bluetiger79's Review of Samsung F490
18th Aug 2008
Overall Rating
- Value for money

- Time Phone Owned1 - 6 Months
- Battery Life

- Reception

- Reviewers NetworkVodafone
- Screen Quality

- Features

- Style

Touch screen, design
Bad Points
Camera
General Comments
I've had this phone since April and I was immediately attracted to it just by looking at the photo. It's a very modern, stylish phone and the touch screen works well, especially with the vibration feedback. However, it can be awkward to answer/hang up a call but it's nothing worth crying over. The text keyboard worked well originally but recently I've accidentally pressed unwanted buttons, but I think this is more down to me being overly confident and going too fast.
The camera quality during the day is good, but in dark places even with the flash can be quite poor. The biggest flaw with this whole phone is that it takes a few seconds to take a photo, so forget those spur of the moment snaps. This is something I have found on other samsung phones, and if it weren't for this I would give it a perfect score.
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Web Links
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Samsung F490, P720 touch phones photographed, tested | Electronista
Samsung F490 and P720 II ... Samsung's impending F490 and P720 touchscreen phones have been spotted outside of official press events with new details to match, says Russian site Mobile-Notes.
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Samsung's F490 / P720 handsets get outed
Although we came across Samsung's SGH-F490 during a recent FCC scavenger hunt, it, along with the previously announced P720 were recently spotted at an event in Ukraine.
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Samsung Touch-Screen F490 Cellphone Launched Today, To Be Licked
The Samsung F490 has been launched today, but not at CES. As expected, the touch-based phone from Samsung looks pretty. ... Samsung Dumping Symbian
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Samsung F490 and P720 Touchscreen Phones Get Video'd - Clips -
Two upcoming Samsung phones, the F490 and P720, were unveiled at some press event in the Ukraine a little while ago. ... Tip your editors: ... Editorial Director: Brian Lam | Email | Twitter
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Samsung F490 Heir to the iPhone Throne - Mobile Phone News -
Samsung F490 Heir to the iPhone Throne - Mobile Phone Review - With MacWorld just around the corner the pressure is now really on... ... Link: Samsung UK
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Samsung F490 (SGH-F490) Preview - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News
The Samsung F490 features the same "Croix" interface found on the Samsung Armani phone, which probably pitches the handset directly against the iPhone in terms of market appeal.
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Pics of the Samsung F490 and P720 full touch screen phones -
Let's start with the F490, it's the one without the built in flip cover. Not only does ... Samsung F490 and Samsung P720 DuoS, Live Pics and Video [via unwiredview] ... samsung-f490-samsung-p720-duos-live
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Samsung F490 Review ~ Cell Phone Reviews
Some of the specs of the Samsung F490 seem to even surpass that of the iPhone. First, it has a larger 3.2 inch screen though thinner because it supports 16:9 aspect ratio when in landscape mode.
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Samsung F490 Takes on the Apple iPhone - Mobiledia
Samsung today unveiled the SGH-F490, a multimedia phone with a 3.2-inch, 16:9 wide full-touch screen and intuitive user interface for the European market. ... Samsung Instinct (M800)
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Samsung F490 review: Fingertip away - GSMArena.com
The Samsung F490 follows a trend that we welcome - touch-based user interface and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera.
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