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Samsung F490
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Full Specifications September 3, 2026
Samsung · 2008

Samsung F490

Samsung F490 phone. Announced Jan 2008. Features 3.3″ display, 5 MP primary camera, 880 mAh battery, 130 MB storage.

Display 3.3"
Storage 130MB storage, microSD slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 880 mAh
OS Feature phone
Build 102g, 11.8mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2008, January. Released 2008, March
Status Discontinued

Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 3.3 inches, 29.8 cm 2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 432 pixels (~150 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 130MB

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 320p@15fps

Selfie camera

Single Videocall camera

Body

Dimensions 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm (4.53 x 2.11 x 0.46 in)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 220 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio No
USB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Features

Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
featuresother WMV/MP4/H.264 player (VGA@30fps) MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player Voice recorder Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Our Tests

Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -81.1dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.26 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2008, January. Released 2008, March
Status Discontinued
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 3.3 inches, 29.8 cm 2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 432 pixels (~150 ppi density)
Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Internal 130MB
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 320p@15fps
Single Videocall camera
Dimensions 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm (4.53 x 2.11 x 0.46 in)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 220 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio No
USB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4)
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
featuresother WMV/MP4/H.264 player (VGA@30fps) MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player Voice recorder Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -81.1dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB
Colors Black
SAR 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.26 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)
Price About 150 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
14.8/100
Basic

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Processor 7
Display 39.6
Camera 32.3
Battery 26.7
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