With the release of the Samsung F490 the mobile phone world will never be the same again. Gone are the traditional buttons and here is the touch screen interface with vibrating feedback. Is there anything Samsung can't do? We examine this point in this article and attempt to find the answer.

Samsung has been gaining credibility in the mobile phone world for a number of years now. They have slowly been encroaching on the likes of Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson with their offerings of world class mobile phones with leading technology at a price that is affordable to the masses. It is a recipe for success and one that they have taken from other electronic sectors that they are involved with.

The F490 is another leap forward for the Korean manufacturers. It comes with a touch screen with vibrating feedback, a welcome feature that helps the user distinguish whether or not they have touched a button or not. The screen is bigger than many other mobile phone models at 3.2 inches and has a stunning resolution of 24 x 432 pixels. The outcome is rich, beautiful colours that illuminate even in bright sunlight. The ratio is 16:9 making it suitable for viewing programmes and films in a widescreen format.

The camera on the Samsung F490 is a massive 5 mega pixels, pitting it against the Nokia N95 and the Sony Ericsson k850i. Samsung has not quite managed to compete in terms of picture quality, but we hope that this phone will push them up a notch and have the Koreans generating images that are comparable to their European counterparts.

With 130mb of internal memory, you should have enough space to take a few pictures and store a few music tracks, but if you intend to use it a as a media device, you should consider purchasing a Micro SD card for the expandable slot. Overall this is a fantastic mobile phone and one that you should definitely consider when it is released later this year.