Samsung’s F490 - which appears to be generally based on the F700, only with an upgraded 5-megapixel camera and the slide-out keyboard deleted - has been officially scheduled for release in Russia this month (and presumably elsewhere too), with a price considerably lower than the €530 it was predicted to be: the equivalent of just €412 ($610).

Samsung F490 Features and Specifications:

• HSDPA 3.6 mbps/ UMTS/ EDGE (900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100)
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• 3.2? 16:9 Wide Full Touch LCD (262K Colors)
• Croix UI
• Video Recording (MPEG4, QVGA@15fps)
• Video Playback (WMV, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VGA@30fps)
• Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP+ AVRCP), USB 2.0 (High speed)
• Google Search, NetFront 3.4 browser, Mail
• MP3, AAC+, AAC+(e), WMA
• OMA DRM v2.0, WMDRM, Multitasking
• 130MB internal memory + micro SD
• 115 X 53.5 X 11.8 mm
• 102g

[via Unwired View]