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Toshiba unveiled its TG01 (right) in February 2009, at which time the device was said to be the first phone to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon QSD8250 chipset. Providing an ARM CPU clocked at 1GHz, plus a 600MHz DSP (digital signal processor), Snapdragon also offers an integral GPS receiver, day-long battery life, HD video playback, and support for cameras up to 12 megapixels, according to Qualcomm. (For more information, see our previous coverage, here.)
The newly announced TG02 (left) features the same Snapdragon processor and, like the TG01, has a 4.1-inch touchscreen sporting 800 x 480 pixel resolution. In fact, the device's specifications appear to have changed little, except that the touchscreen, formerly resistive, is now capacitive.
While the TG02 "only" has a 3.2-megapixel camera, the phone apparently supports all of Snapdragon's other high-end capabilities, including HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) and HSUPA (high speed uplink packet access) connectivity, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The device has 256MB of RAM, 512MB of flash storage, and a microSD slot, according to Toshiba.
The TG01 was notable for a "stripes" user interface that got mixed reviews. For the TG02, which runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3, Toshiba has reverted to what is reportedly a version of the versatile Spb Mobile Shell software.
Toshiba released less information about its new K01 (above), but the device is apparently very similar to the TG02, except for two details. First, the screen has been upgraded to OLED technology; second, there's a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The latter makes the device thicker, at 0.5 inches (12.9mm), according to the company.
Features and specifications released by Toshiba for the TG02 include:
