Updated 13 Feb, 2012, 6:30 pm IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / NOKIA

Nokia N79

06 Jan, 2009, 3:00 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Camera
The new UI allows you to customize the quick access settings menu on the camera screen. The 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens manages most images quite well, but low light images tend to look a bit off and a slight watercolor effect can be noticed.

In Macro mode the picture reproduction looks really good with very vivid colors retained quite well.

The colors are what look quite good for a camera of this caliber.

Battery
The N79’s battery is what I was impressed with. On a single charge I used the phone for almost three days. The usage was average of course with a little music, messaging, calls and net surfing. GPS tends to run the battery down a bit faster. With just talktime in mind, the N79 clocked in about 4 hours and 10 minutes and that’s impressive as far as I’m concerned.

The Bottom Line
The Nokia N79 is a great looking handset that manages to accomplish most of its designated tasks quite easily with just a few quirks. The camera and battery and its multimedia functionality as a whole are real assets in the handset’s arsenal. Priced at Rs. 19,000 (street) with a 4GB (loaded with goodies) card included the N79 is worth the consideration.

Specs

Nokia N79
Network	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 3G, EDGE
Physical	110 x 49 x 15 mm, 97g
Display	240 x 320, 16m colors, TFT LCD, 2.4 inches
Memory	83MB internal, microSD external (4GB included)
Media	MP3, AAC, WMA, 3GP, MPEG4, Voice Recorder, FM radio, Video and image editors
Camera	5 megapixel AF, Dual LED flash
Connectivity	USB v2.0, Bluetooth with A2DP, Wi-Fi
Battery	360 hrs standby, 4 hrs 10 mins talktime
Street	Rs. 19,000

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Tags: Series 60 , N-Series , 5 megapixel

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