| Local Name | N79 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 11 |
| EDGE | Class 32 |
| Announced | 2008, August. Released 2008, October |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Dimensions | 110 x 49 x 15 mm, 74 cc (4.33 x 1.93 x 0.59 in) |
| Weight | 97 g (3.42 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 2.4 inches (~33.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 240 x 320 pixels (~167 ppi pixel density) | Touch-sensitive Navi wheel |
| OS | Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI |
| CPU | 369 MHz ARM 11 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 8 GB, 4 GB included |
| Internal Memory | 50 MB |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash |
| Video | 480p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA videocall camera |
| Alert Types | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP & DLNA technology |
| Bluetooth | v2.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS; Nokia Maps |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter; Visual radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.1 |
| Features Summary | MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player, Photo/video editor, Organizer, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Voice command/dial, Push to Talk, TV-out, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-6F) |
| Stand By | Up to 372 h (2G) / Up to 305 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G) |
| Colors | Canvas white, Seal grey, Petrol black |
| SAR US | 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 1.17 W/kg (head) |
