Samsung SGH-F480
I hope that I am not late to talk and high light the Samsung SGH-F480. When I went to Roxy mas yesterday (is a local phone store in my country) In my touching with the Samsung F480 is really relevant style at first glance, good assemble but lacks of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, TouchWiz technology and many more, I think it’s new coming of finger control on the screen.
First I can say that The F480 looks good and the leather battery cover, which doubles up as a phone casing, adds to the phone’s visual appeal.
If we need to describe in one sentence, my impressions of the F480, it will be that we are glad that a terrible Croix user interface is already a thing of the past. With the F480, Samsung has ditched the single-tone mode, boring and not-so-easy to Croix of F700 and the Haute couture Armani phone, and adopted TouchWiz software. But there is still room for improvement for a more intuitive user experience.
Deep to the design
One glance and you can tell F480 is very compact. The credit card-sized (98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm) is greater than mobile phone Samsung’s own Armani model, is still smaller than Pinch LG Prada. In part, metal chassis offers a very solid and reliable feel. Most of the front property is taken by generous 2.8-inch QVGA display area and glossy finish makes it a very vulnerable to fingerprints. So be prepared to delete often. The good is that the bundled cover, which replaces the standard battery has flap to protect the screen as well.
Unlike the full touchscreen handsets, the F480 is a pair of mechanical call / end keys and a third, which is activated by the contextual menu. However, it is the hold that the section of the screen and locking keys to avoid unwanted presses, which has proved most useful. In earpiece / speaker grill sits on top LCD display and front-facing video cameras, is to require the right. Like most of its phones, Samsung has gone with the only connector that connects the port of the charger and headphones. Although the borders multitasking, this is something we can live in the village microSD card expansion slot is hot swappable and found on the left edge.
In the conclusion I can say that F480 is really Compact size; solid build; cool widgets interface; HSDPA support as well; Bluetooth stereo; microSD expansion card slot.
But, you will feel bit disappoint with vulnerable to fingerprints; software can be improved next time; lacks of Wi-Fi, I just don’t know why Samsung don’t pay much attention to Wi-Fi for F480.
However is really good phone for that price, The F480 is a stylish touchscreen handset with a wealth of features, but its user interface could do with a little improvement. If not change much the price is about USD501.
Samsung F480 spec at a glance:
- Networks: GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
- Connectivity options: 3G, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA, Bluetooth
- Form factor: Candy bar
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm
- Weight w/battery: 100.6 g
- Primary display type: TFT
- Input method(s): Touch screen
- LCD display size: 2.8-inch QVGA
- Internal memory: 232 MB
- Expansion slot(s): TransFlash / microSD
- Included accessories: Standard battery, travel adapter, stereo headset, PC data kit, leather case, battery cover
- Maximum camera resolution: 5 megapixels
