With a 3.2 touchscreen display (with that pseudo-haptic feedback setup), 5 megapixel camera, 130MB on board storage, and 3.5mm headphone jack, the Samsung SGH-F490 is no slouch in the performance department. Unfortunately, it will be a slouch in the connectivity department - with a lowly tri-band GSM/EDGE (850/1800/1900Mhz) radio and HSDPA in the Euro-only (2100Mhz) band we're going to have a hard time bringing the Samsung F490 into the mainstream US market.

Thankfully, the Samsung F490 is outfitted with the company's award-winning Croix interface - but we're not sure if the F490 uses that fake haptic feedback system on the Samsung F700. We'd like a more accurate feedback system that actuates vibrations or clicks under the position of input or contact, rather than having the entire backside of the device vibrating in response to on-screen inputs.


    * Tri band GSM (900/1800/1900), UMTS 2100, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
    * 3.2″ 262K Color 16:9 Wide Full Touch Display with Haptics feedback
    * Croix interface
    * 5 mpx camera, video recording (MPEG4, QVGA at 15 fps)
    * Front camera for video calls
    * Video playback at 30 fps
    * 130 MB of Internal memory
    * Built-in mobile Google apps
    * microSD card slot
    * standard 3.5 mm headphone jack
    * Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP+AVRCP), USB 2.0
    * Dimensions: 115 x53.5 x11.8 mm
    * Weight: 102g