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Nokia N79

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List price as of Feb 2, 2009:
S$788

CNET Asia Review

By Andrew Lim, CNET.co.uk

Excellent

8

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The good: Exchangable, intelligent covers; Wi-Fi; HSDPA; GPS.

The bad: Keypad could be more defined.

The bottom line: The Nokia N79 delivers extensive features, performs well and comes with intelligent covers that add something different to the Nseries. Overall, we enjoyed using the N79. Our only real complaint is the slightly flat keypad.

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Good

6.3

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Lousy buttons



Rating: 3 out of 10 (Poor)
Pros: User friendly
Cons: Lousy buttons
Opinion:
I have bought this phone on good friday. Within 3 days, the multimedia button came off. Went to Nokia service center , I was SHOCKED to hear that it will take me 2 to 3 weeks for the keypad to be replace. If the LCD display is spoilt, will I have to wait for months??





 

Dumped my N95, bought N79



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Looks simple but slick. Very light and slim. Interchangeable back covers . Has all the features of N95 with minor bugs fixed. Excellent battery life, surfed internet on wifi for hours and only one bar used; does not get overheated like N95. One button camera start-up is instant, not lagging like N95. High resolution camera and video. Easy music organiser. Auto-rotate screen. Keypads lights up in dark. Has N-gage games.
Cons: Dumbest predictive text ever - can't spell "eat", "stay", "drunk", "yesterday"," tomorrow" and other simple words., Keypads hard as nails, fingers are numbed from pressing. Has tendency to freeze when using headphones. Navi-wheel is great but does not work on menu scrolling. No free games; games are trial versions.
Opinion:
Bought it at SGD$693 in Singapore's Nokia shop one week ago. Comes with free 3 months GPS and free music downloads of one album. Despite the cons, no regrets so far.

 

N-82 upgraded



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: light weight, stylish design, interchangeable covers and 5mp camera
Cons: lack of a xenon flash...............oops
Opinion:
To begin with, i got my n79 only two days ago. And i find it really good.....except for the lack of a good xenon flash just like the one i had on my old but great n82. However, the night mode works perfectly well and the photos come out well. I am also impressed with the overall design and feel of the phone. It feels light and most importantly it has almost all the latest features including wi-fi, automatic screen rotation, a 5mp camera to mention a few.

So, i feel quite happy with this new phone...

 

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