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Nokia N79 Reviews Analysis
Smartphone with two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM More product details
242 reviews
November, 2009
- OVERVIEW
- EXPERT REVIEWS (85)
- USER REVIEWS (157)
- REVIEW ANALYSIS
- PRICES
- DETAILS
What people think about the Nokia N79: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 242 reviews from across the web.
price
5
- more expensive Nseries phones
- Outperforms some larger, more expensive Nseries phones
- Your best choice in price-performance-size-features
LCD
5
- Smaller screen compared to some other phones
- 2.4" 16M-color LCD TFT display of QVGA resolution
- Auto-rotate screen
sound
5
- sound clarity
- design, sound clarity
keyboard
0.5
- Keypad could be more defined
- the only thing i didn't like about this phone is that it has a flat keypad
- Peculiar keypad
- keyboard is hard to use
- keyboard is hard
interface
0.5
- The keys and keypad layout makes for a difficult user experience
- Some buttons are not very user friendly
battery
5
- Good battery life
- Host of connectivity options, Good battery life, FM Transmitter
- Excellent battery life
- surfed internet on wifi for hours and only one bar used
- Excellent battery life, surfed internet on wifi for hours and only one bar used
portability
5
- Size / Weight / UI / Most of its aesthetics / Multimedia support
- light weight
- Very light and slim
size
0.5
- The N79's navigation controls and dialpad are a little cramped, and call quality was a bit mixed
- but a little annoying)
- size big
connectivity
5
- Doesn't charge off USB
- file synchronisation is troublesome
- The Symbian smartphone also features integrated Wi-Fi
- The Symbian smartphone also features integrated Wi-Fi, U.S
- 3G support
- Bluetooth
- 3G support, Bluetooth, and GPS
- Wi-Fi
- 3G with HSDPA support
- Wi-Fi with UPnP technology
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- USB and Bluetooth v2.0
- Host of connectivity options
usability
1
- Rice-like keys are difficult to use
- " tomorrow" and other simple words
- dificult to use
- Easy music organiser
design
4
- It will require getting used to the hardware design when composing a message
- Design is a mixed bag
- The Nokia N79 offers a slim and attractive design and packs in a load of multimedia features
- Classy looks, feature rich, good quality music playback, rich bundle
- Stylish design
- light weight, stylish design, interchangeable covers and 5mp camera
- Looks simple but slick
- design
- Subtly stylish
maps
5
- and GPS
- GPS
- Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation
image quality
5
- Zooming in on a photo takes ages
- Good call quality
- Outperforms some larger, Good call quality
optics
5
- with Carl Zeiss optics
- phone, 5 megapixel camera, with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash
sensor
5
- as compared to other cell phones in this range
color
0.5
- Back casing colour choices / Rice-like keys / Upper buttons too close together leading
- the white color head phones
flash
0.5
- Xenon flash for the camera would probably be a better option than the Dual LED flash that the N79 features
- lack of a xenon flash...............oops
- dual LED flash
video
5
- conference and video calling
- It has hands-free and automatic answer via a speakerphone, conference and video calling, push-to-talk and VoIP
- VGA video recording at 30fps
resolution
5
- High resolution camera and video
memory
3
- limited memory
- 4GB memory card included in the retail package
performance
4.5
- The GPS performance is not the best among Nseries
- Web browsing and email messaging services are fast because of HSDPA
- and with a super-fast-GPS
- Your best choice in price-performance-size-features, and with a super-fast-GPS
menu
0.5
- and Menu and Clear Buttons (not so Cons
- The D-Pad, and Menu and Clear Buttons (not so Cons, but a little annoying)
- Navi-wheel is great but does not work on menu scrolling
build quality
0.5
- Cheap build quality with quirky keys
