5 Comments on Nokia N79 Unlocked Phone with 5 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, and MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty

Gvinianidze Sofiko on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 5:29 pm


hello !!!

i want to buy n79 or n85 wich is the best ?

and one thing i dont like is the color.

so please tell me is this phone silver. and does it has silver bottons and not white?

if it is silver i would buy it.

please inform me the front color is silver and not white yes ?
Rating: 5 / 5

T. Hipp on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 7:25 pm


Very light in weight, was afraid I was going to drop and break it….so returned it and got the Nokia E71 unlocked phone. Great form factor and qwerty keypad is great!
Rating: 3 / 5

Nick Farrell on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 9:01 pm


Basically, I wanted to love this phone, however, the one that I received was full of bugs. First off if u tried to use the navi wheel all of the keys (except for the power button for some reason) would lock up until you reset the phone. This would also happen at random times. Also, when I first booted the camera i got an image for about a second before the image went black and never came back. I ended up returning the phone on the same day I got it. I guess the build quality is pretty good though.
Rating: 3 / 5

C. Christov on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 10:02 pm


I used to have BlackBerry phones in the last 5 years using them 99% for business. I decided to try a Nokia and here is what I found:

PROS:

1) Light weight, easy to carry and handle. This is actually a normal phone that has also all smart-phone features. Easy dialing and having a conversation with great quality is not compromised, because of a full keyboard or touch screen, like on many other “phones”.

2) Long battery life, it is designed to save energy in a smart and convenient way despite the 3G and all applications. If you use the device properly you will find that the battery life is at least 3 times longer comparing to a BlackBerry.

3) Fast and reliable operation system. I am surprised how quickly it starts or shuts down, not to mention the responsiveness, fast operations, etc.

4) Fantastic pictures and videos. It is not only about the megapixels, but the quality is really great. You really don’t need to carry another camera around. It also saves the GPS coordinates of the location where the picture was taken. A lot of great camera settings just like in a standard digital camera.

5) Great features that you really use and are very convenient. For example – the phone reads your emails, FM transmission to your car radio, so you can listen to your music in every car without a cable, great Internet and FM radio, unlock button on the top, easy set up of emails, including sync with company Exchange server, easy tethering at high speed, free IM (Nimbuzz), free Skype talk over the data connection (not using your minutes), etc.

6) WiFi; that is a standard for many phones now. However at this phone the applications actually work faster using the WiFi. Also, it takes much less energy to use the WiFi comparing to the 3G. I found that great, especially using the phone in the office or home.

7) Great design, the changing covers, the look and feel, durable at drop. You will be surprised.

I am sure many will find other things and features of this phone great too.

CONS:

Really minor things I found being too picky and playing too much with the features: software bugs or lack of full control, but certainly those are really minor and they do not interfere with the normal phone operation or any of the applications. I recommend you back up of the phone once you take it out of the box. Some of the applications might be lost if you reset the phone later on. I am not sure why Nokia don’t provide such a back up as a standard feature; let’s say on the CD or on the Memory Card.

I believe Nokia have made an unbelievably good product and I can’t say there is a true completion. I would recommend Nokia N79 to everyone that likes well designed, but also sophisticated and convenient to use devices.
Rating: 5 / 5

Barneond Jose Rene on Tue, 1st Dec 2009 12:15 am


Camera is all you’d expect, with sufficient light the pictures look really good, and I’m really picky. With low light, as bad as any other phone… Flash, pretty descent all though because of the configuration of the camera maybe using the flash even on pretty descent light conditions ruins your photograph by overexposure to light, haven’t been able to fix that with settings, but maybe it can be done…

Battery life is good, like any other nokia

Screen looks really good, put directly under sun light is at least visible.

Buttons are not so good, sometimes hard to press and the end/send buttons are actually position OVER the menu/clear buttons, nothing big though just something you should know.

I didn’t read much about the phone except that the camera was great so in case you don’t know it has an accelerometer which rotates practically every app, including the menu and interface.

Overall a great phone! comes with a 4gb microSD and headphone jack without the issue of having to plug in a “special adapter”
Rating: 4 / 5

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