Samsung surprises on the last day of CES with the SGH-F490
Looks like the folks at Samsung woke up on the right side of the bed this morning, and decided to gift us all with the SGH-F490. This handsome prada-esque set features full screen browsing on its 3.2 inch screen in both landscape and portrait mode, 5 mega pixel camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, 130 MB of internal storage, and memory expansion via microSD. The disappointing bit is that we're only getting tri-band GSM / EDGE and HSDPA in the European 2100 MHz band. Price is set for about €530 (roughly $780) and is expected to ship in February.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
matt @ Jan 10th 2008 12:34PM
so close yet so far... Guess I'll FINALLY be getting that iphone (2.0)
CJ @ Jan 10th 2008 12:54PM
It's a toy. Sad but true.
When the real workhorses finally get released, let us know.
Mark @ Jan 10th 2008 5:31PM
Who cares about workhorses.
I'd rather read about the 350Z than the Sentra, thanks.
Yubastard @ Jan 10th 2008 12:55PM
euro hsdpa... *sighs*
George @ Jan 10th 2008 1:02PM
why are they going to remove the 5mp camera? it would be an awesome bit of kit if they keep it.
Randy @ Jan 10th 2008 1:22PM
No US 3G Frequencies?!? FAIL.
palehorse @ Jan 10th 2008 3:26PM
No WiFi?
No 3G?
No Quad-band GSM?
$780?!?!
forget it!
Aalaap @ Jan 11th 2008 2:09AM
I'm gonna ask what I ask everytime I come across a phone - how thin is it? Is it anywhere as thin as my 10.9mm U600?
Aalaap @ Jan 11th 2008 2:12AM
Edit: Just read it on IntoMobile - the dimensions of the F490 are 115mm x 53.5mm x 11.8mm (4.5″ x 2.1 x .5″).
Not bad. Not bad at all.