Samsung F480 review: Touchdown!

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 since sliced bread. It is extremely pocket-friendly but its own pocket is bulging - so to say - the little fella has it all. Plus, the looks are fantastic, so only one important question remains - is the performance on par with the marvelous specs. Luckily we are just about to answer that question, so sit back and enjoy.

   
Samsung F480 official photos
Key features
Ample 2.8" 262K touchscreen color display of QVGA resolution 
Touch-operated flash UI 
5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash 
Camera comes with face detection and wide dynamic range 
3G with HSDPA 
Great design and high quality construction 
228MB of internal memory 
microSD card slot 
Widgets 
Excellent haptics 
FM radio with RDS 
Great camera interface 
EDGE, Bluetooth and USB connectivity 
Great web browser 
Main disadvantages
Tri-band only 
Display legibility suffers under direct sunlight 
No landscape mode and no virtual QWERTY keyboard 
Fingerprint magnet 
Inadequate flash for the camera 
Video recording capabilities max out at QVGA resolution