| Manufacture | Nokia | Samsung |
| Model | N79 | Galaxy W |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 97 gram | 110.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 110 x 49 x 15 | 114.00 x 66.00 x 10.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
| 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, 20x digital zoom | 5 megapixel, smile detection, panorama shot, action shot |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | Yes | NA |
| Display size | 2.4 inches | 3.70 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 240 | 480 |
| Display height | 320 | 800 |
| PPI | 166.67 | 252.15 |
| Second Display | VGA 640x480 | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.4 GHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 50 MB internal. Expandable up to 8GB with microSD card | 4 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, WMA, .AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1350 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 372 | 279 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 375 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML. HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
