The processor used in the TG01 is Qualcomm's Snapdragon, which is supposed to be optimised for low power consumption. Toshiba claimed in a statement that the TG01 would offer "ultra-low-power consumption with dynamic speed adaptation".
One significant specification that has not yet been announced is the phone's battery life. The more powerful a processor, the more power it consumes, and a 1GHz processor is extremely powerful for a mobile phone.
By way of comparison, Apple's iPhone uses a 667MHz processor, underclocked to 400MHz. Last November, Asus announced the P656 smartphone, also running Windows Mobile 6.1, which will have an 800MHz processor. Asus claimed at the time that its phone would be the fastest smartphone to date.
A Toshiba spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that the handset is "still in pre-production so battery life won't be confirmed yet".
