Toshiba Portégé G900

Toshiba is relatively new to the smartphone game, but it’s made an audacious start with the big, beefy Windows Mobile 6-based G900.

This is a phone that has almost everything: a full-sized sliding QWERTY keyboard; Wi-Fi, 3G and HSDPA for super-fast mobile broadband and wire-free synchronisation in the office and hotspots; and even a fingerprint reader.

There’s no GPS, but other aspects make up for this, most notably the highest
resolution screen on test at 800 x 480. There’s also a 2-megapixel rear-facing
camera for snapshots, a front-facing one for video calls and a host of handy software extras.

It’s all wrapped in an excellent ergonomic package boasting good performance for a Windows Mobile phone: the sliding keyboard’s domed keys have excellent feedback and compares favourably with the best on test, while the 520MHz Intel processor pushes most activities on at a fair old lick.

What isn’t great is that the G900 is a bit of a bloater. At 22mm thick, it’s second in size only to the Nokia E90 and it weighs in just 4g shy of a fifth of a kilo – this doesn’t make for a great in-pocket experience.

This, coupled with the fact that the G900 is one of the most expensive devices
on test puts the G900 out of the running this month.

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