Toshiba TS921 (Vodafone TS 921)

Discontinued
11th March 2005

The Toshiba TS921 is a highly specified 3G handset, exclusively available on the Vodafone 3G network. As with the Sharp 902, the TS921 is originally sourced from Vodafone KK in Japan, and will now be released for 3G networks in Europe and Australasia, in addition to Toshiba's home country of Japan.

The TS921 is pretty similar to the Sharp device in many ways, being a fairly chunky handset with a large screen similar in size and capabilities to the Sharp. The Toshiba has a 1.9 megapixel camera with autofocus, expandable memory using SD cards, and video output. Although not confirmed, it will almost definitely have Bluetooth and an MP3 player too. Talktime is quoted as being up to 5 hours with 15 days standby, which is very impressive for a 3G device.

The Toshiba TS921 will almost certainly be a great handset, but it's not clear why Vodafone need something that so closely competes with the existing Sharp 902. However, on of Vodafone's aims here is to establish a collection of top-notch handsets to aid with their 3G push to consumers.

The handset should start shipping in Q2 2005, most likely in Japan first and then other regions.

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