Thursday, March 5, 2009

A second Toshiba smartphone based on Snapdragon


The first data on the new smartphone from Toshiba, TG5-ED01, appeared on the Internet. According to Slash Gear, they have been received from the Federal Communications Commission USA (Federal Communications Commission - FCC). According to preliminary data, the model has passed all necessary tests, and its appearance on the market only a matter of time.

As TG 01, TG5-E01 is built on a platform Snapdragon from Qualcomm, but it has been implemented in a different form factor. Judging by the photos, this cot.

In comparison with the TG01 TG5-E01 compact. Its size is only 117 × 64x19, 8 mm. In addition, the unit has only a 3 - rather than 4.1-inch display, as TG01. In addition to the main display, the unit still has an additional, 0.8-inch display, which displays the network status and other parameters of the device. However, it is monochrome, not color.

Main technical characteristics of TG5-E01 are as follows:

- Supports GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS2100
- Qualcomm SD 8250 processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
- Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS
- 3-inch touch display WVGA (800 × 480), capable of displaying 65 thousand colors colors
- 0.8-inch monochrome OLED display with a resolution of 96 × 39 pixels
- Luggage
- Wi-Fi
- A-GPS
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDRm, miniUSB
- Connector for microSD memory cards
- Dimensions - 117 × 64 × 19,8 mm
- Weight - 183 gr.

While Toshiba maintains complete silence, so it is difficult to say when this model will be on sale and at what price. It is possible that it will be running the latest version for Windows Mobile - 6.5