Samsung F480 review: Touchdown!

04 April 2008
To pick up where we left, prepare to meet the next bestseller by Samsung. If you think Samsung F480 is not up to such a challenge you might want to think again. The compact touch-operated handset has every chance of becoming the next best thing...

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  • Toon
  • ixF
  • 09 Apr 2008

Can you synchronise the calendar + contacts + notes of this and other Samsung Phones (like G 600) with Outlook on your PC ?

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    • Anonymous
    • vkM
    • 07 Apr 2008

    I would buy this phone but for one catastrophic failing. The text input is still based on the infernal devil-spawned idea of the 12 key pad design. Its time to wake up Samsung - haven't you ever wondered why everyone loved the original blackberry?

    If i ever find the poor fool who invented this design...

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      • Robert
      • I7Z
      • 07 Apr 2008

      I would like to commend samsung for making a phone which is very technoligically capable and yet at the same time compact and good-looking.

      Okay, so it may not be the MOST hi-tech phone or the best looking or most individual, but it achieves all three of these catorgaries to a very high standard, and still delievers more than most people need in a phone!

      Well done samsung is all I can say.

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        • Anonymous
        • myM
        • 06 Apr 2008

        Prada phone by samsung, lol.
        Y make such an impressive UI and copy your phone design?

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          • PHILL
          • M@T
          • 06 Apr 2008

          One of da best fones i have ever seen! every thing is good and i can surely say DA BEST SELLING FONE

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            • ASIF
            • M@T
            • 06 Apr 2008

            Its surely be the next best seller of the year:) i love samsung. And there will be time when it will be the world best selling mobile brand. Love you sammy!

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              • squall_kay
              • PGE
              • 06 Apr 2008

              hope gsmarena will update this review with audio test quality and camera quality base on retail unit set...

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                • Anonymous
                • nSH
                • 05 Apr 2008

                Please Samsung do a version with:

                1, WIFI
                2, at least CIF 30FPS video at MPEG-4 and not 3GP

                then I would buy. Everything else is perfect...

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                  • dr
                  • pY@
                  • 05 Apr 2008

                  With all the comments that have been posted about this phone, only a few people have said wifi does not matter. The vast majority want this feature, and it appears to be the only thing that will thwart sales. In addition I wanted GPS as well. Do we know if Samsung actually read any of the comments? GSMarena, you ought to forward the information as it is valuable source of market intelligence (apart from the idiotic comments which you could erase)otherwise we are preaching to the converted, and just talking amongst ourselves.
                  I guess what really happens is the companies bring out a model then modify it in small steps to maximise total sales. People beware, wifi will probably feature soon, look how quickly the F490 has been replaced. Not even in the shops yet (UK) and the F480 is out.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4aj
                    • 05 Apr 2008

                    whey!

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                      • Jin
                      • kH@
                      • 05 Apr 2008

                      This will gonna be a bestseller if it has wifi..Looks do kill on this on.Plz samsung put wifi on it.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • kU4
                        • 05 Apr 2008

                        Where is the Wifi ??? Everything else looked so promising.

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                          • Rob
                          • kH@
                          • 05 Apr 2008

                          1 thng i like abt samsung is dat even there entry level phones looked so gorgeous unlike nokia..F480's great,the downside is the lack of wifi,bt overall stl impressive.My d9's great up to this day,aftr a year and a half

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                            • S A M S U N G
                            • 0CU
                            • 05 Apr 2008

                            very very nice phone by samsung

                            samsung is the best

                            thanx GSMArena For review

                            samsung for ever

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                              • Anonymous
                              • w0Q
                              • 05 Apr 2008

                              why did they make 2 reviews of this one??
                              i do hope the camera would be fixed, its HORRIBLE!
                              why didnt they put a wifi on it, big mistake!

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                                • CSingh
                                • k8X
                                • 05 Apr 2008

                                4th!!!! an amazing handet by all means man if only it has wifi....

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                                  • TrueDis
                                  • kxY
                                  • 04 Apr 2008

                                  Don't you mean the LG Prada is one of the bitterest rivals? I don't get how the Armani phone could be since it's also made by Samsung...

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                                    • mike
                                    • xg0
                                    • 04 Apr 2008

                                    i was thinking of getting the soul, but obviously, i'm getting this!

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                                      • Opal
                                      • S9r
                                      • 04 Apr 2008

                                      hahahahaah.....first