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Posted: 12 Feb 2008 Announced: 11 Feb 2008
Market Status: Released
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Samsung SGH-F480 is another all-touch phone and the first to use the TouchWiz interface, which is the successor of the Croix found on previous models. It features a 2.8” TFT Touch display with 240x320 pixels resolution, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, image and video stabilization and has an abundance of multimedia functions, including a video editor, RDS FM Radio and Media player.All this is packed into small and slim stylish body, resembling the PRADA by LG.

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Samsung SGH-F480 specifications

also known as Samsung Tocco

Pros

Small dimensions (3.85 x 2.16 x 0.45 inches)

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (143 ppi)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 3.85 x 2.16 x 0.45 (98 x 55 x 11.5 mm)
Weight:
- 3.54 oz (101 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.80 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 143 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.4 days (250 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1000 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 220 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
- - 5 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Image stabilizer, Video stabilizer, Face detection, Smile detection
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, RDS

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - XHTML, WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 11 Feb 2008

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