What is it: Touchscreen fashion phone with a 5-megapixel camera
What we think: It looks the part but its interface and features don't deliver
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 April 2008
Tags: Samsung, Samsung F490, 3G, keyboard, headphones
We like:
Large screen; 3.5mm headphone jack
We don't like:
Interface doesn't work as well as it could
CNET UK judgement:
It's great to see Samsung enter yet another market with a phone that looks to be an iPhone killer. The problem with the Samsung F490, though, is that its interface isn't the best and it lacks a star feature relative to other phones in its category
Full review:
It's always embarrassing when you're a kid and your dad tries to pull off some old-school dance moves. It usually begins and ends the same way: your dad, flailing about like Mr Blobby and you left feeling upset. Enter the Samsung F490: this is a phone that wants to be cool but will it get its groove on dad-style? It's currently available to buy from Vodafone on a monthly contract. Continue Reading...
Samsung F490 History
22 Apr 2008 in Crave
Samsung F490: Hands-on with an iPhone wannabe
There's always a kid who tries to copy the coolest kid in class but fails miserably, heaping ridicule and wedgies upon himself. Will the Samsung F490 have his lunch money stolen?
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July 6, 2008
Posted by: tgw6017
"Best thing ever"
July 6, 2008
Posted by: tgw6017
"Cooler than a polar bear in a refrigerator"
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