System Symbian OS
Phone Features 3D Games, Audio Recording, Calculator, Calender, Call History, Clock/Alarm, Java Games, MP3/Polyphonic ringtones, Music Library, Notes, PC Synch, Photos, Predictive Text, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer
Playable Formats AAC, AAC Plus, eAAC Plus, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, MPEG-4, WMA
Quoted Standby Time 372
Quoted Talk Time (hrs) 5
SAR Level 1.4
Software Provided Symbian 9.3, S60 v3.2
WAP 2.0 Yes
WiFi Yes

Product Summary

N79

Nokia N79

Price at launch

£319.00

For

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5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens

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16m colour screen

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A-GPS with Nokia Maps, 4GB microSD card with maps and tunes

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FM radio transmitter

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'smart' covers

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Wi-Fi

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HSDPA connectivity

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Good quality music player

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3.5mm headphone socket

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S60 smartphone functionality

Against

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Awkward keypad

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Small internal memory

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