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 as you are trying not to press the phone too 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!) Great phone if you have nimble sensitive fingers but if you are a clumsy oaf like me with fingers like sausages then I would seriously re-consider. My opinion on the camera function is that the flash feature seriously washes the colour out of the picture or blinds the poor person instead. In daylight its a fairly good camera. Also the battery doesn't last very long I am constantly charging mine. This phone comes with a "cover" to protect against scratches which consists of a flap of black plastic which you have to attach to the back of the phone after removing the back cover of the phone. I had to find someone who had one of these phones to see how it fitted as there are no instructions included.
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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
cstanley_2 24.07.2008 (24.07.2008)
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