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Samsung F490
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Model F490
Brand Samsung
Type Mobile Phone
Average Review
 (1 review)
Standby Time Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h
Screen Information 240x432 pixels, 256k colours TFT
Camera 5.0 Megapixels, integrated flash
Available Colours Black
Memory 130mb internal memory, MicroSD support
Size 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm
Weight 102g
General Features
  • SMS
  • MMS
  • Email
  • Vibrate Alert
  • Colour Screen
  • Speakerphone
  • Calendar
  • Tri-Band
  • Connectivity Features
  • 3G
  • Bluetooth
  • WAP
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • Internet Browser
  • USB
  • PC/MAC Compatible
  • Multimedia Features
  • Camera
  • Video Recorder
  • Mp3/Audio Player
  • Video Call
  • Games
  • Java
  • Polyphonic Ringtones
  • Truetones
  • Headphone Socket
  • Downloadable Content
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    Average of 1 Review
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    Hard to use in a hurry
     Review by Tim Davison from on May 22, 2008.
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    Light and easy to navigate with good battery life but, because the send and answer icons are disabled when the screen goes off, you have to press a button on the side, then press accept to answer - and if you have locked the screen, you have to unlock it first before you can answer - it is very inconvenient and leads to missed calls all the time - so you have to ring back and pay for the call! It will soon make you wonder why you bought the phone.

    Touch screen marks quite easily and, if you use the supplied soft case, it's even harder to answer in time before the voice mail takes over. I bought the phone because it was promoted as having touch screen text entry - which it does - but not a qwerty keyboard - just an emulation of the standard phone keyboard - which means a lot of extra keying and switching between screes for symbols and navigation - it could have so easily been a much better phone!

    I advise you to try before you buy - don't be seduced by the phone's looks - what lies under the skin is less attractive.

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