Toshiba G500 and G900 announced

Toshiba have moved from Laptops to the smartphone market with 2 feature packed portégé phones.

26 April 2007

Toshiba have moved from Laptops to the smartphone market with 2 feature packed portégé phones.

The G500 is a slider phone smaller than the Samsung D900, although much heavier. It boasts 3G, Windows Mobile 5.0, EDGE, HSDPA, VoIP capability and Wi-fi, as well as a unique fingerprint sensor! The fingerprint scanner has previously been seen on Toshiba Laptops as a security feature, using your fingerprint as authentication on start up.

Other features include:

Size	96 x 49 x 22.9 mm
Weight	135 g
Screen	TFT, 65K colours, 240 x 320 pixels, 2.3 inches
Camera	2 megapixel
Connection	GPRS, HSDPA, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and USB
Media	MP3/ACC+ player
Memory	64 MB internal memory, with expandable miniSD
OS	Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0

Due out at the end of April for around £300 this is a good looking phone with great features.

The G900 portégé is similar smartphone, with all the features of the G500 plus the added benefits of a touch screen, slide out QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.

Again this is a good looking, quality phone, with PDA features for those who like up-to-date technology. As yet we have no word on a release date or selling price on the G900.

Size	119 x 61 x 21.5 mm
Weight	198 g
Screen	TFT touch screen, 65K colours, 800 x 480 pixels (Wide-VGA), 3 inches
Camera	2 megapixel
Connection	GPRS, HSDPA, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and USB
Media	MP3/ACC+ player
Memory	64 MB internal memory, with expandable miniSD
OS	Microsoft Window Mobile 6 Professional

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