| Local Name | E490 |
| Technology | GSM |
| 2G Bands | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - Samsung E496 |
| GPRS | Class 10 |
| EDGE | Class 10 |
| Announced | 2006, November |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Dimensions | 94 x 49 x 15.5 mm (3.70 x 1.93 x 0.61 in) |
| Weight | 83 g (2.93 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT, 65K colors |
| Screen Size | 2.2 inches, 35 x 43 mm (~33.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 176 x 220 pixels (~128 ppi pixel density) | Second external mono display (128 x 32 pixels), 32 x 8 mm, backlight in 7 colors |
| Card Slot | microSD |
| Phone Book | 1000 entries, Photocall |
| Call Records | 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls |
| Internal Memory | 22 MB |
| Primary Camera | 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels |
| Video | Yes |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | No |
| WLAN | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| GPS | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Messaging | SMS, EMS, MMS |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML |
| Games | Yes + downloadable |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 |
| Features Summary | MP3/AAC/AAC+ player, Yahoo search, Predictive text input, Organizer, Voice memo |
| Battery | Li-Ion 850 mAh battery |
| Colors | Red/Silver and Red/Black (different keypads) |
| SAR US | 0.71 W/kg (head) 0.34 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.48 W/kg (head) |
