Samsung F490 Takes on the Apple iPhone

Samsung today unveiled the SGH-F490, a multimedia phone with a 3.2-inch, 16:9 wide full-touch screen and intuitive user interface for the European market. To support Internet browsing, the F490 embedded Google Search and optimized full browser for Web pages in both vertical and horizontal views.

"The Samsung F490 is the solution for consumers who want to use Internet wherever and whenever they want," said Geesung Choi, president, telecom business, Samsung. "F490 is not only a powerful multimedia device but also a stylish fashion item with sleek and charming design. We are proud to introduce this new innovative multimedia handset to global consumers." Via

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Samsung F490 Features and Specifications:

• HSDPA 3.6 mbps/ UMTS/ EDGE (900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100)
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• 3.2″ 16:9 Wide Full Touch LCD (262K Colors)
• Croix UI
• Video Recording (MPEG4, QVGA@15fps)
• Video Playback (WMV, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VGA@30fps)
• Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP+ AVRCP), USB 2.0 (High speed)
• Google Search, NetFront 3.4 browser, Mail
• MP3, AAC+, AAC+(e), WMA
• OMA DRM v2.0, WMDRM, Multitasking
• 130MB internal memory + micro SD
• 115 X 53.5 X 11.8 mm
• 102g

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Samsung F490 - Another iPhone competitor

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today the launch of SGH-F490, a powerful multimedia phone with a 16:9 wide full touch screen and intuitive user interface for the European market.

Samsung F490’s debut comes amid rising popularity of touch screen technology. With the most up-to-date 3.2 inch 16:9 wide screen, the F490 provides a panoramic view of pictures or videos as well as a larger screen space for Internet surfing. To support enjoyable Internet browsing, Samsung F490 also embedded the Google Search and optimized full browser for web pages in both vertical and horizontal views.

Samsung F490 will be available in some European countries from February at around 530 euros.

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Samsung SGH-F500

At the ITU Telecom 2006 show in Hong Kong Samsung showed off the SGH-F500, or Ultra Video, as the first handset to have native support for DivX. Yep, it’s a freakin’ phone. Pretty unlikely it’ll show up in the states anytime soon or ever, and we don’t usually report on such things, but it’s such a crazy design I wanted to make sure you all got a good look at it. The South Koreans are so far ahead of the US in gadgetry it makes me more than a little envious.

The phone actually has two faces: phone on one side with keypad and smaller screen, large screen and multimedia keys on the other. It has UMTS support on the 2,100MHz band and GSM/EDGE support on 900, 1,800, and 1,900MHz bands, and supports a ton of audio and video file types, including the previously mentioned DivX.

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