Samsung launches SCH-W480 with inner zoom, outer bulkiness
By Sean Cooper 
posted Jun 14th 2008 3:55PM
posted Jun 14th 2008 3:55PM
Samsung's handsets have been all about razor thin, good cameras and long spec sheets of late, and the SCH-W480 fills most of those categories, but falls a bit short -- and fat -- of attaining thin-dom in this case. Featuring a 3X optical zoom, 5 megapixel camera, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, WCDMA / GSM roaming for worldwide enjoyment, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot for memory expansion. Admittedly, it packs a 3X optical zoom into its beefy housing that rather than extending outside the case does all it's zooming inside -- though we'd still prefer to roll with thin and svelte, not high tech and hidden. No word on pricing on the W480 -- that we promised we wouldn't compare to the N95 -- but hopefully we'll hear more soon. Granted, this isn't likely coming to a carrier near you in the US as it's all Anycall branding suggests, but feel free to import and let us know what ya think.
how is it different from the G800?
It's the far eastern variant-the G800 is European, and easier to import for any Americans wanting one
But yeah they have the exact same spec, including the camera, and looks nicer in my view
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/16/samsung-g800-gets-previewed/
why are there LIVE and Anycall logos on this phone but no Sammy logo
who are you LIVE and Anycall?
and i thought my SCH-U740(alias) was rather thick
meh i was wrong
Anycall is the cellphone division of Samsung. T-Live is branding from one of Korea's carriers, SK Telecom (AKA Helio in the States). Who knows why they didn't keep the Anycall branding in the States- less confusing that way.
it's really not that big; it's the same size as the tilt. and while it doesn't have a full qwerty, the presence of the internal optical zoom makes the size reasonable (in my book.)
pricing is set to $580.
it looks exactly like the DoCoMo SO905iCS from Sony Ericsson.