Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/11/mwc_samsung_launches_f480/
Mobile World Congress Samsung doesn't want to leave that iPhone-like phone look all to LG, now does it? You know, straight lines, round corners, chrome trim, shiny touchscreen. We've already seen the Armani handset (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/24/samsung_armani_sgh-p520/) and now we have the F480.
Samsung's F480: part of its 'Style' range, no less
This time round, the screen's a 2.8in, 240 x 320 job ready to show snaps from the F480's five-megapixel autofocus camera - there are going to be lot of these this year. Worried about shot quality? Don't be - this boy has image stabilisation tech on board.
Front and back
The 95.9 x 55 x 11mm unit also has an RDS-equipped FM radio on board, Bluetooth 2.0 and not only tri-band GSM/GPRS/Edge but also 3G with HSDPA downloads at up to 7.2Mb/s.
Expect the SGH-F480, as it's more fully known, in the coming quarters.
And don't forget Samsung's F490 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/11/samsung_f490/), launched in January at CES. It too is a 5Mp cameraphone, but has a larger, 3.2in screen than the F480 but has an HSDPA-enabled radio that only goes to 3.6Mb/s.
Mobile World Congress 2008 Complete Coverage here (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/11/complete_mwc_08/)
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