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Ever since the revolutionary iPhone ( as Steve Job says) dawned upon us, the other side( manufacturers) have been aggressively creating phones with similar features with more perks to gain a piece of the iPhone market share. And by features we mean everything to do with minimizing the clutter, in other words base their products one of iPhone’s biggest feature, the touch screen display. This is why we’re dedicating a whole series towards the war on touch screen displays.

Here we have Samsung’s latest, the SGH F490 and the i900. The F490 is a direct competitor to the LG viewty in terms of specifications and the i900 is targeted at the Business community built with Windows mobile 6.0. Read more to see what else they have other than the appealing touch screen display.

Samsung SGH F490

Samsung has recently launched the SGH F490 . It’s expected to reach the Europe market next month. We still don’t have updates on the touch screen usability, but watch this space for reviews. Meanwhile here’s the specifications/features:

• Tri band GSM (900/1800/1900), UMTS 2100, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
• 3.2″ 262K Color 16:9 Wide Full Touch Display with Haptics feedback
• Croix interface
• 5 mpx camera, video recording (MPEG4, QVGA at 15 fps)
• Front camera for video calls
• Video playback at 30 fps
• 130 MB of Internal memory
• Built-in mobile Google apps
• microSD card slot
• standard 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP+AVRCP), USB 2.0
• Dimensions: 115 x53.5 x11.8 mm
• Weight: 102g

Samsung SGH i900

Here’s another one from Samsung that’s meant for the Windows users or in other words business community who relies on their Windows related software. It’s got most features of the F490 but even more. It’s got WiFi and HSDPA with 7.2 mbps support and GPS too. Here’s the highlights on the Samsung i900 specs.

• 3.5” 240×400 Touch Display
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• Integrated GPS
• FM Radio
• TV Out
• Micro SDHC
• 112x56x12.5mm

Watch this space for more updates on the touch screen usability and user friendliness. Of course this is only the beginning. We’ll keep you posted on the “War of the touch screens”

[Source: Ubergizmo,mobile review, Unwired ]