Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the Nokia N79, the latest addition to the Nokia Nseries range that combines intelligent and customisable design with a fully-loaded multimedia computer. Behind its sleek exterior, the Nokia N79 is a technology powerhouse. It offers a full range of multimedia experiences including integrated navigation, music with FM transmitter, high-speed connectivity, superior web browsing, at least 10 pre-loaded N-Gage games and a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The Nokia N79 is expected to begin shipping in October 2008, with an estimated retail price of EUR 350, before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia N79 comes with Xpress-on smart covers that are available in five cool colors: Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown, Olive Green, White and Coral Red. A combination of three of these comes with each Nokia N79.

The convergence of photos, music and navigation in the Nokia N79 combines with high-speed 3.5G HSDPA and Wi-Fi to make it quick and easy to share experiences on websites, blogs or online communities.

Nokia Maps makes it easy to explore and navigate new surroundings by accessing more than 15 million points of interest (POI). In-built A-GPS providing turn-by-turn navigation - for walking or driving - comes with a three month integrated license on the Nokia N79.

Experience new discoveries

The innovative technology packed into this colourful offering means that accessing a rich pool of services to further enhance individual experiences is seamless. Log on to online communities like Friendster, Flickr or YouTube or click through to Nokia services such as the Nokia Music Store, N-Gage, Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi, an online service that enables consumers to share personal pictures and videos from their mobile devices. 

The 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash and video light captures sharp, clear images and video that can be edited immediately, without the need for a PC. Images can also be geotagged to specific locations. What's more, the Nokia N79 comes packaged with a 4 GB microSD memory card that makes it possible to store around 3,000 songs, approximately 2,500 pictures and up to four hours of DVD-quality video clips that can be organized by albums or tags and uploaded directly to Share on Ovi or third party services. The addition of a sliding lens cover helps protect the top-quality lens when not in use. 

A Friendster widget will also be made available for the Nokia N79 via the WidSets service. This will allow people to browse Friendster friends' profiles, view and post shoutouts, upload pictures taken with their handset, and browse their own and friends' photo albums. All this enables more effective communication with friends while away from a computer using the Nokia N79. New users can even register for Friendster directly on their device via a link to Friendster's mobile site (m.friendster.com), create an account, and instantly begin participating in the Friendster global community.

To ensure each device is as distinctive as its user, customisable features are available at the Nokia Download! store, a one stop personalisation shop, already embedded in Nokia Nseries devices. It lets consumers create a unique experience for themselves by offering easy access to a multitude of popular ringtones, branded entertainment content, the latest in mobile gaming and dynamic applications for personalising mobile devices to the user's own preferences.

Yes..but n82 reached 2k when it juz arrived..

a very"year 2008: nokia phone design

LOLZZZZ!is this the latest N-Series??
WTH? Nokia is sleeping ka?  

haf to admit. it kinda looks cheap. hmm...

but i like this n79 design and color series, too bad no xenon flash available, might get it if the price lower than n82

not NOKIA is lack of idea, but they want to make their design follows such a signature. so far i observe the navigation key and the multimedia key is their signature and i think NOKIA is doing the right thing.

what signature...... if it is a signature.....it has to be something unique and desireable....something beautiful at least....yes it does seem like as though they keep recycling their designs...somehow.....it has gotten really boring....

i admit it looks boring, but for me, when i compare boring nokia with SE, SE also quite boring due to most its phone are same feature phone with same interface..

so has this been released yet? how much?

was looking into getting a N78 which i like the keypad. but this one seems to have much  better specs

too similar design. plus, it looks damn clunky

latest sources say it'll be available some time this month..with a pretty heavy price tag. Shud be over RM2k i guess..

n79 launched sgd660=rm1584

found at sungei wang plaza kl, RM 1290 for ap set...interesting. ..but still love my LG...

RM1999 ori vs RM1290 AP is the largest difference ever for a phone model!

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Added on October 25, 2008, 6:59 amZitron price from a garage sales forumer HERE is RM1790

rm1290 ??? if it is real ... it is cheaper than n82 ap set ... sg wang which shop ??

yeah the price is 1290.....if i'm not mistake,that shop near to the main entrance....U mobile shop..try have a look!

just got back.
at low yat plaza - bayang also cannot see.
at sungai wang, saw a handful of shops selling original N79 Avaxx. Saw both white and grey. Prefer white color but it has this chrome lining.....looks wise, I still prefer N78.

I didnt see any AP set. And the back cover wasnt attached to the sets I saw today so cant tell you how nice or not they are.....

found at sungei wang plaza kl, RM 1290 for ap set...interesting. ..but still love my LG...

they fm transmitter is very good..
but as usual all fm transmitter gets interrupted once in the while..
my gf has this phone so i onyl get to see it like few times a week..
the only drawback of this phone is the keypads i guess..
very hard to get used to it..
and the camera flash is not as good as my n82..

so who is the one said "rm12xx"???
like this i go buy N78 hahahaha....no need to think

lol i went to tat shop tat guy said...U Mobile shop rite? the salesguy said,they havn get the stocks yet,coz the phone havn launched... i think maybe its different sales guy compared to previous one...i was unlucky to get tat sales guy, i guess..haha..

this fone looks promising.... just wanna ask... how is the fm transmitter works?
i mean... can it transmit the whole playlist or u have to do it track by track?  

you think fm transmitter is for transfering files ah? no, its to transmit the sound to your FM radio

the phone was 1499 in garage on last friday.. i have been checking the price everyday coz i hav waited this phone for 2 months..

everyday the price drop.. now latest 1399...

i'm like playing stock market...

gonna whack it once it touch 1299... hopefully not long...

then buy from who best? garage sales here?
wont drop so fast wan la....so sad my N78 goes up already. Christmas time the price will increase again...

will de price drop in dec ?? hows n79 if compared to n82?? any users reviews??