Toshiba Portege G900 Specifications:-
- General:-
Announced:-2007, February.
Status:-Available. - Size:-
Dimensions:-119 x 61 x 21.5 mm
Weight:-198 g - Display:-
Type:-TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size:-800 x 480 pixels (Wide-VGA), 3 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard - Ringtones:-
Type:-Polyphonic, MP3
Customization:-Download.
Vibration:-Yes - Memory
Phonebook:-Yes
Call records:-20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Card slot:-miniSD.
- 128 MB RAM, 40 MB user memory- Marvell PXA270, 520 MHz processor - Data:-
GPRS:-Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD:-No
EDGE:-Yes
3G:-HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN:-Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, VoIP over WLAN
Bluetooth:-Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port:-No
USB:-Yes, v1.1 miniUSB - Features:-
OS:-Microsoft Window Mobile 6 Professional
Messaging:-SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser:-WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8.6)
Games:-Yes.
Colors:-Silver
Camera:-2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video(QVGA), flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
- Video telephony, - Fingerprint sensor,- Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Outlook, PDF viewer),- Java MIDP 2.0,- MP3/ACC+ player,- Photo album,- Photo editor,- Voice memo,- Calculator,- Calendar - Battery:-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh
Stand-by:-Up to 320 h
Talk time:-Up to 4 h 20 min. - 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 . - Stable construction, ungainly looks
The Toshiba Portege G900 measures 119 x 61 x 21.5 mm and weighs a good 198 g. Just to give you a size perspective, the highly popular back in its day Qtek 9100 (and its derivatives i-mate K-JAM, O2 XDA mini S, T-Mobile MDA Vario) measures 109 x 58 x 23 mm. That makes the G900 almost identical in size, save for the extra centimeter of height. Of course it also weighs 30 g more. Yet, compared to feature phones, the size and weight are monstrous. - Keypad means business
The Toshiba G900 has a really great hardware QWERTY keyboard. Since the large display dictated the need of an ample body, the keyboard also takes advantage of this spaciousness. The result is large keys with enough headroom to make typing comfortable. The tactile feedback and responsiveness are first rate. - Camera: for the sake of having one!
PocketPC are probably bottom of the ladder when it comes to camera performance. It's not about the megapixel count. It's just that their photos are really nothing to speak of. The Toshiba G900 stays on the same path. As you probably imagine, the 3" TFT display is a really nice camera viewfinder to have - but that's pretty much all that's interesting about it. The camera setup menu is hard to operate with fingers only. There is no white balance setting. You can however apply several color effects (Grayscale, Sepia, Cool, Negative), adjust flicker, color and saturation, and use the special camera modes such as Timer and Burst (2, 4 or 6 shots). Should you choose, you can also use the front video-call camera to take pictures and video.The Toshiba G900 camera captures MPEG4 video (or 3GP) in QVGA resolution (320x240 pixels). The available settings here are much the same as the ones in the still camera. - The USB is your host tonight:-
Connectivity is what matters most when it comes to PocketPCs - both wired and wireless. The Toshiba G900 has enough to show in that department. Direct USB connectivity allows synchronization with MS Outlook. However you can also use Bluetooth 2.0 for that purpose. The Bluetooth capabilities of the device also feature the A2DP profile for stereo listening to music on wireless headphones.
Speaking of wireless communication, we should mention there is no Infrared port (no big deal really!), but you have Wi-Fi at your disposal. You can also relay on UMTS support plus HSDPA 3.6 Mbps. There are also GPRS and EDGE, so you always have data connectivity options available.
The Toshiba G900 can be used in USB mass storage mode, allowing direct access to the memory card as if it's a memory card reader (no need to tweak things here). - A Windows Mobile device is a rather versatile gaming platform thanks to the widely-available third-party games. Beside Java, you also get the games developed natively for Windows Mobile. However, manufacturers usually go the more conservative route and ship their devices with only the default Windows Mobile games: Bubble Breaker and Solitaire, none of which is that amusing. When it comes to games the Toshiba G900 has a really serious flaw - most of the games tested in the community (including some applications, too) cannot make use of the front hardware keys under the display. Users have failed remapping those keys to control games and applications - it has something to do with the G900 hardware key setup.
- Final words:-
The Toshiba G900 packs in some nice technical specs, the 3-inch WVGA display and comfortable hardware keyboard probably the highlights of it all. However, we found one too many disadvantages to recommend it wholeheartedly. It has somewhat slow performance, despite the 520 MHz processor (maybe because there is no integrated graphics chip), it's highly unpocketable and has cheapish looks, the battery life was a letdown, and the USB host and fingerprint scan functionality are dodgy. Even the display has its drawbacks, as it's hardly legible under direct sunlight.
On top of all that, the official launch of the Toshiba Portege G900 was plagued by the numerous bugs that were later on remedied by a software update. Still, some of those remained and G900 users are impatiently waiting for the next update. Of course, not all devices are affected so, generally, if you are off buying one you should most definitely look for devices that come with the latest ROM available. More information on that can be found on G900 online user communities. Pay them a visit before you head to the store.
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