Toshiba Portege G900 review
The Toshiba Portege G900 begs to be called cutting edge. With its massive set of features it does manage to deliver on almost all fronts - HSDPA, 3" WVGA touch screen display, spacious QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi and USB host mode. It does take a heavyweight bloke to handle that much of a feature load, but more than ever PocketPC comes really close to a PC in your pocket.
Key features
- 3" 65K color TFT touchscreen display with a 800 x 480 pixels WVGA resolution
- Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbps with video calls
- Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
- Intel XScale 520 MHz processor
- 128MB RAM
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- miniSD memory card slot with hot-swap capabilities
- USB host function via miniUSB port
- 2.5 mm standard audio jack
- 2 megapixel camera
- Stereo Bluetooth audio (A2DP)
- Fingerprint scan feature for security and menu navigation
- Large QWERTY keyboard
Main disadvantages
- Hefty size and weight
- Slow interface response
- Poor display legibility under sunlight
- No FM radio
- Only 40MB of internal memory available to the user
- Mediocre camera performance
- No external reset switch
- No dedicated graphics chip (at least not officially confirmed)
- USB host function works only with devices with power consumption under 100mA
- Poor battery life
The Toshiba Portege G900 sure feels excitingly refreshing in a world of Windows Mobile PocketPC dominated by HTC. The high resolution display is keen to impress, while the large keyboard makes typing a piece of cake. Join us on this preview of all the wonderful possibilities that come with Windows Mobile 6 and Toshiba Portege G900. Be right back after the jump