Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92670 in Consumer Electronics
• Model: SAMS-F490

Customer Reviews

SAMSUNG F490 - You must be Mad
I've had my F490 for 4 months now and it has succeeded in driving me to the brink of insanity.

In fact I have finally had to face the terrible truth about my Samsung F490's inadequacies and have just ordered an Eriksson C902 so that I can have a ceremonial 'stamping on the Samsung' event sometime next week.

Like a heavenly Siren sitting on a rock using her beauty to lure unsuspecting sailors to their deaths the F490 is a beautiful looking piece of equipment, has some excellent accessories including fast and easy internet access and an excellent MP3 player... however instead of buying an 'excellent phone with accessories' you end up with 'excellent accessories with a truly frustrating phone'. THE PHONE IS AWFUL. There are way too many options to select just to answer the d**n thing. The same goes for hanging up, too. It really takes quite some getting used to. On the numerous occasions when a friend or family member tried to answer the phone for me NOT ONE OF THEM could work out how to do it. It is a nightmare.

My best advice is DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.

If you are looking for a phone with a touch sensitive screen then opt for one that slides open to answer and doesn't immediately lock all your screen options the moment you answer (which is so maddening when you are negotiating automated answer phone systems "press 1 for blah, press 2 for blah-blah".

I've invited all friends & family, who happily have somehow managed to maintain their sanity after trying to use my F490, to come to my ceremonial Samsung bashing. Everyone will get time alone with the handset to 'do their worst'.

Sadly I don't have any pigs to feed it to . Open to suggestions here.

Jules

Actually not a bad phone
I've had this fone for about 8 months now. Its actually a good phone. Like everything it has its pros and it has its cons. Its great for viewing your images, video quality is superb when its fullscreen, It works as a music player complete with album art, Internet browsin is fast and clear. The haptic touchscreen is very concise, it vibrates when you've pressed a button to let you know you've done it right. The one thing that has let me down about this fone is the camera quality. Its just not up2 standard. But if you want a nifty little touchscreen phone that isnt apple then i suggest this one!