Nokia N79 vs Oppo R9 Plus

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: 88 g lighter

    N79:
    97 g
    R9 Plus:
    185 g
  • Width

    N79: 31.8 mm narrower

    N79:
    49 mm
    R9 Plus:
    80.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N79: 3.6 in smaller diagonal

    N79:
    2.4 in
    R9 Plus:
    6 in
  • Depth

    R9 Plus: 7.6 mm thinner

    N79:
    15 mm
    R9 Plus:
    7.4 mm
  • Height

    N79: 53.1 mm shorter

    N79:
    110 mm
    R9 Plus:
    163.1 mm
  • Release year

    N79:
    2008
    R9 Plus:
    2016

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
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +7.6 mm versus R9 Plus
  2. 2. R9 Plus

    Height:
    163.1 mm +53.1 mm versus N79
    Width:
    80.8 mm +31.8 mm versus N79
    Depth:
    7.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N79

    97 g

  2. 2. R9 Plus

    185 g

    +88 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. R9 Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    99.2 cm²

R9 Plus has approximately 456.4% 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

R9 Plus: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. R9 Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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. R9 Plus

    4120 mAh

    +2920 mAh versus N79

Specifications

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1. N792. R9 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
  • 163.1 Х 80.8 Х 7.4 mm
Weight
  • 97 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 50 MB
  • 64/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4120 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); ColorOS 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 99.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.1%
  • 75.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 367 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.8''
  • PDAF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 510
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 73252
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 313
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1038
General specs
General specs — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2016
  • March
Colors
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 550 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)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 11
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
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, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • No
Others
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for N79, R9 Plus.
SpecificationN79R9 Plus
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 Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 75% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge)