Advantages: stylish design, good display quality, convenient QWERTY keyboard Disadvantages: poor battery life, Windows language support issue, poor headphone sound, miniUSB audio jack
I purchased a new Toshiba Portege 710 under VDA GPS(Vodafone) branding in Germany for about 100 Euro, and I must say that in my opinion the device has few, if any, competitors for the price, but I discovered a few drawbacks which I found more or less disappointing: 1) The battery life is really poor compared to a budget-class mobile phone I previously had. I've been using the phone for 3 weeks only, but the battery runs from fully charged to flat ... ...talking. One of my intentions was to use the phone as a pocket e-book reader, but as I see reading at "bright" highlight level discharges the battery completely very quickly. Strangely enough to me, the phone is losing datetime settings when the battery runs flat, so unless you charge it regularly you'll have to reset system time over and over again... :(( 2) Windows Mobile 6 is OK- but because it is a Standard edition and there is no touch-screen, ...
rintech 28.03.2009 (29.03.2009)
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eXpansys Friday Deals - price drop offer on the 6th November 2009 Special offer price more
for eXpansys customers - this offer will save you £10 - but please note that this price drop by £10 from £109.99 to £99.99 inc VAT is only active between 11am and 5pm UK time on Friday the 6th November*. Normal pricing will resume at 5pm. Intelligently combining personal navigation with communications - the G710 delivers. Features: Operating SystemWindows Mobile 6 standard Dimensions111.5mm (L) x 62.5mm (W) x 12.8mm (T) GSM/GPRSTri-Band GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, GPRS/EDGE InterfaceBluetooth v1.2 with A2DP/AVRCP, USB1.1 DisplayQVGA 65K colours, TFT, 2.46 Memory Card128MB ROM / 64MB RAM, User Memory 60MB (expandable Micro SD) NavigationBuilt-in GPS The Toshiba Portege G710 personifies professionalism and embraces cutting-edge technology. Weighing only 130 g, this classy Smartphone packs a whole lot of punch. It comes with a 128 MB built-in ROM and 64 MB RAM memory as well as a 2.4" QVGA display screen. Shutterbugs will love the 2.0 megapixel CMOS camera that not only allows users to edit photos but also gives them the option of recording videos and voices. The Toshiba Portege G710 was designed with the ambitious professional in mind. It acts as your own mobile office, allowing you to edit documents on the way, sync your E-Mail and schedule list as well as your contacts database. It also allows you to access Windows Live on the go, so you can have multiple conversations with your friends and business partners as well as instantly push your Hotmail E-Mail directly to your phone. To ease things further, this device is equipped with Voice Commander, enabling you to make calls and browse through messages and E-Mails hands-free. The Toshiba Portege G710 is also equipped with a 5-way navigational button, 3-way smart jog bar and full QWERTY keypad, guaranteeing you seamless navigation, convenient scrolling and easy input for messaging, sendi
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