| Samsung F490 |
 | General |
| Technology | GSM/UMTS |
| Size | 115 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm |
| Weight | 102 grams |
| Colors | Black-silver |
| Display |
| Display size | 3.3” diameter |
| Display resolution | 240 x 432 pixels |
| Display type | TFT |
| Memory |
| Phonebook capacity | 1000 |
| SMS memory / max. MMS size | 500 / 300KB |
| Internal memory | 130MB |
| Memory expandability | microSD |
| Data transfer |
| Frequency bands | GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS / EDGE | present / present |
| UMTS / HSDPA | present / present |
| IrDA / Bluetooth | none / 2.0 A2DP |
| WiFi | none |
| Push-to-talk / RSS | none / none |
| GPS receiver | none |
| Basic functions |
| Profiles | present |
| Vibra function | present |
| Built-in handsfree | present |
| Voice calling / voice commands | none / none |
| sound recorder | present |
| Alarm clock | present, also when turned off |
| Predictive text entry | present |
| Software |
| Platform | Samsung Croix |
| WAP / HTML browser | present / present |
| E-mail client | present |
| Java | present |
| Games | 1 |
| Currency converter | present |
| Extra software | thumbnails |
| Multimedia |
| Main camera | 5 megapixel, autofocus, flash |
| Secondary camera | VGA |
| Video recording | QVGA |
| Music player | present, runs also in background |
| Equalizer | preset |
| FM-radio | none |
| Work time |
| Main battery | 880 mAh Li-Ion |
| Standby time | 220 hours |
| Talk time | 6 hours |
| Other |
| touchscreen display |
