Toshiba Portege G910 PDA Phone

While still functioning as a phone, the G910 is designed more like a palmtop computer, and retains the Portege moniker used for Toshiba’s laptops. It is a clamshell PDA-phone that runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional and is designed for business users who need to stay connected and run office applications such as Word and Excel.

The device’s overall size is a little on the bulkier side of most PDA phones. The size seemed somewhat unjustified if looking only at the G910’s exterior. The outside of the device consists simply of a smooth two-toned surface with a tiny text display on the front Call/Hangup buttons and D-pad. Opening up the G910, however, reveals much more. Firstly, the touchscreen is an amazing 3-inch 800×480 display. This screen renders the finest details with no sign of pixelation no matter how hard you try to stare at it. The size and resolution also allows a greater than average amount of information to be portrayed, especially useful for documents and web browsing.

The other half of the G910 consists of the QWERTY keyboard. The keys are fairly large and are designed based on a standard laptop’s keyboard. This includes directional keys in the lower right corner, a large spacebar and even a Windows key. There are also more shortcut keys along each side of the touchscreen for common applications. For multimedia, the G910 supports all the common formats thanks to Windows Media. There is an autofocusing 2-megapixel camera on the back of the G910, along with a VGA camera on the inner screen for 3G video calls.

Another feature clearly designed to classify the G910 within Toshiba’s Portege range is the fingerprint scanner. Placed along the edge of the keyboard, this feature allows fingerprint security to be incorporated into the device. If you want, you can also configure the scanner to work as a miniature touchpad for navigation.

To stay connected, the G910 features 3G with HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth, on top of being a quad-band GSM phone. The bulk of the G910 may be off-putting to some, but the features within explain why the size is necessary. We also applaud Toshiba’s attempt to differentiate the G910 from other Windows Mobile devices thanks to its unique.