Samsung F490
Samsung F490

The Samsung F490 was announced in 2008, January. Released 2008, March With 3.3 inches, 29.8 cm2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio) TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors, Its 5 MP, AF rear camera captured crisp photos and 320p@15fps video, while the Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery ensured long-lasting usage.

Network

  • Technology: GSM / HSPA
  • 2G bands: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands: HSDPA 2100
  • Speed: HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced: 2008, January. Released 2008, March
  • Status: Discontinued

Body

  • Dimensions: 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm (4.53 x 2.11 x 0.46 in)
  • Weight: 102 g (3.60 oz)
  • SIM: Mini-SIM

Display

  • Type: TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
  • Size: 3.3 inches, 29.8 cm2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 240 x 432 pixels (~150 ppi density)

Memory

  • Card slot: microSD (dedicated slot)
  • Phonebook: 1000 entries, Photocall
  • Call records: 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
  • Internal: 130MB

Main Camera

  • Single: 5 MP, AF
  • Features: LED flash
  • Video: 320p@15fps

Selfie camera

  • Single: Videocall camera
  • Video:

Sound

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
  • 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

  • WLAN: No
  • Bluetooth: 2.0, A2DP
  • GPS: No
  • Radio: No
  • USB: 2.0

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
  • Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
  • Games: Yes
  • Java: Yes, MIDP 2.0
  • Note: WMV/MP4/H.264 player (VGA@30fps), MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player, Voice recorder, Organizer, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Battery

  • Type: Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery
  • Stand-by: Up to 220 h
  • Talk time: Up to 6 h

Misc

  • Colors: Black
  • SAR: 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.26 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU: 0.40 W/kg (head)    
  • Price: About 150 EUR

Tests

  • Loudspeaker: , Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 74dB, ,
  • Audio quality: , Noise -81.1dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB