Description
The Toshiba Portege G500 is a high quality compact “slider” with full wireless push email support and Internet browsing that is able to take advantage of HSDPA and WiFi connections. These features are complemented, a 2.3” QVGA screen and excellent battery life. Ideal for business and pleasure, the Portégé G500 gives you the best of both worlds. This quality and compact slider phone uses fingerprint technology to protect the data stored on the handset. Combining phone, email, web and an MP3 player on a Windows Mobile® 5.0 operating system, the G500 helps you to stay in touch whilst on the go.

Features
The Portégé G500 is a fairly conventional looking slider phone at first glance. Underneath the G500’s understated exterior is a Windows Mobile 5.0 smart phone with EDGE, 3G, HSDPA and WiFi data support plus local Bluetooth and USB connectivity.
The display is a 2.3″ 240×320 pixel display and the Portégé G500 also has a 2 mega pixel camera with a secondary video calling camera, miniSD expandable memory, VOIP capabilities and the bundled software package is the pretty familiar combination of features that comes with Windows Media 5.0.The Portégé G500 key features include; Fingerprint sensor feature for extra security and easy menu navigation, Windows Mobile 5.0 , Full connectivity with Triband, HSDPA, 3G, EDGE, Bluetooth™, WiFi® and USB
Extended PC connectivity , High speed internet access with worldwide HSDPA, 3G or WiFi , Direct Push Email, 2 mega pixel camera , Secondary camera for video telephony , Support for VoIP, 64MB of internal memory and support for miniSD card and Music playback

Specifications
Detailed specifications include: 2 Mega pixel main camera and VGA front camera for video calls, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Dimensions (mm): 96 x 49 x 22.9 ,Weight: 135g, Band: 2100 for HSDPA category 6 , 900/1800/1900 for GSM/EDGE, GPRS: Class 10, Main Display: 65K (WM5.0) colours, TFT, 2.3” QVGA, Camera: 2 mega pixel, digital zoom, VGA sub camera , for video telephony , Video: H.263/MPEG4, WMV, Sound: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMRNB, Speakers: 1 earpiece for voice, 1 speaker for ringer, speakerphone and music, Browser: WAP 2.0, XHTML, HTML 4.01, ECMAScript/Opera 8.6 , Memory: 64MB internal , Support up to 2GB miniSD card, Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-mail (Outlook), MSN messenger, Connectivity: Bluetooth™ V2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), USB 1.1 Client (mini-USB connector), WiFi (802.11b/g), Java: MIDP2.0, JTWI, JSR 135/75, PIM/DRM: Mobile Outlook (Address book, Calendar), ActiveSync® (Address book, Calendar, mail), OMA DRM 1.0/2.0, VoIP: Over WiFi , Battery: Standby time - up to 290 hours (3G), 250 hours (GSM), Talk time - up to 140 mins (3G), 280 mins (GSM)

Conclusion
For security conscious mobile phone users who demand email and web connectivity in their mobile phone, the Portégé G500 is a high quality compact “slider” with full wireless push email support and Internet browsing that is able to take advantage of HSDPA and WiFi connections. The Portégé G500 certainly seems competitive, and the fingerprint features looks to be very useful. whether or not the combination of features and branding will make an impact remains to be seen.