Nokia N79 review: Swiss Army knife
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...
- nseries fan2
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which phone should i buy,the faster(but with less RAM)n79,or the bit slower(120MB RAM) n82?...is the d-pad better in n79?
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- 2008-12-05 20:47
- nmh8
- bdrg
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it's design same with n82, make me bored! about design samsung n lg better than nokia
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- 2008-11-29 09:42
- ji{R
- Anonymous
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> In reply to nokia @ 2008-11-27 13:48 from nmIbi know, logically it seems pretty ridiculous as the highenders rite now starting from N95, N95 8GB, N82, N85, N79 are pretty much overall the same, just FP2, OLED, FM transmitter, Firm Factor and Xenon are in the mix with them being the basic differences but its really a good way to capture the mass market as you get bored with a phone over time and changing it to another decent phone kinda refreshs the excitement and with each one you get something new, like OLED screen or a FM transmitter, look at other brands they have started doing the same, SE used to have K800i as its 3.2MP flagship and K850i as its 5MP king...it lost to nokia who was like throwing out 5mp phones at a insane rate...and now SE has multiple 3.2mp and 5mp phones too, same with Samsung an all......Nokia's my fav
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- 2008-11-28 07:00
- j019
- nokia
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Well it seems to be another same phone from nokia
I am mistaken or it is always the same thing with a different product code ?
I never seen a brand that plays with us like that
Nokia can do this way a new phone each day just by changing a little the case or the shape of the keyboard
But they will be always the same phone with different names
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- 2008-11-27 13:48
- nmIb
- Nokia Fan
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-11-21 12:33 from M@T2Alright.. If there is one single reason why GSMArena's reviews sounded different, well that strongly proves that GSMArena.com reviews phones INDEPENDENTLY and not just by simply copying impressions from another mobile reviewing website.
Btw.. Have you already checked out ''MobileWitch.com''?? There you will discover that Mobilewitch is the GSMArena clone. Too bad. GSMArena tolerates this. =(
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- 2008-11-25 10:44
- ji{R
- Nokia Fan
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-11-24 11:13 from tDCmNo. Not all N and E Series are always better on normal Nokia phones.
Imagine the Nokia Arte Series having better build quality than N Series. Or if the Arte Series is not enough, there's the elderly 6300, 6500 slide and 6600 slide with better build than the N Series.
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- 2008-11-25 10:29
- ji{R
- cool
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-11-24 11:13 from tDCmya! E and N-series usually has better build quality than the regular Nokia phones.but u hv to agree tht 6220 c is quite same as N-series.nd it can be called N6220.
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- 2008-11-25 07:04
- PyN8
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"This is partially compensated by the built-in voice recognition system, which is doing quite a good job recognizing most of the commands. It is also fully speaker-independent and doesn't require prerecording of the commands."
-->But it is possible to prerecord the voice commands!!
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- 2008-11-24 15:32
- P43D
- Anonymous
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> In reply to Pinoy_Apple_Hater @ 2008-11-23 09:26 from RKp{N79 vs 6220?
IMO...
first, WiFi (yes, i prefer phone with wifi, i don't need bigger megapixel)
second, the build quality. the E and N-series usually has better build quality than the regular Nokia phones.
:)
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- 2008-11-24 11:13
- tDCm
- Anonymous
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ive bought n79 today.
First impressions-amazing phone!
GPS is BETTER THAN GARMIN 350W, it refreshes faster, connects in seconds, and is very accurate.
wlan antenna is powerful, the screen is really big.
if you have questions, click me on infrardeca_at_yahoo.com
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- 2008-11-23 20:10
- pqWH
- Anonymous
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the phones perfect in everyway, excpt for the Navi pad...man it just looks so Pre N82 ish......if only it had a better lookin navi pad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- 2008-11-23 12:20
- 3CH7
- Pinoy_Apple_Hater
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Is there still a point in getting an N-Series now? It used to be there were exclusive features in the N-Series that weren't available in the regular Nokia line, but today, almost all the latest features, the OS, and the UI can be found in non-N-series phones. Case in point: the N6220. A-GPS, Symbian v9 OS, Series60 v3 Feature Pack 2 UI, 16.7M color TFT screen, very usable camera, the only thing lacking is Wi-Fi, but that' not a dealbreaker for many people. N6220 is more feature-complete than most of the older & mid-range N-series phones that are still being sold today!
I think Nokia made a big mistake in doing that, they should have clearly delineated the two line-ups with some killer features that aren''t available in the lower line. Otherwise, I would just wait a year or less to get the same features in the newest N-Series to trickle down to the N6xxx line.
I mean why bother getting an N70ME, N73ME, N77, N80, N90, N91, N93i, etc., if there is such a thing as an N6220 available today? Can anyone give a decent answer?
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- 2008-11-23 09:26
- RKp{
- luis
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> In reply to Stumbler @ 2008-11-21 14:01 from 0BiVThe reason is simple: Nseries doesn't need improvements, they're still on the pole position, they don't need a 8mp camera when their 5mp cameras are ok. They prefer to have more profit launching some ''new products'' with the good old formula from N95 and the likes at an adequate price. There are many phones lacking a huge set of features incorporated on Nseries. And the only exceptions are Innov8 and PDAs like HTC Touch HD that costs quite a lot and the feature set aren't so different.
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- 2008-11-22 23:26
- PrXL
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i only need a minute to say that the softkey and d-pad of Nokia N79 is ridiculous... the design is okay, but I'm not quite interesting with it...
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- 2008-11-22 18:31
- PFyG
- Anonymous
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I need help asap please..
what means bad gps sensitivity?
just that that i took lot of time to connect with staellites?
Will be this fixed in next firmwares?
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- 2008-11-22 10:55
- nxSj
- Anonymous
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> In reply to Stumbler @ 2008-11-21 14:01 from 0BiVThe n-series have come up with 16gb and fm transmitters this year, all of which are useful. About the 8mp, the i8510 may capture more detail due to the bigger lens, but why should i get an i8510 when n82 already exists? It delivers excellent 5mp images plus it goes for half the price of i8510? I would be trading bigger pictures for the xenon flash which is much more useful.
Not having a dedicated 3d graphics accelerator only reduces the performance, but it doesnt make it bad. Its performance is still ok. Werent people happy with the excellent performance of n78? Yet it didnt have the graphics accelerator. Thats why i say it isnt a disadvantage to lack one.
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- 2008-11-21 14:44
- M@T2
- Anonymous
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N79 is a redesigned phone?? i can't see it , list out la
even though they continue use n81 design ON N85, but they not like some rubbish brand, nothing change at all just the design different!
nokia got improve the feature! smart xpress on cover is old feature?? fm-transmitter also??
OLED screen is not a new thing?
adding the wmv code haven' t enough?? a device can play RM,MP4,3GP,WMV,FLV not enough??
better than some product until now only can play MP4 ,3GP ONLY!
the symbian version also the latest one
if all this feature cannot satisfy you, i bet you, you better don't ever buy a SONY ERICSSON phone
THOSE PHONE WILL MAKE YOU HE11
AS BORING AS HE11
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- 2008-11-21 14:13
- ib7n
- Stumbler
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-11-21 12:33 from M@T2It seems I touched a nerve there by pointing out that the Nseries haven't introduced anything new for a year now, just redesigning the same old phones.
And of course no HW accelerator is a disadvantage - my N95 had a HW accelerator and it was released a year and a half ago. And it used to take much better pictures, too. So that makes the camera of N79, even though it is better than the N85 rather disappointing.About the 8mp and lagging thing - have you checked out Samsung INNOV8 image quality? I can't see Nokia offering anything even comparable to that.
Frankly, i can't see how can a review saying: "Solid value as a brand-loyal upgrade and little competition let the N79 hope for quite a success." be biased against Nokia but if that helps you sleep better at night - Sure, call it biased and let's get it over with.
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- 2008-11-21 14:01
- 0BiV
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