The TG01 (have a look at some Toshiba TG01 deals) has a lot going for it, a lot that is going to attract people. Mostly in the way of inches. With a screen size of 4.1”, you can see why. The screen on this thing isn’t just big, it’s colossal. But some of you are going to like that. And some of you will especially like that when you hear that Toshiba have also employed some of that rich TV-making heritage of theirs to make the screen as good as can be (even, if we might sniffily point out, it’s not an OLED/AMOLED screen as Samsung have been using to such incredible effect recently). Worried about gammas (aren’t we all?), then never fear as the Toshiba TG01 has dynamic gamma correction. Phew, glad we got that one sorted, right?
But, but, but… we also suspect / realise / hope / pray that you lot reading this are interested in more than just video playback. That you’re impressed by more than just a big screen. And for those of you, we think the TG01 (have a look at the Official site) might just have one disappointment too many. For starters, the Windows Mobile OS – even though it will be freely updated to v6.5 when that’s made available in the near future – is just, well, not as good as most other choices out there (Symbian, Android, etc.). Want some handy apps on the iPhone? You go to the one-stop, one-tap and you’ve got it Apple app shop. Want some apps on the TG01? Well, you could go to that one offshoot of the Windows thing, you know. Or there’s that other one Dave mentioned. What was it again?… Point being downloading apps on all WinMo devices is a royal pain in the behind.
Then you might want to stick your headphones in to listen to the sound going on with those gamma-vanquished videos. Well, you can plug your favourite ear drum destroyers straight into… well, into the USB adaptor, which, hang on, untangle that bit, no that bit, that’s it – then that goes straight into the phone.
See where we’re going? We hope so. Don’t get us wrong, if it’s the biggest and (well, kind of almost) the best screen you want, then you’ve got nowhere else to go. But if you really want an all round decent smartphone, then there’s a whole bunch of other places to be taking your wallet. |Have a look through this Toshiba TG01 review for a full rundown of the stats and specs, or take a look at the film below.
