Samsung F480i
Release year: 2009
Launch price: 170 € November 2009
The Samsung F480i is a smartphone equipped with Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Friendster, Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket integration, Google Maps applications, allowing quick access to and updating of social network and e-mail information. It features web browsing, a document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and an FM radio with RDS. It is a phone with HSDPA operation (2G Network: Tri-band) equipped with EDGE technology, HTML, voice functions, Bluetooth connectivity. Bluetooth technology allows voice and data (e.g. images and video) to be transferred between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all wirelessly. The camera is 5 MP with autofocus, LED flash, face detection, image stabilizer, and it is possible to shoot video and see the person you are talking to.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band Dual Mode / HSDPA |
| Dimensions | 98.4 x 55 x 11.6 mm |
| Weight with battery | 106 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1000 mAh |
| Standby time | 250 h |
| Talk time | 3 h |
In the box: Battery, user manual and charger, headset
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors and 240 x 320 pixels |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 256K |
| Display size | 240 x 320 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 2000 |
| Memory | 160 MB expandable with microSD up to 16 GB |
Feature notes: TouchWiz UI, Smart dialing, Speakerphone, MP3 ringtones, FM radio with RDS, H.264/H.263/MP4/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA player, Organizer, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, IM, RSS, Bluetooth
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
| |
| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 5 MP |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
170 € → 104 € (-39%) · minimum 100 €, maximum 170 € · 69 readings, Nov 2009 – Jul 2015