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Samsung SGH-F480

First seen: 9 february 2008

Information found in: from 134 sources in 26 countries.

Best Price: 179.99 USD

  • User Score (1638)
    7.7 7.7 from 1638 reviewers
  • Expert Score (24)
    7.8 7.8 from 24 reviewers
  • Design (435)
    6.5 6.5 from 435 reviewers
  • Value for money (163)
    5.1 5.1 from 163 reviewers
  • Features (204)
    5.7 5.7 from 204 reviewers
  • Ease of use (467)
    5.4 5.4 from 467 reviewers
  • Performance (2)
    5.5 5.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound quality (238)
    6.0 6.0 from 238 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • music player is great, size and weight, great screen, design is fabulous, amoled screen
  • you get a 3, unit prone to slowdowns, slow camera uptake, breaking and freezing, poor camera
  • Full Touch Screen with Touchwiz User Interface - Customisable drag & drop technology - 5 Megapixel camera with power LED - HSDPA 7.2Mbps - Mobile blogging.
  • full touch screen - Large 2.8” QVGA LCD offers a full touch navigation experience. - Haptic technology offers tangible feedback when you make a selection on the touch screen. - New touch UK is intuitive and simple to use, offering a digilog (digital + analog) experience. - Widgets allow you to customize the use…

Manufacturer's Specs

Platform

  • Operation System
    Properitary
  • Browser
    WAP 2.0
  • JAVA™
    JAVA™ MIDP 2.0
  • SAR value
    0.898 W/kg

Size

  • Weight
    106g
  • Dimension (HXWXD)
    98.4 x 55 x 11.6mm

Display

External
  • Technology
    262K TFT
  • Resolution
    QVGA
  • Size
    2.8"

Battery

Standard
  • Talk time
    up to 3h (3G)

Release Date

  • First seen
    9 February 2008

Samsung SGH-F480

The Samsung SGH-F480 is a Tri-Band GSM (900/1,800/1,900MHz), HSDPA 7.2Mbps, 3G (2.1GHz),GPRS Class10 mobile phone that utilises the WAP 2.0 Java™ MIDP 2.0 browser. It has an internal memory of 240MB that supports up to 1,000 USIM contacts and external memory extendibility via microSD of up to 8GB. Its display is a 2.8 inch 262K QVGA TFT TouchScreen with a resolution of 240 x 320. Connectivity is via 3G 2.1 Ghz HSDPA 7.2 Mbps or GPRS class 10, while remote connectivity is via Bluetoo…

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Samsung SGH-F480

The Samsung SGH-F480 is a Tri-Band GSM (900/1,800/1,900MHz), HSDPA 7.2Mbps, 3G (2.1GHz),GPRS Class10 mobile phone that utilises the WAP 2.0 Java™ MIDP 2.0 browser. It has an internal memory of 240MB that supports up to 1,000 USIM contacts and external memory extendibility via microSD of up to 8GB. Its display is a 2.8 inch 262K QVGA TFT TouchScreen with a resolution of 240 x 320. Connectivity is via 3G 2.1 Ghz HSDPA 7.2 Mbps or GPRS class 10, while remote connectivity is via Bluetooth nd USB 2.0. This handset measures 98.4 x 55 x 11.6mm and weighs 106g.

Features

The SGH-F480 features a Full Touch Screen with "New touch UI" technology, with a 5.0 Megapixel camera with x 4 digital zoom. It has a Power LED flash, with Auto Focus and several Shot modes like Smile Shot, Panorama Shot and Face Detection. The F480 has Email (POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4), SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging and PC Sync Application. The other front facing camera allows video conversations with other 3G/HSDPA users. It has 72 polyphonic and MP3 ringtones. Format support for music files are MP3, AMR-NB, I-Melody, SMAF, XMF, MIDI, SP MIDI, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+ and WMA. This phone allows video telephony and streaming and supports formats like MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and WMV. Its high-speed data connectivity allows for mobile blogging function, enabling users to upload photos and videos directly to websites without PC connections. It also features a Document viewer, Mobile printing and offline mode. Other features on this phone is a FM Radio with RDS. The SGH-F480 battery (1000mAh) allows up to 3 hours of talk time for 3G and up to 250 hours of standby time.

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Reviews of Samsung SGH-F480

  1. Samsung F480 Tocco review

    Reviewer: Mobile Choice UK
    13 June 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Features 8
    8.0
    Ease of use 6
    6.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    It’s rare to find a touch-screen phone as well executed as the iPhone. Samsung fans will be delighted to see a new and adept interface on a cool phone that doesn’t cut any corners. It is fast, slick and full of customisable details. Read more

  2. F480 Tocco

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    5 June 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Compact, good-looking and responsive, the Tocco is one of the slickest touchscreen phones out there Read more

  3. Reviewer: LetsGoMobile
    15 October 2008
    Overall 7
    7.4
     

    S amsung are an innovative company, continuously meeting the diverse demands of the consumer. The five design centres worldwide, and the inspiration derived from the life style of today’s consumer, make it possible for models like the Samsung F480 TouchWiz to be invented. The TouchWiz is a compact device with a touch screen that will certainly appeal to those users with a touch for style. The improvement in the field of LCD touch screen technology is clearly... Read more

  4. Review: Samsung Tocco SGH-F480

    Reviewer: last100.com
    7 April 2010

    Tocco is the Italian word for touch, and as you may have guessed, the Tocco SGH-F480 is Samsung’s latest touchscreen phone to hit the market. Once again, comparisons to the iPhone are inevitable, and although the Tocco is no iPhone killer – not that such a thing exists – it does sport at least a couple of features – haptic feedback and a 5 megapixel camera – that better Apple’s iconic device. The Tocco is also smaller than the iPhone, measuring 98.4 x 55 x... Read more

  5. Samsung F480 Tocco

    Reviewer: MobileFoneReviews
    3 days ago
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Samsung Tocco features all the usual messaging services that by now we have all come accustomed to which include, SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging) and emailing. The emailing facility will allow the user to send and receive emails with POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP file formats, so the user can always stay in touch and up to date with their work even while away from the home or office. For those who are business like can take full advantage of the document viewer that features... Read more

  1. bad phone

    Reviewer: Toofast, Pricerunner
    1 January 2010
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    I would not recommend this , we had 2 and they both broke. Read more

  2. Not a lot of bells and whistles - but a nice tune nonetheles ...

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    18 April 2010
    Overall 8
    8.4
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Sound quality 6
    6.0
     

    Summary: A great phone if you want to simply browse the web, text, phone and use a few office features Read more

  3. Indestructable

    Reviewer: Amazon
    3 July 2010 See Product at Amazon (179.99 USD)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This review is from: Samsung F480 Tocco Sim Free Mobile Phone - Silver (Electronics) The Samsung Tocco is amazing i have had it for 2 years now and its great ive dropped it millions of times and it works perfectly fine.ive even dropped it in a puddle and its been fine. Although mine does freeze sometimes but you just have to lock and unlock it and it will be good to go.Although the texting part of the phone is sometimes a bit annoying and slow.the screen doesnt turn when... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Lucy, Recommended Buys UK
    16 July 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    My dad has this phone- and I must say, it's hard not to be impressed with it! A quick, responsive touch screen, slightly blurry camera, fab internet, gorgeous design... i could go on. i will be getting a Lite version tomorrow- hope it's as good! Read more

  5. Samsung F480 Tocco

    Reviewer: John, MobileFoneReviews
    3 days ago
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Wicked mobile, the samsung tocco rocks!! Makes the iPhones 2 megapixel camera look silly, go with the 5 megapixel Samsung tocco and get the new leather brown version. Read more

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