Toshiba Portege G900 review: PC in your pocket

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.

Toshiba Portege G900 official photos

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.

The Toshiba G900 in action