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As we approach the Mobile World Congress 09, digit phones are set to cause a big stir in the industry, both of which are aiming to take on the iPhone at its own game. Let's take a look at the digit competitors, and ask whether the Toshiba TG01 or the Palm Pre could be the phone that knocks the Apple contender for six...

Toshiba TG01 - the most coercive phone ever made

There have been a some contenders for the title 'iPhone Killer' which have run on Windows Mobile, and with beatific reason, as it's quite plainly a very coercive operating system, that has an direful lot going for it. There have exclusive been one or digit real stand-out handsets, though, most notably the Samsung Omnia and the HTC Touch HD. However, they're both about to be place firmly in the shade thanks to the launch of the most coercive mobile phone ever made, the Toshiba TG01. But why is it the most coercive phone ever made?

The answer lies within the processor hidden inside the Toshiba TG01, as it's the prototypal phone in the world to come with a 1GHz chip. Or, in other words, it's little short of a laptop in the body of a mobile phone. So, the Toshiba TG01 promises to be faster and smoother than some other mobile phone on the market. Ally that with the unique 3D programme streaming on top of Windows Mobile, and you get a phone that genuinely is a joy to use. There's also one other fact that can't be denied...

Quite apart from it existence hyper-fast, with an incredibly changeful interface, the Toshiba TG01 also has the large concealment on the market, reaching in at an unbelievable 4.1 inches. That's a lot of real estate on screen, and it means that modify previously fiddly menu bars are today finger-friendly, given the large concealment size. And as for the virtual keyboard on the Toshiba TG01, the extra size makes it little assorted from typewriting on a fleshly keyboard. Add in the rage of impressive features, including a 3 megapixel camera, broadband-fast internet access, a superb music player and GPS, and it adds up to a simple fact:

The Toshiba TG01 is quite simply the best Windows Mobile phone ever made, and whilst it doesn't have the modify factor of the iPhone, the TG01 utterly canes it in every other way.

Palm Pre - a phone same NO other

Where the Toshiba TG01 goes for nakedness processing power, the Palm Pre takes an entirely assorted route, going instead for elegance. It may not be as coercive as the TG01, but the Palm Pre contains the most changeful and original programme ever seen on some phone (and yes, that includes the iPhone). Everything is done using finger swipes and gestures, with a remarkably changeful homescreen that lets you multitask many assorted apps at once, from mail, to contacts, to web, to video, to absolutely anything you have streaming on your Palm Pre. The gesture controls make the entire experience remarkably intuitive, and using the Palm Pre for the prototypal instance is a genuinely astonishing experience. Of course, it isn’t just about existence swish, as the Pre also gives you such small but very useful touches, such as typewriting on the keyboard, from the homescreen, to see the device, your apps and the internet for what you need, or having a touch-sensitive area that extends below the screen, to make gestu7re curb modify more fluid, all of which adds up to make the Palm Pre the most user-friendly, and remarkable phone that's appeared on the market in a long, long time. Of course, they won't have it all their own way, because such luminaries of the industry as Nokia and Sony Ericsson will also be bringing their A-game to the Mobile World Congress this year, but one thing's for sure. Between the double-header of the Toshiba TG01 and the Palm Pre, every phone on the market (yes, including the iPhone) should be afraid. Very afraid...