Toshiba Portege G500 (Unlocked)

Description

 The new smartphones announced by Toshiba is set to impress serious smartphone users. For business and pleasure, the Portege G500 gives you the best of both worlds. This compact slider phone incorporates many features, making this a very high quality communication device. 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. The Toshiba Portege G500 is a high quality compact “slider” with full wireless push email support and Internet browsing that is able to take advantage of HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE and WiFi (802.11b and g) connections. These features are complemented, a 2.3” QVGA screen and excellent battery life. Video telephony is becoming more popular and the inclusion of a secondary camera for just this makes this the G500 a real practical solution for communication on the move. Toshiba have also included a 2 mega pixel camera for taking snapshots and video clips. With security becoming a more important issue within the world today, you want to be safe in the knowledge that your data is safe. Toshiba have included a fingerprint sensor on the G500 so that only authorised users can access the device and its facilities. Using fingerprint authentication to access the Portege G500 enables the devices to be secured in a simple and easy fashion. The finger print sensor can also be used to navigate the phone’s menu and lock these devices. Same as other Windows Powered smartphone, the device offer integration between the desktop, laptop and phone eliminating synchronisation headaches. Users will be able to retrieve e-mails with attachments, enjoy video streaming, downloading of video clips and get full multimedia messaging. The smartphone comes with a USB connection which allows the user to connect their phone to their home or office PC using a USB cable which makes transferring file easily for the user. The user can use their phone in Europe and the majority of the USA as the Toshiba Portege G500 comes with tri band technology which works over GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 and HSDPA technology. The phone will automatically switch better GSM network bands without the user knowing. The user can access the messaging services from the main menu which include SMS text messaging, EMS enhanced messaging, Email and MMS multimedia messaging. The MMS multimedia messaging service allows he user to share their photos and video recordings with other contacts who have MMS compatible mobile phones. The user can create a MMS complete with a photo or video with text and sound to give a full impact and fun filled message. The mobile email service allows the user to send and receive emails to compatible users when the user is away from their home or office email service. The phones feels good to hold and operate in a single hand. The handset weighs 135 grams including the fitted battery.