try it yourself first. for me i feel that the upper buttons for calls, soft menus, media button, are too close together. and for the keypad, you cant differentiate the placing of the numbers since there is no "separation" between the numbers. very difficult to sms if you dont look at the phone.


This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 9 2008, 03:03 PM

Ok i was at Sunway Pyramid today and I went to the Nokia Store to check out the phone. So happy that I saw both N78 and N79 (real sets) put out there for testing. Alamak but the N79 hang already. The store assistant tried to take out the battery and reinsert to reset it, but still hanged.

In the end, the store assistant was kind enough to open one from a new box to let me try. First thing is SMS. I feel that the keys are further apart as compare to N78 which is good. If you dont look at the phone, you might press the wrong keys but I think I can get use to it and eventually strike the right keys. As I stated before, the soft menu keys, call and hangup, cancel button are all too close together. All in all, not bad.

N79 can be felt to be slimmer than N78. Opening the camera door will turn on the camera function.

I didnt want to play too long. I only tried SMS. It is unfortunate that the demo set hang if not I can stay there and play with all the functions.

So now the BIG QUESTION - which colour to buy? White or Grey? The White front comes with Brown, Green and Blue while the Grey comes with Brown, Red and White. Actually I kinda of like the White front more but prefer the Red and White back covers. Thinking of trading with others that bought or buying the Grey model.

Ok I change my mind from N78 back to N79.

Whats the best price now?

if you buy N79 which color would you get?

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 9 2008, 05:57 PM

i swap with you lo for your white back, but wonder if you put the green back onto your grey phone, will the theme change to green or not? i think maybe not.

thanks for the review laukh. i find those buttons hard to press too, wonder if its just your set or all are like that?

lets start a owners list here - youre the first so far

1. laukh (grey)
2. myf76 (grey)

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 11 2008, 12:05 PM

i think eventually they will sell extra covers but what color we dont know

Grey set with red and white back covers






all the colors



standard dark brown cover -

thats what i feel too..... actually the N78 keys are closer together which makes it easier to press. The only key that is too far is the Cancel button on the N78 as it is a bit too far to press with the thumb.

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Added on November 11, 2008, 2:08 pmi dunno why they never combine white and red back covers for the white but instead it goes to the grey.
the dull blue and green color doesnt goes well with the white front, i feel. but thats only me....

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 11 2008, 02:09 PM

no usb charging unfortunately for the N79. i think all phones should have USB charging!

Sales package contents*

Nokia N79
Two extra Nokia N79 Xpress-on™ smart covers
Nokia Battery (BL-6F)
Nokia Travel Charger (AC-5)
Nokia Connectivity cable (CA-101)
Nokia 4GB microSD card (MU-41)
Nokia Music Headset (HS-45,AD-54)
User Guide
Get Started Guide
DVD




I just took delivery of a white N79. The package contents are the same as you see above and they are original (as told by the dealer). Got Nokia hologram sticker on the battery. BUT ..... one thing! My set came with blue, red and white covers. The box that it came in state it is a Grey color N79 which means the box and the phone doesnt match. Im quite happy with this as I wanted the red and white covers (which should come with the Grey set) but I wish I have the dark brown cover which is suppose to be standard for both Grey and White. Anyway I accept my fate. Maybe someone will swap his brown cover with me for my blue.

I bought at 1290 with 2 years Telstra warranty from jjsim. Nice fella.

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 13 2008, 05:55 PM

HAR! you also got white and red???? what about the third cover? what color did you get?

yuin wong ah........


to proof my inesen......


This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 14 2008, 09:59 AM

ok since i only got this phone late afternoon, i still havent figure out yet what everything does so I will give you my first impression in points form.


1. the phone seems to look better now. not that i say this because i bought it but i wasnt impress with the looks when i saw it at the shop. now i feel its quite an elegant phone. mine is white. no fingerprint marks like black phones.

2. the keypad was flimsy when i first tested a dummy set and a demo set. but mine, i get a solid feel. Its hard to sms while not looking at the keypad cause you cant feel where the keys are.

3. i really like the sliding switch to lock and unlock the keypad. no need to press menu and *

4. when i put on the red or white cover, it does changes theme to match. but the themes are just colors, no patterns. so in the end, its really not a big deal function.

5. there are some pictures stored in the memory card. i played them thru and they look really good and sharp on the LCD. One thing I cant figure out, when I play them as a slide show, the "power saver" or maybe the "screen saver" function still kicks in when the slide is running. I wonder how to overcome this.

6. there are ngage games stored in the memory too but i think they are trials.

7. it comes with plenty of ring tones.

8. camera: the noise is so apparent during night shots even with flash on. havent really play fully with the camera yet.

9. the phone feels heavy and slim

10. the camera's LED are very bright. i wonder how to use them as a torchlight.

11. i tried to use GPS, but Im wondering do I need to download maps?

12. camera - shots can only be taken with the dedicated camera button at the side. i wish the navi wheel button can be use too but no. The side button is hard to use unless you turn your phone sideways

13. the navi-wheel is on the smaller inner button. I thought it was the outer ring like N78 but no. Its too sensitive to use and always overshoot its intended target but otherwise cool. Sometimes nothing seems to happen until it suddely kicks in. You wont understand this until you have one to try.

14. there is no worry for white sets to get dirty or fade color as it is underneath a clear plastic.

so far im really happy with it !

the phone seller says I should charge it for 8 hours initially but i got a feeling that is wrong. I only charge it till it says "full"
what say you?

Im going to sync from Outlook too. How to make sure it syncs from PC to Phone? I dont want it to sync from Phone to PC and wipe out everything since the phone is empty.

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 14 2008, 10:36 AM

now got to find a nice belt pouch. my old one doesnt fit

hi

i cant find the serial number for the star wars game. where did you find that?

btw is there a way I can set Contacts display to show both name and numbers?

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 15 2008, 10:56 AM

go take a look at the phone and you will see that there is no direct contact with the "paint". both grey and white will have the same resistance to dirt or fade as they are covered in plastic.

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Added on November 15, 2008, 11:06 amaccording to this review it doesnt have 3D hardware acceleration
http://mobilearsenal.com/review/nokia_n79_...u_hardware.html

This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 15 2008, 11:06 AM

NOPE,

hi

1. build quality is very good imho
2. yes can upgrade
3. reliability - i dont know cause i only had the phone 2 days but so far no lag. dem fast infact
4. warranty depends on who is the AP distributor.



This post has been edited by idoblu: Nov 15 2008, 07:24 PM

my white AP set came with white, red and blue cover....hahahah
just what i wanted.