UK's Orange announces Toshiba TG01

Good news for British fans of Windows Mobile, huge touchscreens and fast processors: The Toshiba TG01, as expected, will be exclusive on the Orange network starting July 10 and is free if you sign up for a two-year contract.

A refresher on the specs:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (upgradable to 6.5 - which we've already seen on it).
• Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon processor at 1GHz.
• Size: 70x130x9.9 mm.
• Weight: 129g.
• 4.1-inch, 480x800 resistive touchscreen.
• 3.2MP camera.
• 512MB ROM/256MB RAM.
• MicroSD card.
• Bluetooth 2.0.
• WiFi b/g.
• 1,000mAh battery. (Rut-ro, Raggy. That's gonna need some pretty regular charging.)
• Quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900); 2100MHz for HSPA. So it'll work in the U.S., just not with 3G data.
• aGPS.

Should be interesting to see some real-world results on battery life. While the Snapdragon is supposed to make things easier on the power source, a mere 1,000mAh battery makes us cringe a little. And do note that the phone will work on the U.S. GSM network, but data will be limited to EDGE only.

Orange [via Coolsmartphone]