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Leaked Pics Seem to be Upcoming Nokia N79 Mobile Phone
Posted by Kit Eaton at 10:45 PM on August 19, 2008
Over at BoyGeniusReport there's a bunch of images that seem to be leaked shots of an upcoming Nokia N-series mobile phone, the N79. It's faintly similar to the N82, and supposedly has a 2.4 inch QVGA screen, and a 5-megapixel camera beneath with flash. BGR suggests we may learn more on Monday, from Nokia itself. There's also a bunch of confusion over whether the pics are real, but they certainly seem it to me, complete with its strangely pinstriped rear shell. What do you think, guys: Real or no deal? UPDATE: It looks like are pics of a Chinese-made knockoff of the N79. Oh well. [BGR]
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StevoTheDevo
Posted August 20, 2008 9:24 AM
One thing I think is, "that's the phone I wanted about a month ago!!"
kevininstereo
Posted 11:35 PM 19/8/08
who cares?
when is that nokia tube (5800) coming out?
kevininstereo
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 11:29 PM 19/8/08
i say fake
something about the joystick and top keys don't smell right
User Formerly known as Arelar
danishh
Posted 11:21 PM 19/8/08
real
looks kinda generic to me, nothing really stands out.
danishh
TaitRT
Posted 12:05 AM 20/8/08
Yeah, if I had to guess judging strictly by the pictures above I would have thought that was a Chinese n82 knock off. It looks too similar to the n82 but doesn't have the signature n82 xenon flash.
TaitRT
Songoman
Posted 11:52 PM 19/8/08
I cite from the Boy Genius Report article:
"UPDATE: Thanks to our Chinese-speaking readers, we now know the images above (and the rest on the linked website) are fakes. Damn, these guys are getting good! Let's hope the actual model does something about those pinstripes on the back cover…"
Songoman
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
Posted 12:13 AM 20/8/08
My old G3 iMac loves the pinstripes.
Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish
iam.gmo
Posted 12:52 AM 20/8/08
typical mediocre phone from nokia....
iam.gmo
hmooby
Posted 12:51 AM 20/8/08
almost got me...does kinda have a nokia design to it...maybe the chinese fakes it but based it of a real n79 (stolen from manufacturers)
hmooby
Zlevee
Posted 1:38 AM 20/8/08
@iam.gmo: and @danishh: Um... Nokia typically crams in more features and better specs on comparable features than any other handset maker. You know, features and specs, the things that most people reading a tech blog look for. If you buy a phone just based on whether it looks flashy, then yeah i guess it's "mediocre" and not for you.
Zlevee
willyboy
Posted 3:18 AM 20/8/08
Hey look! It's a camera, that also happens to be a phone.
willyboy