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Toshiba launches world’s fastest mobile phone
TOSHIBA LAUNCHED the TG01 on the Orange network in the UK today. It's based on Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon, the fastest processor in a mobile phone to date.
Tosh's emphasis is on media handling on the move, so the phone is mostly screen - a 4.1-inch resistive touch display - and at only 9.9mm it's almost as thin as a freshly purged supermodel.
The device is available on a 24-month, £39.15 per month plan from Orange as of today.
Unfortunately the phone is let down by its OS - Windows 6.1. The INQ had a fumble with the handset at the launch event last night, but even the Tosh and Orange demonstrators found it a tad cumbersome to navigate at times.
We couldn't help feeling that WM6.1 is hardly the best way to show off the power of the processor behind it. Tosh is promising an update to WM6.5 when Microsoft finally gets around to releasing it.
There are some firmware additions by Orange, which could also have been the reason for our slower than expected handset experience.
But then if you wait around for a few days website Xda-developers will surely have an Android ROM for the TG01.
Keep watching the INQ for a video walk-through coming soon. µ
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I don't mind windows mobile at all, but resistive touchscreen is a deal breaker for me... :(
I like it has WM as you can install more full web browsers than on any other mobile OS!.. + no dictatorian application restrictions i.e. like apple...
Android is still in its infanity + chrome OS made statement that actually
android migth become IRRELEVANT as these beasts will have soon enough power as netbooks.. so go figure.. or better ask GOOGLE
i8910 FTW again :-)
Oh yes, I bet they are half the problem.
I'm currently waiting for them to release the N97. At the moment they're not even giving a date.
Last I heard they said they had to send a batch back because they failed testing... AKA, we've f*cked about with the firmware to cripple the VOIP via wifi connection, and add our horrible colour scheme, and now it doesn't work properly.
I wish they would just accept they are a dumb pipe and release the phone as it was intended to be.
i'm waiting for in US. And it has super size/resolution screen finally comfortable for surfing. Easily handles multiple applications, DivX, firewall (you don't have one? u r nuts). iPhone and all competitors just left crying like baby.
Better though it would be option to install XP and all Win applications like all UMPC had couple years ago with even more sh$tty processors
You fangirls sure do like to bag on everything and anything MS does.
Grow up, children.
So.. it takes a 1GHz chip to make WM run as fast as my old Nokia nk702.. well worth the wait..!
I'd be vaguely tempted, but I've been badly put off by my Toshiba G900. (Crashes a lot, needed a return-to-base BIOS fix, still won't take photos properly, poor battery life in 3G, *incredibly* slow for an allegedly 500MHz processor; rumours are it was down-clocked to 100MHz and has no GPU drivers.)
I'll want a lot of reviews to say that Toshiba have got it right this time before I consider it over a Touch HD or - more likely - a Touch Pro 2.
(Yes, I'd prefer something other than Windows Mobile, but currently only Microsoft phones have 800x480 - unless you count LG's proprietary stuff.)
4.1" does sound a little unwieldy, FWIW. (Oi you, in the back, stop sniggering.)