Samsung F480 Review

Samsung F480 Tocco is one more high-end touch screen phone from Samsung following in the way of the Armani and the F490 Nerva. It looks similar to every mobile phone company wants to have touch screen devices in its arsenal and I wonder how much this has to do with the victory of the iPhone and the HTC Touch.

Specification:

# Size: 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm

# Weight: 100 grams

# Camera: 5 MP, 2592? 1944 pixels, auto focus, video (QVGA), flash

# Battery life: 250 hours standby & 3 hours talk time

# Display size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches touch screen

# OS: Custom flash UI on S60 OS

# Bluetooth: 2.0 with A2DP

# Memory: 240MB shared memory & Micro SDHC

# Networks: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

# HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps

# FM radio with RDS

# MP3/AAC/AAC+ player

# AC Charger: Output 9VDC, 2.5A

The Samsung F480 Tocco is a lightweight, slim and attractive looking device. On the front we have a 2.8" TFT display which sits flush within a metal surround. There's a front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing and a few basic controls under the screen.

Looking to the left hand side of the unit we can see an up-down rocker button for in-call volume control as well as scroll control when browsing web pages for example. Below that a hinged plastic cover hides the Micro SDHC memory card slot.

On the other side of the unit there's a similar plastic cover sitting over the proprietary connector used for charging, connecting a set of headphones (supplied) and for linking to a PC via USB. Also on the right is a camera button used to launch the camera application. and for in reality taking a photo. Openly beneath that are a couple of holes used to attach phone charms or lanyards.

Flipping the F480 more than reveals a good-looking brushed metal back and the 5 mega pixel camera complete with flash. Looking at the back of the F480 you could simply be forgiven for thoughts that it was digital camera quite than a mobile phone.

Box

# The Samsung F480 handset

# Battery

# Mains Charger

# Case

# Handsfree wired headset

# USB Data Cable

# CD-ROM

HIGHLIGHTS

# 5.0MP camera

# FM Radio with RDS

# Classy looks

# Thin and light

LOWLIGHTS

# Screen attracts dirt and fingerprints

# No on-screen keyboard

# No WiFi

# Tri-band only

CONCLUSION

The Samsung F480 Tocco actually surprised me. I thought that the beauty of the device would only be skin-deep but there are plenty of other bits on the inside to get the gadget freaks excited.

Camera phone fans determination love the 5 MP camera and those immediately wanting a chilly looking phone that fit with no trouble in their pocket will find this phone simply fits the bill and then provides so much extra besides.

If only the F480 had Exchange email support then it's be a phone that more business types could enjoy.

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