HTC vs Toshiba – who makes the best Windows Mobile phones?

September 30th, 2009

Matt Sharp asked:


Windows Mobile is one of the premier smartphone operating systems in the world today, but which phone shows it off to the full? Let’s find out.

HTC Touch Diamond2

The HTC Touch Diamond2 actually does a very good job of making it so you don’t have to go into standard Windows menus that often, as on top of the operating system, the interface is HTC’s patented TouchFLO 3D setup, where everything is achieved through various finger swipes and sweeping gestures. It is truly intuitive, and it’s the reason why the HTC Touch Diamond2 is such an unmitigated joy to use. Of course, it’s not all about being pretty, a phone needs to have decent features and the HTC Touch Diamond2 has them in spades, from the 5 megapixel camera, through GPS, to incredibly fast HSDPA internet access (not to mention the superb Opera Mobile web browser). To many, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is the ultimate Windows Mobile phone.

HTC Snap – the email device

Anyone who’s used Windows Mobile before will know it’s exceptionally good at emails and info management, and the HTC Snap is no exception to that rule. You get the same excellent POP3 and Exchange Server (for your corporate emails) support, but the HTC Snap also includes something new: Inner Circle. This is a new feature for the HTC Snap, that lets you set an Inner Circle of friends or important people, and automatically prioritises emails from them, to make sure you get the emails that matter the most, first.

Toshiba TG01

On the one hand, there’s the HTC Touch Diamond2 on one hand, and on the other, with a full QWERTY keyboard and exceptional email, there’s the HTC Snap. But what about raw power. Windows Mobile needs a lot of power to run at its best. The OS has taken a lot of stick form people in the past, most notably from Apple fans, but the new Toshiba TG01 brings it up to a level that can actually compete with something like the iPhone 3GS. You see, the Toshiba TG01 has the two things WinMo needs to make it run really well: a powerful processor (coming in at 1GHz) and a massive screen (coming in at an unbelievable 4.1 inches). Combine that with a custom front end, as well as a 3 megapixel camera, and a custom user interface, and the Toshiba TG01 is easily the most well-featured Windows Mobile phone ever made.


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The new wave of Windows Mobile phones

September 19th, 2009

Matt Sharp asked:


Windows Mobile is taking its place as the premier phone OS in the world. Let’s check out 3 phones that show it off at its best.

HTC Touch Diamond2

The HTC Touch Diamond2 actually does a very good job of making it so you don’t have to go into standard Windows menus that often, as on top of the operating system, the interface is HTC’s patented TouchFLO 3D setup, where everything is achieved through various finger swipes and sweeping gestures. It is truly intuitive, and it’s the reason why the HTC Touch Diamond2 is such an unmitigated joy to use. Of course, it’s not all about being pretty, a phone needs to have decent features and the HTC Touch Diamond2 has them in spades, from the 5 megapixel camera, through GPS, to incredibly fast HSDPA internet access (not to mention the superb Opera Mobile web browser). To many, the HTC Touch Diamond2 is the ultimate Windows Mobile phone.

HTC Touch Pro2

The HTC Touch Pro2 carries on the groundwork laid down by the Diamond2; it really is a joy to use, and like an increasing number of modern touchscreen mobile phones, it’s optimised for touch controls. Or, in other words, you press the screen on the HTC Touch Pro2 with a finger, not a dibber (well, ok, a stylus, but dibber sounds better, to me). Specs-wise, it’s no slouch, either, with 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, WiFi, built-in GPS and a frankly brilliant slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It truly is a gorgeous mobile phone, and I’ll be frank, it’s hard to think of any other Windows Mobile phone coming close to it.

Well, except for the last one on this list…

Toshiba TG01

So, there’s the HTC Touch Diamond2 on one hand, and on the other, with a full QWERTY keyboard, there’s the HTC Touch Pro2. To make Windows Mobile run at its best, you need a powerful phone, and the Toshiba TG01 is the most powerful phone that’s ever hit the market. With a Pro2cessor running at 1GHz, the Toshiba TG01 has a faster Pro2cessor than any other phone out there, running very close to laptop territory. Combine that with a 4.1 inch screen, and the Toshiba TG01 is, without a doubt, the best Windows Mobile phone out there. Office Mobile lets you work away from the office, and when it’s time to let your hair down, that big screen, as well as additional technology gleaned from their TVs, makes the Toshiba TG01 a nigh-on perfect media phone.


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