Nokia N78 vs Nokia N79
| Type | Bar (classic) | Bar (classic) |
| Dimensions | 113.00 x 49.00 x 15.10 mm | 110.00 x 49.00 x 15.00 mm |
| Weight | 101.80 g | 97.00 g |
| Display size | 2.40" | 2.40" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 240 x 320 px (2.40") 167 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 240 x 320 px (2.40") 167 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 260 min. (4.3 h) 3G: 190 min. (3.2 h) | 2G: 330 min. (5.5 h) 3G: 210 min. (3.5 h) |
| Video talk time (max.) | 125 min. (2.1 h) |  |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 320 h. (13.3 days) 3G: 320 h. (13.3 days) | 2G: 372 h. (15.5 days) 3G: 406 h. (16.9 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 70 MB | 50 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 8 GBBuy memory card | microSD up to 8 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Symbian 9.3 | Symbian 9.3 |
| Interface | Series 60 3rd Edition | Series 60 3rd Edition |
| Processor | ARM11 | ARM11 |
| Processor clock | 369 MHz | 369 MHz |
| GPU | - | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,23 W/kg | 1,4 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | | 3Q 2008 |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 2100 | 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 3.2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 px | 2584x1938 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 20x | 20x |
| Flash | LED | 2x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 640x480 px | 640x480 px |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | H.263, H.264 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.1 Mpx | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | 320x240 px | 640x480 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 2x | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | H.263, H.264 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 3.60 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | class 11 |
| EDGE | class 32 | class 32 |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 EDR | v2.0 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | v1.2 | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, RA, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, WMA, eAAC, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.1 | MIDP 2.1 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |