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 ToshibaPortege 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 after 2 days of stand-by mode plus 15-20 minutes of 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 ...
Advantages: QWERTY keyboard, fingerprint security, bluetooth. wi-fi, windows mobile 6 Disadvantages: Costly, considerably large
Toshiba are not renowned for their mobile phones, but more for their innovations in other technological areas. The ToshibaPortegeG900 is one of a small minority of Toshiba mobile phones, and one of an even smaller minority of personal horizontal slider phones.
Loaded with mobile technology the ToshibaPortegeG900 comes with an innovative fingerprint sensor and a full QWERTY Keyboard. The QWERTY keypad is very easy to use making the use of e-mail more efficient.
Being one of the first mobile phones to include Windows mobile 6 , you can read and reply to e-mails as soon as they arrive at your INBOX, you can organize your calendar and make use of the integrated and popular Microsoft Office applications. Other benefits of this phone are that it consists of a generously large 3" screen, two cameras (one for video calling as this ...
Advantages: Finger print recognition, GPS functionality, video calling Disadvantages: High price, average features.
The ToshibaPortegeG500 was one of two smart phones released in the second quarter of 2007. However, with the introduction of Microsoft's new mobile operating system (Windows Mobile 6), Toshiba decided not to integrate the new system within the ToshibaPortegeG500. Instead they went with the older Windows mobile 5 operating system. A wise choice?
This phone like the ToshibaPortegeG900 has fingerprint recognition, which is a security bonus for all users who like to keep their personal files private and confidential. Also with the new finger print technology you can program the G500 to respond to different finger prints, giving you the option to create short cuts with each unique and individual finger print.
Windows mobile 5.0 as it is known, makes the G500 seem more like a portable PC than a mobile phone. Like many new smart ...
Product Information for "Toshiba Portege G500-UK-T" »
Cellular
Technology
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 900/1800/1900
Phone Design
Slider
Security Devices
Fingerprint reader
Phone Navigation Buttons
Navigation button
Voice Dialing
Built-in
Wireless Interface
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Application Software
Games, Calendar, Contacts, File Explorer, Tasks, Windows Media Player, ActiveSync, Opera, Utilities, SIM Manager, Picsel Technologies Picsel Viewer, Voice Notes, Messaging, Pocket MSN
Communicator features
Processor Type
Marvell - XScale PXA270 - 416 MHz
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
Messaging & data services
Cellular Messaging Services
MMS, SMS
Instant Messaging Services
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
Mobile Email Client
Built-in
Supported Email Protocols
POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
Built-in
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution)
Built-in
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
Built-in
Digital camera
Sensor Resolution
2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type
CMOS
Camera Light Source
Flash
Digital Video Formats
MPEG-4, H.263, WMV
Features
Video recording
Display
Type
LCD display
Technology
TFT
Display Resolution
240 x 320 pixels
Diagonal Size
2.3"
Colour Depth
65,536 colours
Digital player (recorder)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, AAC +
Memory
RAM
64 MB
ROM
128 MB
Supported Flash Memory Cards
miniSD
Connections
Connector Type
1 x USB
1 x headphones - sub-mini-phone 2.5mm
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards
FCC Part 15
Included Accessories
Power adapter , headphones
Battery
Technology
Lithium Ion
Talk Time
Up to 280 min
Standby Time
250 h
Recharge Time
2.5 hour(s)
Manufacturer's product description
Ideal for business and pleasure, the Portégé G500 gives you the best of both worlds. This quality and compact slider phone uses fingerprint technology to protect the data stored on the handset. Combining phone, email, web and an MP3 player on a Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, the G500 helps you to stay in touch whilst on the go.
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