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 Vodafone-branded F480 | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
|---|---|
| Series | F-Series |
| Availability by region | June 2008 |
| Predecessor | SGH-F700 |
| Related | Samsung Omnia,iPhone |
| Compatible networks | GSM 900/1800/1900 HSDPA 2100 |
| Form factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | 95.9×55×11.5 mm (3.78×2.17×0.45 in) |
| Weight | 100.6 g (4 oz) |
| Operating system | Samsung Mocha with TouchWiz 1.0 |
| Storage | 228 MB (internal) |
| Removable storage | up to 16 GB MicroSDHC |
| Battery | Li-ion, 1000 mAh |
| Rear camera | 5Mpix |
| Front camera | VGA video call |
| Display | 240 × 320 pixels |
| External display | 2.8 inches |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth and USB 2.0 |
| Data inputs | Touch screen, T9 predictive text input option |
TheSamsung SGH-F480, marketed and branded asTocco in many English-spoken countries or asPlayer Style in France, and its variant, theSGH-F488,[1] aretouchscreensmartphones announced in February 2008 and released in May 2008 bySamsung Mobile.[2][unreliable source?] Taking design cues from itsArmani-branded P520, both phones are Samsung's third touchscreen smartphones that feature a 2.8-inch 240×320px display, a 5-megapixel camera and a memory card holder up to 16 GB, and are the first to be tagged with theTouchWiz user interface.[3] They came in three colours: black, pink, and gold.
The F480 Tocco was the best-selling phone ever, with 12 million units sold worldwide by 2012. In the U.S. theSamsung T919 Behold was sold which is mostly the same but has a 3.0-inch display, an accelerometer, andGPS support.
The devices uses a 2.8 in (7.1 cm) haptic TFT touch screen that can render 256,000 colors. Software-wise it uses Samsung's proprietary "TouchWiz UI" which was made as the replacement of the previous "Croix UI" that appeared on phones such as theF700. The device has a slimline and compact hardware design with a metallic back and sides.[4][5] Compared to theF490 introduced at the same time, the F480 lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack and is smaller in size.[6]
The phone operates on theGSM andEDGE standards at 900, 1800, and 1900MHz bands. The F480 supports3GHSDPA data at 7.2 megabits per second on the 2100 MHz band. It offers aWAP 2.0-compliant web browser, and usesMIDP 2.0 as itsJava support platform. This allows installing theOpera Mini browser, which is more up-to-date and advanced than the native browser. The latter is still good for quick access to the mobile Internet.
The phone features a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus,face recognition, smile mode, 4× digital zoom, and video recording capability. It allows users to edit photos and videos, and add effects to photos. The device also contains music-recognition software. With up-to-date firmware, it can support 16-gigabytemicroSD cards. Bluetooth support is included.
The F480 uses a 1,000mAhlithium-ion battery that provides up to three hours of talk time or 250 hours of standby time.
The F480 Tocco was a considerable success for Samsung.[7] Samsung claimed that the F480 Tocco was the best-selling contract mobile phone in the UK in the second quarter of 2008.[8]
A slightly improved version called SGH-F480i was introduced in February 2009. Other devices would also be launched extending the Tocco name: the full-touch budgetSamsung S5230 ("Tocco Lite" or "Star") and the sliding touchSamsung S8300 ("Tocco Ultra" or "UltraTOUCH").
