Phone comparison

Nokia N79

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GENERAL

Introduced

October 2008

Announced

July 2008

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

1.400 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

Nokia N79

Shared memory

50 MB

Extras

- Photocall
- microSD, up to 8 GB, 4 GB included
- 369 MHz ARM 11 CPU

SIZE

Nokia N79

Weight

97.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

110.0 x 49.0 x 15.0

DISPLAY

Nokia N79

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT, 16M colors

Size

2.40 inch

Resolution

240 x 320 pixels

Extras

- Downloadable themes
- Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

RINGTONES

Nokia N79

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes, 64

Extras

- MP3
- Loudpseaker with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio output jack

NETWORKING

Nokia N79

HSDPA speed

3.6 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Class 11

EDGE

Yes, Class 32, 236.8 kbps

HSCSD

Yes

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.0 with A2DP

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
- Instant Messaging
- Push to Talk
- GPS with A-GPS support (Nokia Maps)

CAMERA

Nokia N79

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, video (VGA@30fps), secondary VGA video-call camera

FEATURES

Nokia N79

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- TV-out