Hardware

Three. That’s the number of times my lady partner has dropped her phone into the toilet in the last two years. With smartphones steadily packing more advanced tech, its good to see Toshiba go some way to improve their durability. The Froyo (Android 2.2) toting Regza Phone T-01C, features a 4-inch 480x854 resolution screen, a 12.2 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and a MicroSD slot while weighing in at 149g . As well as offering most of the functionality of rival Android smartphones the T-01C also has another trick up its sleeve. It’s entirely waterproof to 1m, so should be fine for a brief trip to the U-Bend and back. Speaking to Docomo, the Japanese network showcasing the phone at MWC11, they say that the waterproofing is achieved through the use of a layer of fibre that allows air, and thus sound, to move through it, while blocking and repelling water. A UK release is currently unconfirmed, perhaps someone should tell Toshiba about our weather.