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Nokia N79 vs Nokia Oro

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia N79

Nokia N79

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Nokia Oro

Nokia Oro

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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: 35 g lighterN79: 97 g · Oro: 132 g
  • WidthN79: 8.5 mm narrowerN79: 49 mm · Oro: 57.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalN79: 1.1 in smaller diagonalN79: 2.4 in · Oro: 3.5 in
  • DepthOro: 2.8 mm thinnerOro: 12.2 mm · N79: 15 mm
  • HeightN79: 7.3 mm shorterN79: 110 mm · Oro: 117.3 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2011N79: 2008 · Oro: 2011

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
N79: 110 × 49 mm 1 Oro: 117.3 × 57.5 mm 2
Side
N79: 110 × 15 mm 1 Oro: 117.3 × 12.2 mm 2
  1. 1. N79
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    15 mm
    Weight
    97 g
  2. 2. Oro
    Height
    117.3 mm
    Width
    57.5 mm
    Depth
    12.2 mm
    Weight
    132 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationN79Oro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
  • 117.3 Х 57.5 Х 12.2 mm
Weight
  • 97 g
  • 132 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
  • Symbian Anna OS
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationN79Oro
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.1%
  • 50.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationN79Oro
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 720p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationN79Oro
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • 680 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Broadcom BCM2727
General specs
General specs
SpecificationN79Oro
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2011
  • May
Colors
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
  • Nokia Oro Light
  • Nokia Oro Dark
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 230 EUR
Battery life
  • 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 555 h (2G) / Up to 656 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 18 min (3G) Music play - Up to 54 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationN79Oro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 11
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.73 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationN79Oro
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationN79Oro
Dop
  • 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
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - 18-carat gold plating -Sapphire crystal and leather materials -Web TV -TV-out -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Quickoffice document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Adobe Reader -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial/command -Predictive text input

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