Samsung F490 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Samsung F490
  • Released 2008, March 102g, 11.8mm thickness Feature phone 130MB storage, microSD slot
  • Mini-SIM About 168 USD
  • 3.3" 240x432 pixels
  • 5MP 240p
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  • 880mAh Li-Ion

Samsung F490 overview

Samsung F490 is a feature phone. It was released on 2008, March. Samsung F490 has 3.3 inch, TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors, a resolution of 240 x 432 pixels. It supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 5MP Single main camera, Single selfie camera. It uses Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery. The price of Samsung F490 is about 168 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung F490 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 28 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Samsung F490 full specifications

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

SOUND

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

COMMUNICATIONS

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

FEATURES

Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
  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

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black
SAR 0.19 W/kg (head) 0.26 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)
Price About 168 USD

TESTS

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

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