Samsung F480 Tocco

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Samsung SGH-F480/F488 (Tocco)
Mpix
Front cameraVGA video call
ConnectivityBluetooth and USB 2.0
Data inputsTouch screen, T9 predictive text input option

The Samsung SGH-F480, marketed and branded as Tocco in many English-spoken countries or as Player Style in France, is a

Armani-branded P520, the Tocco was Samsung's third touchscreen smartphone and was the first to come with the TouchWiz user interface.[2]
It came in three colours: black, pink, and gold.

In Asian markets it was sold under model number SGH-F488.

GPS
support.

Features

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 "

F700. The device has a slimline and compact hardware design with a metallic back and sides.[4][5] Compared to the F490 introduced at the same time, the F480 lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack and is smaller in size.[6]

Back of the handset (with additional leather attached)
Front (carrier-unbranded)

The phone operates on the

WAP 2.0-compliant web browser, and uses MIDP 2.0 as its Java support platform. This allows installing the Opera 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,

microSD
cards. Bluetooth support is included.

The F480 uses a 1,000

mAh lithium-ion battery
that provides up to three hours of talk time or 250 hours of standby time.

Reception

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 budget

Samsung S8300
("Tocco Ultra" or "UltraTOUCH").

Related pages

References

  1. ^ "Samsung F480". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ Lewis, Frank. "Samsung Tocco review: Samsung Tocco". CNET. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Samsung TouchWiz F488 Celebrates the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". 13 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Samsung Tocco SGH-F480 review". 15 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Samsung Tocco F480 review | S21". Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  6. ^ "Samsung shows off F400, F490, F480".
  7. ^ "Samsung Tocco Lite budget touchscreen phone • the Register". The Register.
  8. ^ "Samsung flies flagship phone". The Register.
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