Call quality was never an issue with the N79, as it easily lived up to our expectations of a Nokia-branded phone. Ring tones sounded quite loud thanks to the handset's dual speakers. The vibrating alert was on the stronger side all thanks to the N79's balanced casing.
Nokia have come up with a very solid phone for both work and play. I have thought a lot over what the N79 really is, and here is what I have come to – it’s a pretty good workhorse not without a pinch of style to it, but it’s more about function rather than looks. Among similarly geared offerings is the Sony Ericsson W902, however it’s forte is design. Given that they retail at pretty much the same price point, the N79 trumps the W902 with its bundled GPS, WiFi, superior music quality, plus longer battery times (compared to those of Nokia’s previous offerings). On top of that it allows the user to order one game for free, which is a nice feat to have.
As for the Samsung i7110, it’d make sense to compare it to the N79 only if you never actually held the former in hands. Effectively, it has got a different way of positioning, different feature pack, but they do have one thing in common – both phones run S60. Furthermore, the i7110 doesn’t even offer a full-fledged navigation package out of the box, which will make consumers sympathies sway in favor of the N79.
Going for around 350 Euro, the N79 doesn’t face any direct competition – the Motorola ZN5 doesn’t qualify as one, and neither does the Sony Ericsson W902. Also, with the arrival of the N79 it’s clear that the N78 will have to go, same goes for the Nokia N82, but it will at least hold up a while longer. All in all, the Nokia N79 is one of this segment’s finest solutions, and everyone looking for this type of phone is ought to keep a close eye on it.
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