The N79 has a glossy finish to it with silver metal tracing the sides of the phone, giving it an elegant look. Aside from the screen, you see a secondary camera on top and the keypads. You’ll see that the Symbian and the cancel buttons are both flat and in between 2 other buttons kaya medyo mahirap pindutin yun kung nagmamadali ka magtext. The keypads are divided horizontally and, even though it does look a bit stylish, texting can be a bit of a problem with the small space where the division is plus the fact that you have to be a bit firmer when you press the buttons to type. There’s also a multimedia button on the side of the phone.

Of course, this being a Nokia N-series handset there is a lot going on here. And you are going to need fairly deep pockets if you want the N79 SIM-free because it’ll set you back more than £300 in that guise. It ought to be available free on monthly contracts before long, but I couldn’t see any evidence of that online as I wrote this review. Maybe you will by the time you read it.

With N-series handsets coming through thick and fast at the moment, Nokia has to work hard to differentiate between them. But in N-series terms, the N79 is a phone with mid-range specs.

Specs and Features

It has all the Core Functionalities of a Typical Nokia N-Series device. Some of the Notable Attractive features of the Nokia N79 include;

• 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
• High-speed 3.5G HSDPA, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that supports high-speed connectivity facilitating superior web browsing,
• Up to 24 hours of music playback with dedicated music keys for non-stop music enjoyment.
• FM transmitter that can be used to play your music via your Car Stereo
• Geotagging and dual LED-flash
• Bundled with Nokia Maps 2.0 + 10 pre-loaded NGage games
• 4GB micro-SD card (can store around 3000 songs, 2500 photos)
• 3.5mm headset connector
• Three colors come in the Nokia N79 box