Comparison of Nokia N79 and Nokia N79 Active smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia N79

Nokia N79 Active

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Nokia

Phone model

N79

N79 Active

Year of release

2008

2009

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

110 mm

110 mm

Body width

49 mm

49 mm

Body thickness

15 mm

15 mm

Weight

97 g

97 g

Volume

80.85 cm³

80.85 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• White
• Gray

• Light gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM 11

• ARM 11

CPU clock speed

369 MHz

369 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

128 MB

128 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 50 MB

• 50 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

8 GB

8 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.3

Symbian OS 9.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1200

1200

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery charging time

2 h

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

5 h 30 min

5 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

372 h

372 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

3 h 18 min

3 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

406 h

406 h

Duration of listening to music

29 h

29 h

Duration of video calls

2 h 18 min

Video recording duration

3 h 30 min

3 h 30 min

GPS navigation duration

5 h 54 min

5 h 54 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.4 in

2.4 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Pixel density

167 ppi

167 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2584 x 1938 pixels

2584 x 1938 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

20 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

8 X

8 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Digital zoom

2 X

2 X

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• BIP
• DUN
• FTP
• GAP
• GAVDP
• GOEP
• HFP
• HID
• HSP
• OPP
• PBAP
• SAP
• SDP
• SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

DRM support

Built-in FM transmitter

Sensors and gauges

Accelerometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

UPnP protocol support

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

PictBridge support

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MIDI
• SP-MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Standard keypad

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Asphalt 3
• Hooked On
• Tetris
• Snakes Subsonic
• Sims 2: Pets
• FIFA 08
• Bounce

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.17 W/kg

1.17 W/kg