I bought a grey N79 for $1370 at mutiara, ipoh. Good camera quality, saw the images on PC, they are all great! All buttons are nicely built (except the volume/zoom key), don't worry about key closeness, u can press them individually without much effort, and normal skill. But the real problem is the side volume up-down key (right side, near top), for my set at least. The up key was ok, but the down key is almost not pressable! So, test that out b4 paying ur money. I paid mine without ever pressing this key, and the shop owner wasn't a gentleman, i must say, and i have to live with the harder to press down key. What right do we consumers have on this matter? Even in Low Yat Plaza, they will exchange one to one for any defect. And one more thing, my set don't come with Chinese characters, but may be able to upgrade at the AP service center.

How lucky to own a perfect set, myf76! Another lesson to teach us to buy ori!

A funny thing regarding keypad, now I understand why the older N78 (and N82) has a keypad design with their keys crowded together, leaving ample spaces on the edges. I read so many reviews from professional reviewers that complained about their keypad designs being not fully using the free space on the phone, so now Nokia came out with just what they asked for (ie. the keys spreading out all over the bottom area of the phone) in N79. And it shows that there are problems with this design. If u tried N79's keys, u will find that those keys near the edges like 3,6,9,# (right edge) are pretty uncomfortable to reach for right-handers! It will make u feel almost like losing a grip on the phone (with one hand holding) while trying to press on it because it is too near the edge, and the thumb is almost releasing the grip. So now, I use both hands when typing, worrying if I may accidentally drop my brand new device! But I wouldn't consider this a big problem.

I think the white N79 may look better than grey, and the key markings may be easier to read. But the grey N79 feels cool, and sometimes under certain lighting condition, the front grey panel may look whiter than the edges, giving u a white N79 feel.

Can someone tell me whether the white N79 looks good with its silver edge and side panels (which are grey)? Do the colors match?

I am using a grey N79, at first its look didn't stand out (i.e. too pale, like almost featureless), but it grows on you after a while, and I can say I like it now. But, I may consider buying another set in white (for whatever reason) if it is as beautiful as it looks in the catalog.

A few interesting issues with the phone. When the keypad light is on, you may find it hard to read the markings under certain bright conditions. It sounds silly but it happens, this is when the surrounding light is not so strong and the grey background color of the keypad is not dark enough to make a good contrast for reading.

I experienced a self restart! And I can't recall how or what I pressed to caused it so. I was playing/learning with the GPS feature at that time. But this happened rarely, only once in my 3 weeks of using.

I have now tested almost every features of the phone, and yes they all work just fine, no complaint. Only the GPS may not be as perfect as the technology has hyped, I feel it's meant for tracking under open field (still fine for in-car use, but surely not for indoor uses). N79 is still the best in terms of strong features and fair pricing.

I haved played/tried more than half of the demo games on Ngage, but nothing too exciting about them, I could only recommend (i.e. activate with the free password) probably Tetris or Sim Pet. Anyone has a different opinion?

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Added on November 25, 2008, 3:10 pmThe WLAN is also working, pretty fast too surfing the net.

As I saved more and more photos, the phone feels like slowing down, like hitcups (how to spell?). Sometimes, the auto-rotate will slow in response a little if continously taking pictures. They last about 2s on average. Digital zoom is not recommended as the quality of picture drop drastically as I checked on the images on the PC.

What's the latest price now? jssim and Renee are both trustable?

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Added on November 25, 2008, 3:14 pmOh yes, the menu and the cancel keys require thumb tip pressing to accurately hit them, but it's not that difficult to do (my fingers are skinny by the way).

This post has been edited by laukh: Nov 25 2008, 03:14 PM

Hi yewz, me copying? no la, i was scanning the thread and try to answer ppl's queries as I go.

On the battery, yes it's very powerful, normal uses last about 3-4 days. I even tested to go offline (i.e. no simcard) with full battery charge, it has lasted me more than 1.5 weeks now, with some photo taking and light internet usage.

Someone asked about dropping the phone, I will say NEVER drop it, and I am not going to try that on my phone.

This post has been edited by laukh: Nov 25 2008, 03:31 PM