Nokia N79 Candy Bar 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.4/10

74 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points. “The only phone which is still small and compact but has all the functionality of an n96.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 74 real customer reviews

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74 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
76% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (72)
Battery life7.9
Design8.3
Ease of use8.0
Features8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.5
Overall rating8.4
Basic text and chat user (20)
Music and entertainment lover (9)
Business or web user (7)
Style and looks come first (6)
Other (30)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ The only phone which is still small and compact but has all the functionality of an N96.

- Not sure I like the keypad lock key.
Back cover comes off very easily if the phone is dropped, which dislodges the battery and resets the phone.

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68 of 70 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Steve, Dagenham, Essex , “Music and entertainment lover” More like this »

+ the phone pretty much does all that more expensive phones do which is good, theres a great camera 5mp the music player is excellent and with 4 gig storage you can pack it with games tunes and loads of pics, its packed with applications and games although some are on trial basis, its a nice phone to use and feels nice in your hand and is very light, overall a very good phone but then it is a nokia!! :-)

- typical 60 series phone! slow and sluggish sometimes, lacks some of the little things that 40 series phones have ie no favorite or recently used when sending a text, no id when receiving text

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47 of 51 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

Roz, Crawley , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ Very useful phone - great user friendly software package - compact - and the camera and video is the best I have ever had on a phone. Love the Maps fucntionality and have used the phone as a GPS v sucessfully

- battery life is v short and the keyboard lock is in a very awkward place

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25 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

lynne, inverclyde

+ it is really fast for internet browsing

- keeps freezing and i always need to reboot handset

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20 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

Tarik , London , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ The style and the design.

- The buttns have come, off after 2 days currently in the process of changing this

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25 of 32 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

lee, london , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ size, camera, good all round phone.

- access to personal e-mail account is hard to set up.

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16 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Mar 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “net browsing mainly and”

+ stylish, good pictures and good framerate videos in good daylight, good speakers

- wifi not as good as expected, very poor battery life, menu is a little messy, v ideos and pictures look poor in low light, even worse with night mode (video)

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great looking phone with a host of up-to-date features such as wi-fi and good higher quality video recording. Looks sleek in the black mono-block design, and although it took me a while to figure out where the menu 'button' was(!) the keypad and navigation/software are all good.

- The sound quality on playing mp3 tracks through the handset's speakers is disappointing, and I'm still not sure whether it is any better than my old 6300 for music. Similarly the fm transmitter feature is also disappointing when trying to play tracks through my car's stereo - setup is easy, just lacking in sound quality.

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14 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

abdul , london , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ its easy to use. Call settings are satisfactory for use. all aspects of the phone are good to function.

- nothing bad about the phone. I like everything about it.

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16 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Phil, Sunderland , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ Its an outstanding phone

- Can't think of any apart from not being able to print money

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15 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

paul moz, eccles , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ small with a lot of apps. quite light

- the call answer button and call end button

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12 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

bebs, stevenage , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ excellent mobile phone.

- nothing

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13 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Apr 2009

Score 4.0/10

Richard, Kent , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Decent camera.

- Phone looks cheap, very plasticy, Awkward to use, keys to fidilly, regret getting it

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7 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Sarah, London , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ Very easy to use. If you are used to the nokia format this won't cause any problems. Everything that you could want on a phone.

- The battery life it not useless but it is not as good as some of my old nokia handsets - I presume that this is down to the size of the screen and use of email/internet. However, they provide a compact charger which is easy to carry around if travelling.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2009

Score 7.0/10

Roger, Solihull

+ The looks

- Nothing really

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

mathew , bracknell , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ i,ve found this phone great to use and is easy to use looks good and works as it should really happy with the nokia n79 thanks t-mobile

- no bad points

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

alex, nottingham

+ Easy to use even for the non techno sa v vy

- non really

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

MIKE, CAMBRIDGE , “Music and entertainment lover” More like this »

+ BEING ON THE ORAD ALOT AND NOT HAVING A 3.5mm JACK INPUT OR BLUETOOTH, MEANS THE FM TRANSMITTER WAS A MUST. HAVING IT BUILT IN MEANS I JUST HIT THE PLAY AND FM TRANSMITTER BUTTONS AND I'M ROCKING OUT.

- FOR 'EASE OF USE', THE SCREEN ROTATES DEPENDING ON HOW YOU ARE HOLDING THE PHONE. THIS IS A USELESS FEEATURE FOR ME AND THEREFORE JUST ANNOYS ME.

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11 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Annette, Holmfirth , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ perfect little camera

- Reviewer left no comment

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10 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Phil, Doncaster

+ Intuitive menu, lots of features, good mobile reception, good value.

- Poor GPS and WiFi signal reception.

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purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ GREAT LOOK.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Build quality, features, Nokia reliability.

- Some buttons too small!

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ small, compact, stylish, light-weight, full of features

- Menu can be slightly tricky to navigte

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purchased 14 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

jacqueline, winsford , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ gives you ease of applications

- not enough applications loaded

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purchased 07 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

caroline, leeds

+ eay to use i never had to read instructions to get started or to do the basics.

- when you turn the phone the screen changes in the direction that you are which is a good thing because it makes it easier to read whats on the screen but sometimes it sticks.

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Aimee, Croydon , “Music and entertainment lover” More like this »

+ ggg

- ggg

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

josh, essex , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ great music player and radio. Web browser works well and wifi been good. Attractive design.

- screen has become scuffed easily, would suggest some form of protection. Nothing else has been a problem.

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Its all good, except the key pad is a little difficult to negotiate!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

veronica, london , “Business or web user” More like this »

+ looks nice and web browsing

- none

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Robert, Portsmouth , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ stylish , lightweight , practical and easy to use

- screen broke very easy !

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Michaell, Newcastle , “Style and looks come first” More like this »

+ light and powerfull

- menu can be confusing

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purchased 21 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ it is compact the photos are supurb and i just love it

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Tony, Clacton-on-Sea

+ ease of use and compact

- non so far found

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purchased 29 Sep 2009

Score 6.0/10

Alec, Ipswich , “Style and looks come first” More like this »

+ Not 2 heavy.

- Battery life.

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purchased 25 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Joan , London

+ The phone looks good and works well.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ plenty of features, Nokia Maps, perfect sound quality when using own 3.5mm headphones

- a little bit buggy firmware, Nokia Maps with limited functionality (full set of features available for free for only 3 months), no standby status display - when phone goes to sleep the screen is blank

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purchased 14 Aug 2009

Score 1.0/10

alex, london

+ Reviewer left no comment

- waste of money- worst nokia phone i have ever used

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5 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jul 2009

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Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type Candy Bar
Band Quad
EDGE No
WiFi Yes
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 5
Screen Resolution (pixels) 320x240
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
SatNav Yes
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 97
Talk Time (hours) 5.5
Standby Time (hours) 372
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 49x110x15
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 0.94
Games Yes
HTML Browser Yes
Colour Multi
Mobile Phone Buyers Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

Design

  • Pick your colours: Canvas White with Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown and Olive Green, Seal Grey with White, Espresso Brown and Coral Red or Petrol Black with Dark Grey, Steel Grey and Deep Plum.
  • Change the colour of the cover and watch the screen theme change to match.
  • Hold the device sideways and the display goes widescreen.

Sharing & Internet

  • Connect to your friends, feeds and favourites.
  • Email and send text and multimedia messages.
  • Browse the internet on the full web browser.
  • Upload and share your photos and videos.

Photography

  • Take sharp photos with the 5 Megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics.
  • Automatically tag your photos to the location.
  • Upload your photos and share on Ovi.

Navigation

  • Find places to meet with the A-GPS receiver.
  • Explore new places with the Nokia Maps application.
  • Get a voice-guided navigation trial license for free.

Music

  • Download, transfer and manage your favourite music.
  • Listen with the built-in stereo speakers or the included Nokia Stereo Headset.
  • Play music wirelessly on your car stereo with the integrated FM transmitter.

Gaming

  • Get all the hottest games with superb graphics with N-Gage™.
  • Take on other players in the N-Gage™ arena.
  • Try new games for free and buy the ones you like.

Preview the action at N-Gage™

  • Several try-and-buy games come preloaded with one free game activation. Varies by country.

Video

  • Record DVD-like quality videos of you and your friends.
  • View your personal and downloaded videos on the full screen.
  • Browse your videos by category or keyword search.
  • Transfer your videos easily from your PC.
  • Upload your videos and share on Ovi.

Applications

  • Enhance your device with a wide range of applications.
  • Transfer your contacts, calendar and to-do lists from your computer.
  • Synch to your compatible home stereo over the air.

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