Bought mine in 2009. After all these years having survived both me and my parents - I loaned it to each of them in turn, and each of them used it rather carelessly for months - now it's back with me and working as perfect as can be, mid-2017.
@BenjaminLee2009... Well to be fair the N79 was pre-owned & I later found out the light sensor was defective...sold it off & bought a new N79 original set...I bought the N79 b'coz it has video light...
Well, this isn't me doing the audio, for one. Ricky did this - and the audio quality is much worse because he used a point and shoot camera and not an HD video camera like I do. As to the name, the video is part of the review we posted - it is linked from the description.
I have dropped it a number of times from about 4 feet up onto concrete sidewalks, and yet it still hasn't broke. This phone is very durable, good size and has many features. Tomorrow I am getting the Nokia 5730! it has more features and a qwerty keyboard, but the downside is that it is a bit bigger. For those of you who are getting the N79, enjoy it, because you will.
5.Good battery life, in heavy use it stands for 2.5 days, for moderate used 6 days. Its really good batterylife and if you didnt used 3g, turn it to GSM in network setting because dual mode caused batery to finish fast. 6. Gps has a really good signal. but i don't use it much so i wont talk any further about gps.
I have had the nokia n79 for about a year now, I have really enjoyed it. The video quality is superb (better than alot of videos people put on youtube with camcorders!) I mainly use it for music, but all of the other features are very good and the phone is just amazing.
I have an N79 here in England. To my horror it didn't have the classic Nokia SMS alert that's been around for years (the double beep-beep). It took me an hour to transfer it from my old 6280 (or N73). Had to transfer it to Nokia suite, then to N79. Couldn't Bluetooth it for some reason.
After watching so many reviews I finally bought n79. There are ppl saying it sux, hangs and so many issues. But after using 2 week I didn't face any single problem from this fone everything is working great even if I found 1 or 2 in future that completely ok, every phone have some problem. from my side thumbs up for this fone
I've had the phone for 9 months and I find it to be the most feature complete phone i've seen (what other phone has the transmitter?), although my 3 main gripes are the hard to use keyboard (buttons are hard to push), the small call/end keys (I accidentally hit the menu button alot and have to use my nail alot), and the picture quality on the camera is hard to get spot on. It gets slow with heavy memory useage but thats pretty standard with most phones.
i just got this phone and love it but i have a question. how do you set the screen to display the clock at such a large font in the "screen saver" mode as show in this video at 1:38
what do you mean? I have n82 and im always using the wi-fi for the internet. Facebook, google and even youtube etc. And i also want to add nokia phones have the best wi-fi among the non touchscreen phones..
i'm not so fussy about flashlight, but to me, optical zoom is essential for cameraphones with 8mp and above. and i wont buy phone with price tag higher than rm1200...... now i'm looking forward to get either N79 or SE G900...... any advice?
This was the best Nokia N series phone i ever had. I still have it with me, but the screen and keypad is faulty now though, if the screen is repaired, it will be functional though.
how's the breathing light on it? is it even visible in a well lighted room considering the keypad backlighting is very very dim, especially on the NAM version. Thanks!
me too ~~! :( we should help both of us to decide. reviews say that N82 has poor battery. thin keypad is a torture to texting.... size's bigger, heavier... i think we shd both go for n79 :). newer software, fm transmitter, and faster processor ( according to users)
I need help deciding which phone i want... N82 or N79. I am gonna use the phones in Canada but N82 dosent support 3G in Canada which is good because i dont want $30 data charges. But the N79 does support American 3G. Is it better to get the N79 and go to my Cell Provider and get them to block 3G and internet or get an N82 and not have to worry about the 3G?
@maan6004 i think redans is serious... i had both n79 and 5800 and although 5800 is newer it remains a piece of junk, what you expect from an entry level...? n79 had some bug with first firmware version but now is one of the best candybar with more feature than anyother and remember that is 2 years old...
2.The music is really good, it doesnt distort even on max volume!After you update the version 30.019the music quality is completely improved and the headphone prvided is nice and good sound output, not like cheapo Xpress Music headphone(nokia 5130 everyone?)
3.The auto rotate is sooo fast and its faster than my other phone nokia 5800 have a nice theme effect. if you buy N79 you get what i mean. 4.Its reasonable price, in my country Malaysia i bought this phone cost RM 1499(in nokia original store,but i got a discount RM 1299 though)But hell yeah its quite resonable with all in one price.
yes the n82 has the best camera among the 5mpx camera-phones. It has the xenon flash which is much brighter than the LED flash used in the n79. That is the only drawback of n79, lack of xenon .. but overall, its a very good phone.
I dont get why you have about the best quality in your videos but often the sound is crappy. In the topic it says "Review" but then the video says it's a overview? :P Anyway, thx for mking it.
hello guys, i'm using nokia N79 for 5 months now. i think is really worth it to buy this phone beacuse its all in one device. Here's my short review. Lets start with pros.
yeah i already have it in earlier august.. black one.. i happy it.. that price only rm1040.. now i teen in nseries... it is coolerst phone mobile in world just now..
thank u for the comments that n79 is better.. coz im buying this phone..by the way can i set my own picture as a wallpaper? please let me know..thanks..
PROS:1.GsmArena says that the camera is not the best for 5 megapixel. yep i have to agree with that.BUT, after i updated the new firmware update from version 10,20 and the latest i updated since august is version 30.019. and the camera quality is completely improved. and the cam quality is same as N82 after update version 30.019. But the flash are led so n82 won for night photo. Anyway, the pictures is really great! it replaces my digicam. the camera quality is soooooooooooo beautiful and awsome
i juz saw a review on that phone s8300,.. already got some flaw,.. such as the unimpressive stereo speaker~soft the body cover of the phone,..~plastic they say it could be improved
N86~still stuck with the LED flash lights and only up to 20X digital zoom quite pricey,as it cost around rm2750 which is equivalent to 580euro Idou looks fragile for a touch phone the back of the camera looks bulky 2
got this phone in steal grey 2 months ago. shit i love it! Just gotta try remembering to close all applications otherwise lose all battery power within hours.
the fm transmiter is crazy I thought things like that weren't possible with phones. I wish verizon had n series phone then I would stop using windows mbile and get those
great phone but when i watching photos on this phone,,,,it is very slow to switch between pictures,,,and focus on the pics improvment very slow!!!as hell!!! help :D ???
I had an n82 but I dropped it in water and it was still working but it was wrecked and I threw it away. I miss nokia eseries and nseries if someone don't use any of his old nokia eseries or nearest give me
as a regular reader of E-Ring and MW, i know about those 2 models. nothing impressive on the 5630, except the new processor. as for the 5730, i think nokia should just eliminate the keypad and make the screen larger, and at least a 5mp lens, not 3.2 anymore.....
Had this phone.. it was damn good 🔥.. especially the fm transmitter..it even had a video out cable connectivity.. pretty dope tech ..🔥🔥
My dad has this phone and it's still working perfectly despite it's old age, never needed to fix it and there's no malfunctioning.
Bought mine in 2009. After all these years having survived both me and my parents - I loaned it to each of them in turn, and each of them used it rather carelessly for months - now it's back with me and working as perfect as can be, mid-2017.
I still have this phone for 4 years, and i must say, it's totally worth it, simple but effective in many ways, and very dependable !
That was dad's phone in 2009, he uses an htc now, i found it yesterday in the drawer and im using it as nostalgia
I used to have this gem back than, nostalgia :)
i got mine in 2009. now is 2014, its been 5 years and it is still working.
tabernie if you don't use it give me
fnaf foxy7755 i wanna give u
(Y)
Nostalgia
It's a name of a ringtone in NOKIA ❤️
my first love and my best phone ever lol i got it 2009. still i've it in my cabin.
Who watch this in 2019?
thanks for posting this. I'm definitely going to buy this over the end of the month. :)
The N79 has a yellow cover also but it comes with the n79 music edition in brown
2023 and still want it.
Man Nokia was the shit back in the day! I've always wanted this phone! Never got the chance to buy it! But oh boy do I want one just to keep
Please mention the songs pre installed on N79
@BenjaminLee2009... Well to be fair the N79 was pre-owned & I later found out the light sensor was defective...sold it off & bought a new N79 original set...I bought the N79 b'coz it has video light...
Well, this isn't me doing the audio, for one. Ricky did this - and the audio quality is much worse because he used a point and shoot camera and not an HD video camera like I do. As to the name, the video is part of the review we posted - it is linked from the description.
I have dropped it a number of times from about 4 feet up onto concrete sidewalks, and yet it still hasn't broke. This phone is very durable, good size and has many features. Tomorrow I am getting the Nokia 5730! it has more features and a qwerty keyboard, but the downside is that it is a bit bigger. For those of you who are getting the N79, enjoy it, because you will.
5.Good battery life, in heavy use it stands for 2.5 days, for moderate used 6 days. Its really good batterylife and if you didnt used 3g, turn it to GSM in network setting because dual mode caused batery to finish fast.
6. Gps has a really good signal. but i don't use it much so i wont talk any further about gps.
This phone is just all in and since ages..
Simlple, Lovely, 5Mp of Camera, Wifi.. this is all '' I '' need :)))
I have had the nokia n79 for about a year now, I have really enjoyed it. The video quality is superb (better than alot of videos people put on youtube with camcorders!) I mainly use it for music, but all of the other features are very good and the phone is just amazing.
I had this phone for almost two years now. i can say that it has served me welll. :)
Are you still use that?
@@yzx9122 my mom has it now but i think it's not working anymore.
@@chinitonamoreno how man years its server to you?
I had this one.I lost it 2014
@@yzx9122 started using it 2010 then bought an N8 (still being used) in 2012. My mom was using it until 2018, i think.
I have an N79 here in England. To my horror it didn't have the classic Nokia SMS alert that's been around for years (the double beep-beep). It took me an hour to transfer it from my old 6280 (or N73). Had to transfer it to Nokia suite, then to N79. Couldn't Bluetooth it for some reason.
This is the phone of my dreams! Can't wait to get it, this video is great!
After watching so many reviews I finally bought n79. There are ppl saying it sux, hangs and so many issues. But after using 2 week I didn't face any single problem from this fone everything is working great even if I found 1 or 2 in future that completely ok, every phone have some problem. from my side thumbs up for this fone
ya, everyone is so crazy about 7610 back then, first megapixel cameraphone with superb design....
I've had the phone for 9 months and I find it to be the most feature complete phone i've seen (what other phone has the transmitter?), although my 3 main gripes are the hard to use keyboard (buttons are hard to push), the small call/end keys (I accidentally hit the menu button alot and have to use my nail alot), and the picture quality on the camera is hard to get spot on. It gets slow with heavy memory useage but thats pretty standard with most phones.
@965halfevil yes you can you tube on this. Though the quality is really poor on mine.
Actually the N79 *does* support 8GB MicroSDHC cards. It just ships with a 4GB one. The N82 ships with a 1GB one.
Lovely video Memories bring back
It will probably not be sold by any carrier. You'll need to buy it direct from Nokia or through some other retailer.
My dream phone but couldn't buy at that time as I was a kid.
3 years ago.. these are the high end phones with high end camera.. agree??
can you change the front just like the back of the phone?
i just got this phone and love it but i have a question. how do you set the screen to display the clock at such a large font in the "screen saver" mode as show in this video at 1:38
what do you mean? I have n82 and im always using the wi-fi for the internet. Facebook, google and even youtube etc. And i also want to add nokia phones have the best wi-fi among the non touchscreen phones..
I'm not sure that was a default theme - I don't imagine a camo background would be standard.
i'm not so fussy about flashlight, but to me, optical zoom is essential for cameraphones with 8mp and above.
and i wont buy phone with price tag higher than rm1200......
now i'm looking forward to get either N79 or SE G900...... any advice?
This was the best Nokia N series phone i ever had.
I still have it with me, but the screen and keypad is faulty now though, if the screen is repaired, it will be functional though.
how's the breathing light on it? is it even visible in a well lighted room considering the keypad backlighting is very very dim, especially on the NAM version. Thanks!
how did u get the fm transmitter on your music player this feature is missing on my black n79
not forgetting about 6220 classic..... it has 5mp and xenon too.....
FM Transmitter!, OMG, I want this phone
Which is better?
Nokia N79 or
Sony Ericsson C905
???
me too ~~! :(
we should help both of us to decide.
reviews say that N82 has poor battery. thin keypad is a torture to texting.... size's bigger, heavier...
i think we shd both go for n79 :). newer software, fm transmitter, and faster processor ( according to users)
Please help me out...my N79 keypads won't light up unless if it is dark... Is this normal? Any adjustments? TQ
I need help deciding which phone i want...
N82 or N79. I am gonna use the phones in Canada but N82 dosent support 3G in Canada which is good because i dont want $30 data charges. But the N79 does support American 3G. Is it better to get the N79 and go to my Cell Provider and get them to block 3G and internet or get an N82 and not have to worry about the 3G?
@maan6004
i think redans is serious... i had both n79 and 5800 and although 5800 is newer it remains a piece of junk, what you expect from an entry level...? n79 had some bug with first firmware version but now is one of the best candybar with more feature than anyother and remember that is 2 years old...
2.The music is really good, it doesnt distort even on max volume!After you update the version 30.019the music quality is completely improved and the headphone prvided is nice and good sound output, not like cheapo Xpress Music headphone(nokia 5130 everyone?)
I am in need of a mob definitly Nokia any one can give me advise which one an I buy?
i have the same question!!! n79, 5800 or n85???? need help!!
3.The auto rotate is sooo fast and its faster than my other phone nokia 5800 have a nice theme effect. if you buy N79 you get what i mean.
4.Its reasonable price, in my country Malaysia i bought this phone cost RM 1499(in nokia original store,but i got a discount RM 1299 though)But hell yeah its quite resonable with all in one price.
texting on this phone is so annoying..
like said before, it's due to those stupid keys
music quality is good
do we get TV out cable with this phone?
u mean the Pixon?
yes the n82 has the best camera among the 5mpx camera-phones. It has the xenon flash which is much brighter than the LED flash used in the n79. That is the only drawback of n79, lack of xenon .. but overall, its a very good phone.
memories
ya, i agree, 6220 classic a bit on the mid-range side, even the keypads feels very cheap, unlike N-series......
Very nice review! You should have used a better mic tho.
which one do u recomend.
this, the E71 or the E75?
I dont get why you have about the best quality in your videos but often the sound is crappy.
In the topic it says "Review" but then the video says it's a overview? :P
Anyway, thx for mking it.
hello guys, i'm using nokia N79 for 5 months now. i think is really worth it to buy this phone beacuse its all in one device. Here's my short review. Lets start with pros.
yeah i already have it in earlier august..
black one..
i happy it..
that price only rm1040..
now i teen in nseries...
it is coolerst phone mobile in world just now..
@eazye1968 u missed n71 , n72
actually, i'm quite disappointed in the upcoming N86 and Idou.... i really thought they could have optical zoom......
thank u for the comments that n79 is better.. coz im buying this phone..by the way can i set my own picture as a wallpaper? please let me know..thanks..
can you get this phone in black?.
Yeah, Ricky did a pretty nice job of it.
yeah,..
idou- SE new phone that will release around the next few months~provides a staggering 12.1 mpx!
hey,.. try reviewing samsung Amoled, ultra touch,..rm1888
touch screen, 8xpm
not sure about samsung product but
i am sure it is not that bad,..
can the phone be used for msn video chat
wat servier is it with
Does this have a pen botton?
my first phone that i was into was the 7610,,..especially the mirror back casing like~
PROS:1.GsmArena says that the camera is not the best for 5 megapixel. yep i have to agree with that.BUT, after i updated the new firmware update from version 10,20 and the latest i updated since august is version 30.019. and the camera quality is completely improved. and the cam quality is same as N82 after update version 30.019. But the flash are led so n82 won for night photo. Anyway, the pictures is really great! it replaces my digicam. the camera quality is soooooooooooo beautiful and awsome
when comes n79 to mexico? please say me
I still use this phone ...
i juz saw a review on that phone s8300,..
already got some flaw,..
such as the unimpressive stereo speaker~soft
the body cover of the phone,..~plastic they say it could be improved
N86~still stuck with the LED flash lights
and only up to 20X digital zoom
quite pricey,as it cost around rm2750 which is equivalent to 580euro
Idou looks fragile for a touch phone
the back of the camera looks bulky 2
thinking to buy one. should i go for it guys?
Where is N72?
oh I know, I'm stuck with the windows mobile as well, not a big fan of it.
got this phone in steal grey 2 months ago. shit i love it! Just gotta try remembering to close all applications otherwise lose all battery power within hours.
the fm transmiter is crazy I thought things like that weren't possible with phones. I wish verizon had n series phone then I would stop using windows mbile and get those
great phone but
when i watching photos on this phone,,,,it is very slow to switch between pictures,,,and focus on the pics improvment very slow!!!as hell!!! help :D ???
I MISS MY N79🙁🙁
Love my phone n79. october 5 2011
I had an n82 but I dropped it in water and it was still working but it was wrecked and I threw it away. I miss nokia eseries and nseries if someone don't use any of his old nokia eseries or nearest give me
as a regular reader of E-Ring and MW, i know about those 2 models.
nothing impressive on the 5630, except the new processor. as for the 5730, i think nokia should just eliminate the keypad and make the screen larger, and at least a 5mp lens, not 3.2 anymore.....
I dont know which one to buy N82 or 5800 XpressMusic plz tell me which one is better and which one is not tell me why =) reply on my profile..
if you like suring the net, watching movies and facebook apps forinstance go for the 5800 ! great with a huge screen !
hey,..when i check on N86 price
it was rm1700 not rm2700
my bad,..
i'm considering 6220c, N79 and N97 as my next target, but now i'm saving every cents for a new desktop pc......
ofcourse!
It was my uncle's phone in my childhood 😁❤️
why?.....i mean n82 performs a little better than n95 and supoorts 8gb while 79 doesn't
Very nice review with lots of detail. Thanks!
@eazye1968 ..Sorry dude...they are nice phones I only buy Nokia, however the evolution for Nokia are n90-n91-n93- n93i- e72-n79.
i had the N78 i loved that phone up until it started going nuts one day and died.
Great video.