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LG Candy vs Nokia N79

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

LG Candy

LG Candy

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Nokia N79

Nokia N79

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightN79: 55 g lighterN79: 97 g · Candy: 152 g
  • WidthN79: 24.2 mm narrowerN79: 49 mm · Candy: 73.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalN79: 2.6 in smaller diagonalN79: 2.4 in · Candy: 5 in
  • DepthCandy: 6.8 mm thinnerCandy: 8.2 mm · N79: 15 mm
  • HeightN79: 36.3 mm shorterN79: 110 mm · Candy: 146.3 mm
  • Release year2018 / 2008Candy: 2018 · N79: 2008

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Candy: 146.3 × 73.2 mm 1 N79: 110 × 49 mm 2
Side
Candy: 146.3 × 8.2 mm 1 N79: 110 × 15 mm 2
  1. 1. Candy
    Height
    146.3 mm
    Width
    73.2 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    152 g
  2. 2. N79
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    15 mm
    Weight
    97 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCandyN79
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.3 Х 73.2 Х 8.2 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 152 g
  • 97 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 50 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationCandyN79
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.4%
  • 33.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCandyN79
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCandyN79
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 9032
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCandyN79
Release date
  • 2018
  • August
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 6700 INR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 372 h (2G) / Up to 305 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCandyN79
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 11
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationCandyN79
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCandyN79
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - For India
  • Sensors Accelerometer 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

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