Let’s get aquainted with the smartphone from Toshiba – Toshiba Portégé G500.

Ideal for business and pleasure, the Portégé G500 from Toshiba gives you the best of both worlds. This quality and compact slider phone uses fingerprint technology to protect the data stored on the handset. Combining phone, email, web and an MP3 player on a Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, the G500 helps you to stay in touch whilst on the go.

You’ll find a 2mp camera and secondary camera for video telephony in Toshiba. 64MB of internal memory and support for miniSD card also available.
The Portégé G500 will be available in retail very soon, by the end of April or beginning or May for around £300 / €500.

Features:

• Dimensions (mm): 96 x 49 x 22.9
• Weight: 135g
• Band: 2100 for HSDPA category 6 900/1800/1900 for GSM/EDGE
• GPRS: Class 10
• Main Display: 65K (WM5.0) colours, TFT, 2.3” QVGA
• Camera: 2 mega pixel, digital zoom, VGA sub camera for video telephony
• Video: H.263/MPEG4, WMV
• Sound: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMRNB
• Speakers: 1 earpiece for voice, 1 speaker for ringer, speakerphone and music
• Browser: WAP 2.0, XHTML, HTML 4.01 ECMAScript/Opera 8.6
• Memory: 64MB internal
• Support up to 2GB miniSD card
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-mail (Outlook) MSN messenger
• Connectivity: Bluetooth™ V2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
USB 1.1 Client (mini-USB connector)
WiFi (802.11b/g)
• Java: MIDP2.0, JTWI, JSR 135/75
• PIM/DRM: Mobile Outlook (Addressbook, Calendar)
ActiveSync (Addressbook, Calendar, mail)
OMA DRM 1.0/2.0
• Battery: Standby time - up to 290 hours (3G), 250 hours (GSM)
Talk time - up to 140 mins (3G), 280 mins (GSM)

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Please welcome a Gold Edition from Nokia 8800 Sirocco.
Luxurious Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold is surfaced with 18-carat gold plating. It has a host of useful features a 208×208 pixel display, 128Mb of memory, Bluetooth, an MP3 and FM radio. The screen is scratch-resistant and the sliding function on all 8800 handsets feels reassuringly precise.
Nokia prices the 8800 Sirocco Gold at €1000.
It’s a fairly heavy handset at 139 grams, measuring 107 x 46 x 17mm. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold is quoted as have 2 hours 45 minutes talktime and up to 10 days standby time.
A smooth sliding mechanism reveals a high-resolution camera (2 Megapixel) and the intuitive and ergonomic keypad.

Features:

• Available: Q2 2007
• Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Data: GPRS + EGDE
• Screen: 208 x 208 pixels, 262k colours
• Camera: 2 megapixels
• Size: Medium slider 107 x 46 x 17mm / 139 grams
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Memory card: No
• Infra-red: No
• Polyphonic: Yes
• Java: Yes
• Battery life: 2.75 hours talk / 10 days standby

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See also the review of Nokia 6120.

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New Symbian S60 smartphone from Nokia. Nokia 6120 is going to provide its user with a quite large 2″ 240×320 pixel display in 16 million colours, a 2 megapixel primary camera (with flash) and a secondary one for video calling. You’ll be able to use microSD expandable memory (up to 2GB), Bluetooth, a multimedia player and an FM radio.

The official site of Nokia makes sure that the 6120 will satisfy it scustomers :

• Surf the web and download music and videos quickly over the high speed 3G or HSDPA* connection
• Keep on top of your busy life by sending or receiving email with attachments
• Catch all the action on the video recorder
• Take photos on the 2 megapixel camera with flash and panorama imaging
• Share more of your life by making video calls
• Store music, videos, and pictures with up to 2 GB of expandable memory
• Get organized with the practical calendar and convenient PC synchronization
• Relax and unwind as you listen to your favorite tunes on the music player
• Sophisticated, classic design with chromed highlights

In conclusion we must say that Nokia are pricing the 6120 Classic at about €260, quiet affordable price for you.

Features:

• Available: Q2 2007
• Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS 850 / 2100
• Data: GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
• Screen: 240×320 pixels, 16m colours
• Camera: 2 megapixels
• Size: Lightweight monoblock 89 grams / 105 x 46 x 15mm
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Memory card: microSD
• Infra-red: No
• Polyphonic: Yes
• Java: Yes
• Battery life: 2-3 hours talk / 9 days standby

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Compare with one more Symbian providing smartphone - Nokia E50.

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