Recently we have seen Samsung Omnia Pro and Samsung Wave touch screen mobile phones. Those were equipped with lot of advanced features that make them costly options. Samsung SGH F480 is an affordable solution with touch screen TFT display (not AMOLED). Samsung SGH F480 is a full touch screen bar phone with only 11 mm thickness that gives it a sleek look. The compact design looks stylish with metal finish and luxurious leather cover.
The best feature of F480 is the 5 megapixel digital camera with auto focus, face detection, LED flash and image stabilization features. It offers 4X digital zoom and multiple shot modes and photo effects.
Samsung SGH F480 comes with 262K TFT screen that is fully customizable with built-in widgets and useful shortcuts like clock, MP3 player and RM Radio.
F480 disappoints with its low battery capacity of only 1000 mAh. It provides talk time of only 3 hours.
Samsung SGH F480 provides good connectivity options with 3G and GPRS support. It comes with WAP 2.0 browser, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and POP3/SMTP Email support.
For entertainment side it has FM Radio, audio player, video player and Java Games support. The camera is capable of video recording in MPEG4 or 3GPP format.
For memory side, it has 223 MB internal memory and microSD card support up to 8 GB.
Dimension (HXWXD): 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm
Weight: 106 gm
Samsung SGH F480 Price: Approximately Rs. 15,000
Pros:
- Compact design with good looks
- Good connectivity options
- Main screen personalization with widget support
- Camera quality is good
- Document Viewer
Cons:
- Low battery backup
- Interface is not the latest one
Conclusion: Overall it’s a mid-range phone with most widely used features. The battery disappoints but otherwise it’s a nice looking phone.
