We first caught sight of the Samsung F480 back in February when it was announced at the GSMA event along with dozens of other handsets, and we have to confess that we had rather forgotten about it. It is timely then that Samsung have given us a prod to remind us of the F480 which should start to be available from June in certain markets.Now branded with the somewhat strange but memorable "TouchWiz" name, Samsung have been given a glimpse of the F480's new interface, also dubbed "TouchWiz". There are no prizes for guessing that the TouchWiz interface is designed to compete head-on with the iPhone, but the overall specification is much closer to LG's Viewty than Apple's offering.
We've covered the F480's specifications before, but as a reminder: this is a 3.5G phone with a 2.8" 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash plus a secondary video calling camera. The F480 has microSD expandable memory (up to 8GB), an FM radio, a comprehensive multimedia player and USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0. However, the downside is that the F480 doesn't have WiFi or GPS support. Despite the large screen and 3.5G capabilities, the TouchWiz is a surprisingly compact device at 98 x 55 x 11.5mm and 91 grams in weight.
On paper, the Samsung F480 TouchWiz certainly compares very well with the iPhone.. but we know that Apple have a next generation iPhone waiting in the wings which could be much tougher to beat.
Samsung indicate that the F480 TouchWiz should be available from June 2008 onwards at a price of around €500 (£400) before carrier subsidy. There are some unconfirmed reports that the F480 may have different branding in the UK.
source : http://www.mobilegazette.com/
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