Samsung F490 Review

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Guest's Review of Samsung F490

22nd Apr 2008

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Time Phone Owned
    Less than a Week
  • Battery Life
    4.5 stars
  • Reception
    4 stars
  • Reviewers Network
    Vodafone
  • Screen Quality
    5 stars
  • Features
    3.5 stars
  • Style
    5 stars
Good Points

Feels, look and operating the phone are all good. Vibrting acknowledgement is good.


Bad Points

Accepting and rejecting calls
Caller ID photos only shown for a call and not a text - plus quite small.
Also nothing fancy with texting, ie now smileys or icons or pictures - quite basic typing and then adding a photo to make it a MMS (Dont think you can add a photo from the camera you need to use a saved photo with is a bit silly)


General Comments

I moved from a K800i and almost went for the 850i, instead used the contract renewal to try this phone. I like it lots esp the vibrating response when you tap the screen so you know your command is acknowledged.
Answering and hanging up a call is a nuisance - I understand why it is the way it is, but still fiddly.
Overall still pleased with it, like it alot but I've been with Sony Ericsson for about 5 years and miss some of their functions esp contact ID photos being displayed for texts as well as calls, whereas the samsung is only for calls - and quite small picture.

Still a good phone to take on, had no real problem or gripe other than the above, and also its as responsive with your finger as it is with the styllus pen.

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