Samsung Electronics has announced SGH-F490, a multimedia phone with a 5 megapixel camera, 3.2-inch, 16:9 wide full-touch screen and intuitive user interface.
The extra large 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen with 240 x 432 pixels resolution occupies almost the entire front panel, leaving only a small space bellow for the call and end keys, which are also touch sensitive.
The haptic feedback further facilitates the phone handling, offering tangible assurance that the touchscreen has accepted your command. The 16:9 widescreen ratio of the display benefits picture, video and internet browsing, too. The video player supports WMV, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 file formats in up to VGA resolution at 30fps.
The haptic feedback further facilitates the phone handling, offering tangible assurance that the touchscreen has accepted your command. The 16:9 widescreen ratio of the display benefits picture, video and internet browsing, too. The video player supports WMV, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 file formats in up to VGA resolution at 30fps.
The camera is also capable of recording MPEG4 clips with QVGA resolution at 15 fps. Storing favorite video files, music and pictures is easy with the 130 MB on-board memory and slot for microSD cards.
Samsung F490 has the latest audio and video functions such as the combination of standard 3.5mm audio jack and support for compatible microSD cards plus 130MB internal memory.
It comes pre-installed with Google Search application and the optimized full HTML web browser. The phone's web browser has been optimized for display and can be used in both landscape and portrait modes.
Samsung F490 has the latest audio and video functions such as the combination of standard 3.5mm audio jack and support for compatible microSD cards plus 130MB internal memory.
It comes pre-installed with Google Search application and the optimized full HTML web browser. The phone's web browser has been optimized for display and can be used in both landscape and portrait modes.
F490 offers an enhanced multimedia experience with fast HSDPA networks. Downloading large files, streaming videos and even holding video conversations can be done with speeds as fast as 3.6Mbps. With Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, users can connect to a range of peripherals including wireless headsets and mobile printing. Bluetooth supports A2DP profile, so users will be able to listen to music on wireless stereo headsets, too.
Specifications:
Network - GSM900 / GSM1800 / GSM1900 / HSDPA
Colour TFT touchscreen - 262K colors
Camera - 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, video(QVGA 15fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
Memory - 130 MB shared, microSD card slot
Networking - GPRS 32 - 48 kbps
Modem - EDGE, 236.8 kbps
Connectivity - 3G, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, USB, WAP, Bluetooth with A2DP
Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Email Client - Instant Messaging
Multimedia - WMV/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player (VGA@30fps), MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
Size - Weight 102 g (including battery)
Dimensions - 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm
The Samsung F490 will be available in some European countries from late January at around 530 Euros. After being launched in Europe, the phone will come to US and the Asian market.
Specifications:
Network - GSM900 / GSM1800 / GSM1900 / HSDPA
Colour TFT touchscreen - 262K colors
Camera - 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, video(QVGA 15fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
Memory - 130 MB shared, microSD card slot
Networking - GPRS 32 - 48 kbps
Modem - EDGE, 236.8 kbps
Connectivity - 3G, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, USB, WAP, Bluetooth with A2DP
Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Email Client - Instant Messaging
Multimedia - WMV/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player (VGA@30fps), MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
Size - Weight 102 g (including battery)
Dimensions - 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm
The Samsung F490 will be available in some European countries from late January at around 530 Euros. After being launched in Europe, the phone will come to US and the Asian market.
