Nokia Comes Out with N 79 Active: A Sport and Health Phone


Nokia has launched N79 Active, an updated version of the Nokia N79. The new version has a wireless polar bluetooth Wearlink heart rate belt.

New Nokia 79 Active features A-GPS tracking along with the latest version of Nokia sports tracker application. With this, you can record and publish routes, fitness information on web, add tracks to your playlist over the air directly from Nokia Music store, share workout tracks, upload and geotag route images.

Juha Kokkonen, Director, Nokia Nseries said, “The Nokia N79 is all about fun and fitness. It keeps you entertained during long workouts, while the polar heart rate belt tells you how you are exactly doing. With sports tracker, you can add a new social dimension to the fitness program by building up and sharing records of all the workouts. This is a great way to improve your progress and challenging yourself amongst fellow workout partners”.

N79 Active has 5 mega pixel camera, 4GB microSD memory card, FM transmitter and also includes sporty headphones and an armband. The phone is expected to be available at an approx price at Rs. 21,000 in selected markets.