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Samsung F490

Samsung F490
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  • Released 2008, March
    102g, 11.8mm thickness
    Feature phone
    130MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.3"
    240x432 pixels
  • 5MP
    240p
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  • 880mAh
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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
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio No
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
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
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)    
Price About 150 EUR
Our Tests Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -81.1dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB

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Samsung F490 review: Fingertip away

Samsung F490 review: Fingertip away

The Samsung F490 follows a trend that we welcome - touch-based user interface and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Add a widescreen 3.2" TFT display and a slim profile, and it already sounds like a...

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  • Anonymous
  • U{j
  • 01 Dec 2025

Bro play store was made AFTER this phone

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  • Anonymous
  • kCm
  • 10 Jan 2025

This phone sucks, I bought it and it doesn't have play store

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  • Milena
  • 04S
  • 03 Dec 2012

What mean the sign [E]on the right of the network indicator. If it is for the internet how to switch it off.

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