Samsung's touchy F490 launches on Vodafone
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Apr 9th 2008 2:47PM
posted Apr 9th 2008 2:47PM
As planned, Vodafone has launched the Samsung F490 -- you know, that full-screen touch piece for those of you that find themselves without need of the QWERTY keyboard afforded by the F700. The virtually button-free phone offers pretty much every feature a modern mobile warrior could be looking for -- save a smartphone operating system -- with a 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot, and that Croix interface Samsung spent a good deal of time touting when it was introduced last year. As is frequently the case with European carriers, there are creative ways to make even this high-end device free depending on the plan you choose, so go ahead and commit yourself to one bajillion minutes and texts per month if you want to keep your wallet stowed when placing your order.[Via MobileBurn]
i'm pretty sure it's already out in germany, but not sure which carrier if any.
any particular reason why in america, it's rare to find a camera as high as 3.15 mp, but in england/europe you've got more 5 mp cameraphones than you can shake a hi-res stick at?
Because Americans are cheap. If they knew what phones cost unsubsidized they would freak out. So they are happy buying the garbage that their carrier will sell them.
theres that, and the fact that our pay-monthly plans pay for the minutes, whereas on vodaphone for $40(twenty quid, my laptop doesn't have the GBP key) can get you a total of 75 minutes, 150 texts, and a decently spec'd phone. whoopde-freakin-doo. i love how phone carriers never get it quite right...
I've had this phone since last Thursday. it's been out since last Wednesday.
y aren't there any decent camera on phones in the u.s it actually really simple it has nothing to do with carries or phone makers or the government it actually has to do with u 80% of most American don't even use text messaging or half the feature that come with there phones
blu tooth or any of that it a very small market in the us yes i know it sound silly but its true actuly most people like having a camera but see as a novelty and end up not using it
take me for exsample when i was on nextel i had the cool i870 when it came out and had mp3 player built in sd card blu tooth camera internet but end up never using gave to litte women got a regular i570 and was happy basic truth is the buying habits r different from though in other countries where most people in england like there high tech phones and actually use every feature to it fullest we in the states tend use less complicated thing and hence only get the phones that comes with plan as that not every one can afford them high tech phones or the extra 40 or more dollars its takes to have data service add on to them 80% of the cell or any market really is always going to be made of regular people i mean think about it how many people u know u can actually afford an iphone so hence company investing in them type of phone r basickly a waste of money in the us
Omg i ttly use txts n cam all teh time! Peeps who dnt use it need big leson! I can actually agree with most people not using SMS or MMS but not so much with the camera.
dammit i had some typos great now all u school teacher r going to fight with me