Toshiba Portege G810 review

Typical price: £360

What is it: Windows Mobile smart phone with a tweaked user interface

What we think: The G810 does its best to hide Windows Mobile's weaknesses, but it doesn't do a convincing job

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Reviewed by: Frank Lewis

Reviewed on: 27 June 2008

Tags: Toshiba, Toshiba Portege G810, touchscreen, RAM, tuner

We like:

Slim design; great connectivity; decent camera

We don't like:

Awful stylus; inconsistent user interface; below par battery life

CNET UK judgement:

Toshiba has tried hard to make the Windows Mobile operating system more user friendly by adding its own touch interface, but the results are simply too inconsistent to be a success. It's a shame because this handset is packed full of great features including HSDPA support and a good 3-megapixel camera

Full review:

With the Portege G810, Toshiba is trying to coax smart phone users to go without a trusty stylus. Instead, it wants them to rely on its touch interface that it's grafted on top of G810's Windows Mobile OS. It's a similar tactic to that adopted by HTC with its Touch range of phones -- including the HTC Touch Diamond we recently reviewed -- but can this £360 handset pull off the same trick? Continue Reading...