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LG Leon vs Nokia N79

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    N79: 43 g lighter

    Leon:
    140 g
    N79:
    97 g
  • Width

    N79: 15.9 mm narrower

    Leon:
    64.9 mm
    N79:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N79: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Leon:
    4.5 in
    N79:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Leon: 4.1 mm thinner

    Leon:
    10.9 mm
    N79:
    15 mm
  • Height

    N79: 19.9 mm shorter

    Leon:
    129.9 mm
    N79:
    110 mm
  • Release year

    Leon:
    2015
    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.

  1. 1. Leon

    Height:
    129.9 mm +19.9 mm versus N79
    Width:
    64.9 mm +15.9 mm versus N79
    Depth:
    10.9 mm
  2. 2. N79

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +4.1 mm versus Leon

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Leon

    140 g

    +43 g versus N79

  2. 2. N79

    97 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Leon

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. N79

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Leon has approximately 213% more rectangular screen area than N79.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Leon, N79, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLeonN79
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N79: Original memory entry

50 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Leon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. N79

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Leon

    1900 mAh

    +700 mAh versus N79

  2. 2. N79

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Leon2. N79

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129.9 Х 64.9 Х 10.9 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 97 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 50 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 33.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP or 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 436
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1236
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Release date
  • 2015
  • February
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Titan
  • Gold
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 465 h (2G) / Up to 505 h (3G)
  • 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)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H340N HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - T-Mobile -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - H340N LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700) - T-Mobile
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 11
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features — specifications for Leon, N79.
SpecificationLeonN79
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as LG Leon 4G LTE H340N; LG Leon Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots
  • 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