The Nokia N79 Eco is a mobile phone designed for environmentally conscious users. This mobile phone is sold and shipped in a small box without a charger, hoping that users would re-use their old chargers. The Nokia N79 Eco comes with an AGPS navigation tool, which would provide users with detailed directions to locations, as to avoid getting lost while travelling. It also has Bluetooth connectivity and USB connectivity to allow users to share files with other users who have compatible devices.

This eco friendly mobile phone also comes with a web browser with WLAN Wi-Fi technology, for users to be able to gain access to the internet wirelessly. The Nokia N79 Eco also has a five megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss auto focus, digital zoom, Led flash and Flicker support software. It also has an expandable memory card slot that would let the user increase his memory capacity to up to 8 gigabytes, with the use of a microSD card. This mobile phone also allows its users to have access to their personal emails with full PIM features.

The Nokia N79 Eco also features a built-in music player that also has FM radio feature, with built in FM transmitter that would allow the user to have splendid music experience. This mobile phone can provide up to five hours and thirty minutes of talk time, and up to three hundred and seventy hours of standby time. The Nokia N79 Eco also has a document viewer which lets the user view files and email attachments in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF formats.