Samsung F480 TouchWiz (SGH-F480) /
Samsung Tocco
Discontinued 23rd
May 2008
Note: this handset is called the
"Samsung Tocco" in the UK, the "Samsung
TouchWiz" in most other markets.
We first caught sight of the Samsung
F480 back
in February when it was announced at the GSMA event
along with dozens of other handsets, and we have to
confess that we had rather forgotten about it. It is
timely then that Samsung have given us a prod to remind
us of the F480 which should start to be available from
June in certain markets.
Now branded with the somewhat strange
but memorable "TouchWiz" name, Samsung have
been given a glimpse of the F480's new interface, also
dubbed "TouchWiz". There are no prizes for
guessing that the TouchWiz interface is designed to
compete head-on with the iPhone,
but the overall specification is much closer to LG's
Viewty
than Apple's offering.
We've
covered the F480's specifications before,
but as a reminder: this is a 3.5G phone with a 2.8"
320 x 240 pixel touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with
autofocus and flash plus a secondary video calling camera.
The F480 has microSD expandable memory (up to 8GB),
an FM radio, a comprehensive multimedia player and USB
2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0. However, the downside is that
the F480 doesn't have WiFi or GPS support. Despite the
large screen and 3.5G capabilities, the TouchWiz is
a surprisingly compact device at 98 x 55 x 11.5mm and
91 grams in weight.
On paper, the Samsung F480 TouchWiz
certainly compares very well with the iPhone.. but we
know that Apple have a next
generation iPhone waiting in the wings which could
be much tougher to beat.
Samsung indicate that the F480 TouchWiz
should be available from June 2008 onwards at a price
of around €500 (£400) before carrier subsidy.
There are some unconfirmed reports that the F480 may
have different branding in the UK.
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Samsung
F480 (SGH-F480) at a glance
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Available:
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June
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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Compact
PDA style device 96 x
55 x 12mm / 91 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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