Nokia N79 review

What is it: Candybar smart phone with intelligent covers

What we think: A classic handset from Nokia that's speedy, straightforward to use and boasts intelligent design features

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9.3

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February 11, 2009

Posted by: southliving

"Almost, but not quite"

What I like:

camera, sound

What I don't like:

battery life, OS, alarm, date, keypad, click-wheel

Review:

Ok phone, with a good camera, at a price.
Problems so far (five weeks), the click wheel only works when it wants to - so that's been turned off now, the date changes for no reason at all (suddenly it is later in 2009 - time travel!!), and the alarm doesn't sound again if you press Snooze when the phone is turned off. The OS is not THAT slow, but tends to fade in and out really slowly with the images menu...

Good point is my phone bill is much lower, since I don't text as much - sending a text is a punishment on the keypad.

Ok, ok... the Wifi and browser is quite good. Just make sure you buy outside mainland China, as it is not available with Wifi. Hong Kong will be fine.