Nokia N79 vs O2 XDA Atom Life

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: 48 g lighter

    N79:
    97 g
    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    N79: 9 mm narrower

    N79:
    49 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N79: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    N79:
    2.4 in
    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    N79: 3 mm thinner

    N79:
    15 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 4 mm shorter

    N79:
    110 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    N79:
    2008
    XDA Atom Life:
    2007

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. N79

    Height:
    110 mm +4 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +9 mm versus N79
    Depth:
    18 mm +3 mm versus N79

Weight

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

  1. 1. N79

    97 g

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +48 g versus N79

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. N79

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

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

XDA Atom Life has approximately 26.6% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

N79: Original memory entry

50 MB

XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

Practical features

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

1. N79

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

2. XDA Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. N79

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +330 mAh versus N79

Specifications

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1. N792. XDA Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 97 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.1%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 250 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 11
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for N79, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationN79XDA Atom Life
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
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player