Nokia N79 review: Swiss Army knife

20 November 2008
Nseries keep on throwing heavy-spec'd phones at us and there's no question they're hitting their best form in quite a while. About time we got less of a curve ball lookswise, Nokia N79 embodies a new approach to Nseries styling...

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  • Anonymous
  • ija
  • 14 Aug 2009

Is N79 available in black colour as well.,,.????
Please tell.,,..,,.

    • h
    • harsh
    • 2@e
    • 04 Aug 2009

    hey just wanna know where i can get the petrol black version of n79 in delhi?
    nd wat is d latest price of d phone?
    reply asap guys...
    thanxxs

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      • harsh
      • 2@e
      • 04 Aug 2009

      hey hanut i just wanna ask how is ur N79 doing?
      as i'm thinking of buying this phone...
      so it will be gr8 help is u reply to my post...
      thanxs in advance..

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        • SK Nayak
        • FYk
        • 24 Jul 2009

        I was using a N-73 Music Edn. Phone of Nokia. But,unfortunately, it was lost. Now I think of buying another phone N-series. Which will be better for me, Samsung-Touchwiz or Nokia N-79? Please some one suggest me.

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          • nj
          • ut7
          • 12 Jul 2009

          jd, 05 Jan 2009hey can any 1 tel me which phone has d best audio sound qua... moreits 5800 Xpress muzic,also N79 is Awesome..........

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            • Hanut
            • upa
            • 04 Jul 2009

            Bought the N79 about two weeks back. Its one heck of a phone boasting of all the features I could ask for and more.Especially the touchpad control which gives it a more ipodish feel. The camera does have some issues.The photographs are way to pixellated for a 5MP camera.My N70 used to give smoother images.Hopefully Nokia will fix this with a firmware update??
            Besides that theres the problem of limited RAM.The processor is fine but the phone is prone to regularly slowing down.That said however, I can hardly blame nokia for skimming on the RAM when the price tag is so unbelieveable.Great Phone in every ther respect.Only thing is....I havent seen too many people with it.Why is that?

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              • Anonymous
              • EqV
              • 24 Jun 2009

              N79, got it since december 08. never regret it even for a day. i say its a sleeper hit, the kind of phone that nobody seems to comment much about since it has almost no commonly found problem. The batt life is marvellous and the form factor and weight is just great. in the age of big phones it is refreshing to own a compact one like this.

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                • Indian
                • Pxs
                • 19 Jun 2009

                Bought N79 last week Petrol Black for Rs.17400 in India. Awesome phone and brilliant features. Nokia Rocks!

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                  • mazen
                  • 0nV
                  • 06 Jun 2009

                  PLZ HELPPP i got the n79 black and it has everything exept for the fm transmitter
                  in the users manual and options it exists and they say go options>fm transmitter
                  but its just not there i think it got deleted somehow does somebody know how can i get it back plz help
                  thx

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                    • angelo
                    • kPI
                    • 22 May 2009

                    Doesn't get any better than this! . I had this phone for about 3 weeks! Haven't seen any flaws. Rock solid performance. No moving parts. Best Nokia phone. This will become a legendary phone, no doubt about it!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 2In
                      • 21 May 2009

                      i m thinking about buying this fone, i hav the SE w810i and i was think of upgrading it to N79. so can anyone tell me is this fone worth it or shud i keep using w810i due to the flaws in N79.

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                        • Khantastic
                        • 2@k
                        • 20 Apr 2009

                        That was a brilliant review,it really helps.

                        Hats off to you guys.

                        Hail gsmarena.com.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vwq
                          • 13 Mar 2009

                          What theme is that you've used throughout this review?

                          I mean to ask about the black theme with differently shaded triangles in the background....

                          Please reply...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • j{k
                            • 11 Mar 2009

                            nseries fan2, 05 Dec 2008which phone should i buy,the faster(but with less RAM)n79,o... moreBoth has the same ram dude

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                              • Richard
                              • v3L
                              • 02 Feb 2009

                              Any of u guys having problems with the 'c' button?

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                                • max
                                • PGE
                                • 01 Feb 2009

                                When the N79 black will out?
                                I see it from N79 gsmarena picture,it look so cool(i dont like white)..

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • v{%
                                  • 27 Jan 2009

                                  Tell you what, it's a great phone.
                                  Just bought it and here is my review
                                  http://www.technicamag.com/nokia-n79-mobile-phone-review/

                                  Thanks.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 2SP
                                    • 24 Jan 2009

                                    i saw the petrol black colour available in this phonet looks sexy.but i dont think its available in india so gonna wait ultill it is im surely gettin this cell.

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                                      • n79 user
                                      • Skv
                                      • 23 Jan 2009

                                      I´m using N79 for 2 months now, and it´s the best phone I ever had.
                                      - Battery lasts 4 days: every day 2 hours of WLAN, 30 minutes phoning, 10 photos
                                      - very good reception and speaking quality
                                      - good build quality, no creaks

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                                        • annonimouse
                                        • 0F6
                                        • 12 Jan 2009

                                        kitch, 20 Nov 2008Have u guys seen this phone in store or dummy. It looks mu... moreWish i cld see it in reality. No shops in my City sell this phone. Why?? My nearest Nokia shop is 140 miles away! The mobile phone industry needs to be open to scrutiny. It isnt. Its shrouded in mystery. How many phones are churned out which arnt even fit for purpose! Design faults that a 10 year old could tell you wont last 5 mins! So called 'smart phones' that are more buggy than a tramps sleeping bag! Etc etc! The mobile phone people are making a killing and getting away with murder! And no one it seems, gives a damn! Sure there are good devices out there, but finding them is pot luck!