The SGH-490 is the mother of multimedia phone packed with a 3.2-inch 16:9 wide touch screen featuring the same user interface as the Samsung Croix for the European market.

It is only 11.8mm thick sporting a slim bar form-factor with rounded corners and glossy looks. Other features include a 5-megapixel camera for snapping photos and video, standard 3.5mm audio jack, and support compatible microSD cards plus 130 internal memory.
The F490 hits the market in February at around $530 euros.
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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






















January 16th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
WOW….how innovative. Yeah, this is truly a unique piece of cutting edge, set the standard design. It doesn’t even vaguely resemble the LG Voyager that boasts all these features and more, that was launched months ago….does it?
I’m under-whelmed.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
JUST GOT THIS PHONE IS BETTER THEN THE IPHONE