Advantages: Superb Camera, decent MP3 player and FM Radio Disadvantages: Low Internal Memory, No GPS
...be honest with you; the Samsung Tocco (F480) was not my first choice mobile; I really wanted an iPhone. Sadly however, you can only acquire one of the Apple-esq wonders if you sell your soul and empty your wallet to O2. Don't get me wrong, I love O2; they have been my one and only network provider and the service has always been faultless. But whereas now I am paying £15 a month for a decent amount of texts and minutes, the lowest tariff for the ... ...been a big fan of Samsung units; progressing from an F400 to a D900 via the D600 - all decent, intuitive and user friendly phones which had served me well. A quick browse of the January sale on the O2 website threw up the offer of a free Tocco on a £15 a month tariff, I thought this was too good an offer to pass up, and so the Tocco was ordered, and would become my new mobile telecommunication and gadget solution.
== What's in the box? ==
Firstly, ...
tractor-boy 11.02.2009 (18.08.2009)
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Advantages: Sleek, multi-functional little gadget Disadvantages: Not brilliant as a phone
...and played music, an old Samsung that sadly met its untimely end when he went swimming with it in his pocket while we were on holiday in Thailand. His last phone was the Nokia N95 which I inherited after he died. I used it for a few weeks before passing it on to our daughter, who thought it was really cool and had been eyeing it up ever since her dad had got it. I was happy with my Motorola RAZR V3i as I really didn't need an MP3 player in my phone ... ...and the touchscreen on the Samsung FH 480 Tocco swung it for me - never mind the whistles and bells, the touchscreen represented the future to me, and was what had me signing the contract in the T-Mobile shop. I got my phone free with my Combi 25 contract which lasts 18 months. The Tocco is a beautiful piece of kit - the touchscreen is large and easy to use. The screen has a Widget, which shows the time, date, your calendar and you can place your ...
rosebud2001 26.06.2009
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Advantages: easy, cool looking Disadvantages: freezes up when you click the screen too many times.
...hadn't heard much about the Samsung Tocco so I had to make my own mind up about it.
When I got the Tocco it was pretty hard to get a hold of. I had to figure out which button went where and what the widgets are. But once I had mastered this which only took a couple of hours it was easy to use. The touch screen allows easy movability. What else I liked about the phone was that it came with a protective case. This protective case is small and covers ... ...covers the screen. But this case has saved my life numerous times. Without the screen my phone would be scratched to smithereens which is obvious from the looks of my friends Tocco who chose not to put it on. This may have been because it took me a lot of hard work to slide off the metal cover and put the leather one on.
My favourite feature on the Tocco is the music recognition which works every time!! It is amazing though does cost money for the ...
khiadah 01.07.2009
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Advantages: It's a phone... Disadvantages: ... when it works
...sensitivity. When I read that Samsung was releasing a touch screen phone called the Tocco I literally spat out a mouthful of putrefied goat's milk. Tocco is Italian for touch, so how many hotpots and involving how many Samsung executives for the Korean company were used when deciding on the name for the phone? It's like mixing kimchi with ice cream.
With such a fusion of epic nastiness, you would also expect the phone to be a sod load of puck, and ... ...my brand spanking new sparkly Samsung 'Touch my screen with your fat finger' Tocco would have no service at all. I have tested my SIM card in his phone and it is completely fine, resulting with my scientifically approached experiment concluding that it is the Tocco which is flawed with a weak little antenna. There was not even the slightest blip on my Tocco phone's signal bar as I move the phone around to get a good signal for a text message to send ...
0wnz0rz 25.01.2009 (04.05.2009)
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Advantages: Good camera, music player, connectivity Disadvantages: Call cut outs
...quickly changed it for the Samsung Tocco as testing have previously owned Samsung phones & have been extremely pleased with them as i am with this. The first thing that stood out to me about this phone was the size of the screen which compared to other phones I have had is huge! It is also a very slim phone which for me adds to the appeal. When I first bought this phone back in June I couldn't wait to get home & try it out & I wasn't disappointed! ... ...as the camera on the samsung is great for a phone & is just as good as any camera I have owned. The video feature for this phone is also good however lacks some of the quality I would have liked it to have. It makes up for this in sound quality though.
The Bluetooth device is very easy to set up & link to other phones. I currently have it connected to my Bluetooth headset & my sat nav & although these can't be used at the same time it would be pointless ...
Great_reviewer07 11.01.2009 (12.01.2009)
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The Samsung F480 (Tocco) is a stylish touch screen phone, it is rated as the second best phone on the Samsung website (Omnia was first). In my opinion this one should have been first as I personally prefer it to the Omnia. It weighs 106g and it's dimensions (HxWxD) are 98.4 x 55 x 11.6mm.
== Features ==
The phone has a variety of features, these are:
* 2.8" touch screen.
* Up to 3 hours talk time.
* Up to 250 hours standby time.
Camera:
* ... ...Focus
* Various Shot Modes.
* Various Camera Effects (black and white, sepia, negative).
Video:
* Video Player (MPEG4/3GPP).
* Video Recording.
* Video Messaging.
* Video Streaming.
* Video Calling.
Music and Sound:
* Music Player (MP3, Midi, WMA and more).
* MP3 Ringtones.
* Music Library.
Fun and Entertainment:
* Java Games.
* Podcasting.
* FM Radio.
* Music Recognition.
Business and Office:
* Document Viewer (PowerPoint and ...
buggsy2008 04.01.2009
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Advantages: Sleek, Easy to Use, Disadvantages: Bit Expensive if Bought Outright
I first got my Samsung Tocco [it's more commonly known as a Tocco than the SGH-F480] to a feeling of relief. My Dad had ordered it as part of our switch-over from the dastardly BT to the incredibly accommodating Virgin. However, after several bad experiences with ordering phones over the internet I was fully expecting a full week or two to go by before I was the owner of the Tocco. Not so, as the day after I spoke to a lovely bloke called Nick over ... ...intact and shiny, but there were a number of added things in the box, such as some decent in ear headphones, a swish leather case and the elusive USB cable which with every other phone I have ever ordered has come at least two days after my phone. So, my Tocco and I got off to a good start together. The box was all arty and attractive with happy people on the front who undoubtedly owed their state of laughter to the Tocco and the Tocco alone. The ...
Rosemarie.Short 26.09.2009
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Advantages: very responsive touch screen, great range of features Disadvantages: price if buying it on pay as you go.
...came to looking at the samsung tocco F-480 i was very pleasantly surprised. The phone had everything that i required in a phone and more!!! So i am writing this review in appreciation of what i think is a really great and easy to use piece of mobile technology. Price:- As i got the phone on an 18 month contract i am not paying for the phone as such, however i have looked into buying this particular phone on a pay as you go basis and the price ranges ... ...of money for a phone, so if you can get it on contract then its definitely worth doing. Features:- The phone has a lot of really great features, so i will talk about my favourites in a little more detail and also give an overall list of all the features. Overall list:- 262k full touch tft lcd screen 5.0 megapixel camera mp3 music player fm radio full internet browsing micro SD external memory slot bluetooth customisable drag and drop technology My ...
lulabell87 28.07.2009
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Advantages: Innovative, fun to use Disadvantages: takes getting used to
I got the Samsung F480 recently as a free upgrade from my contract provider, I don't think I would have paid for this phone as I'm fairly clumsy and wouldn't have been convinced the large screen would have lasted more than a month.
The phone itself however isn't as fragile as it looks and I haven't managed to do any damage to it yet (Despite dropping it on several occasions and sitting on it once.) I'm not going to go in all the technical details ... ...the menu's follow the standard Samsung format and you can find everything you need quite easily, the phone is obviously an attempt to rival the i-phone and I have to say the sound it produces is of the highest quality and the battery seems to last forever.
Now for the bad bits, the camera on the phone is 5 mega-pixels but the quality of the picture taken is not great, unless you are right on top of what your taking you'll need to use the zoom function ...
skipper6 05.09.2008
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Advantages: Good features and applications, good looking phone Disadvantages: Touch screen too sensitive, poor battery life, poor flash facility on camera
The Samsung SGH-F480 is a great looking, slimline sleek little phone, but in my opinion these touch screen mobiles are vastly over-rated.
The F480 has a wide range of features, camera, mp3, radio, camcorder, bluetooth etc etc and the quality of the features is never in doubt, its simply too sensitive!
For instance when making a phone call, you push the phone too closely to your ear and you cut off the caller! Subsequently, you cannot hear the caller ... ...hard against your ear.
You need to access touch buttons whilst in call and it takes you 2 or three buttons before you can access this. Also beware when the call requires you to select numeric options - after you have finally accessed the keyboard on the screen you may have been cut off or if you do get it to work in time the automated caller does not recognise the number you have entered (as you may have accidentally dialled a number with your ear!)
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cheesytola1 20.05.2009
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Advantages: Fantastic camera, great touchscreen with haptics, sound quality awesome, really fast browsing Disadvantages: Screen quality could be better, easily scratched
This is a fantastic little phone!
At first, I was a little upset at the camera quality - being a 5MP camera, you expect a lot from this little thing, so first shots were disappointing, but when you get the right settings for photos - WOAH! this camera really comes into it's own!
Another fantastic thing is the haptics system, which provides vibration feedback when you press a button on-screen, to give you the feeling that you are touching an actual ... ...a fantastic little feature.
The music player and music recognition are also great, showing Artists, Genre, Album etc, just like an iPod would.
The sound it produces for such a little device is phenomenal, calls are really clear and for the music player, it booms out!
The screen quality, especially for viewing photos is a little poor, but once you have transferred the images onto a computer for further viewing, you'll really notice how great the ...
cstanley_2 24.07.2008
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Advantages: Great features, and stylish! Disadvantages: On the odd occasion the phone will freeze
I have had my Samsung for 5 months now and I love it! The stylish design and the easy to use main menu. The phone has alot of feature 5 mega pix camera, video, completely touch screen, Bluetooth, internet browser,3G calling, 8gb memory card ect. In my opinion when I first brought the phone I was shocked at how much this item was, but when I started to use this phone and took advantage of all its features I didn’t mind paying that extra. I salesman ... ...night so I can get the most out of the battery, he was right I only have to charge my phone 3 times a week. On the other hand on the odd occasion the phone will freeze when I’m trying to text or make a phone call but recently this hasn’t happened for some time. My friend has the same phone and her handset dose the same, she doesn’t like the phone because it is completely hands free, so I guess it is down to opinion. ...
123Emma 22.05.2009
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Advantages: Incredibly stylish and functional Disadvantages: None as of yet!
...little apprehensive, after always having Samsung products i wondered if it would live up to it's rivals!
It does! The F480 (Or Tocco as commonly known) is an excellent example in it's class.
The camera at first glance is a little dissapointing but with a the correct settings and when pictures uploaded onto your computer, the quality really shines through.
Simple, easy to use functions and the ultra responsive touch screen are an asset to this ... ...too responsive and sometimes frustrating! Basic menu functions include, text messages, phone book, my files, applications, music player etc and more! Little hidden extra gems included, such as world clock (which can be viewed in the widget) converter, video editor, voice recorder and the uber impressive music recognition function!
E-mails can be sent and received using the phone, the browser is easy to use and view with the large screen.
With so ...
Linseyanne 27.10.2008
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Advantages: Easy to use, long battery life Disadvantages: Texting takes a while to get used to
...on the chunky side! The Samsung F480 is very sexy, is thin, and stylish and the touch screen is ace. Texting takes a bit of getting used to, but I'm just about getting there now! The touch screen isn't hard to use, its actually very easy and the menus are all easy to navigate around too.
I have been very impressed with the battery life of this phone, my old N95 ran out of battery after about 2 days of normal use, the Samsung F480 has lasted 5/6 ...
Joebella 15.08.2008
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Advantages: Light weight, looks great. Easy to use. Disadvantages: not the strongest phone
I bought this phone about a month ago. Very easy to use from the start. Comes with cover as well which is really usefull, as protects the screen. The range of features is brilliant, all via touch screen.
You can access all you fav applications via drag and drop option to save you going into the main menu. The camera is 5 mp giving amazing picture. And the flash is good too as on some phones this can be a let down.
The MP3 player is good, sound ... ...card, this takes a micro sd. I have 4gb.
When writing a text or imputting a phone number you have a keyboard which allows you to type at will. This makes life very simple. Another nice touch (pardon the pun) is when looking through your albums you have a option to drag your pictures to veiw them, very similar to the i-phone. The overall quality and feel of this phone is great. I would highly recommend.
9/10! ...
sweetmilk77 11.02.2009
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