Toshiba Portege G910 with Windows Mobile 6 Professional
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Introduction
Toshiba has a new one for us, the Portege G910, which aims to be a top choice for business users (especially in Europe) who want to go Windows Mobile. It features two screens, one of which sports the highest resolutions that Windows Mobile can support, 800x480. That's 25% more pixels than found on a VGA screen. But what about the rest of the phone? Does it perform well in daily use, or should Toshiba stick to making Notebooks and X-Ray machines? Read on for our thorough review!
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| The front of the G910 is reminiscent of a communication device from the 1990s. Fortunately, it's nicer once you open the phone. | Let's start inside the phone. When you open the folder, you are presented with a 3.0" WVGA screen. That's 800x480 pixels. Phew. Here we see a Wikipedia page being rendered in Opera 8.65, and it looks extremely crisp and clear in full screen mode. |
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| This is pretty much what you get when you turn on the G910 for the first time. The only add-on to the Today screen is the Live Search plugin. | Next up on the list is Opera. Unfortunately, it's the old (or, current) version of Opera - 8.65, which doesn't bring the same iPhone-like browsing experience to Windows Mobile like 9.5 does. That said, it's much better than Pocket IE, in that it allows you to see entire webpages similar to how they'd appear on the desktop. The WVGA resolution of the G910 really shines through here, allowing a ton of data to fit on the screen at once. |
Overall Impression
I feel bad being so hard on Toshiba lately, but they just aren't getting it right. The game has changed in Windows Mobile land - no longer can OEMs get attention and sales by issuing devices that are just average. We now expect good performance, UI enhancements, a good camera, the latest version of Windows Mobile, useful accessories, and stinkin' USB 2.0. The G910 lacks on so many fronts that it overshadows the coolness of the WVGA screen, the excellent keyboard, the the OLED display. If you're looking for the ultimate Windows Mobile powerhouse and want to buy something now - the i-mate Ultimate 9502 is still the way to go. If you can, check out the XPERIA X1 or HTC Touch Pro. Unless you can ignore my huge list of Cons above, skip this phone.
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