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Cute, but is it all there?

Advantages: Attractive, good value, clear 'office' features
Disadvantages: Overly complicated menu and address book

This phone looks good- that was what drew me to it. Plus I was pleasently surprised by the price it was selling for (a point that still remains true). However I haven't been overly impressed since buying it. For anyone who just wants their phone to do the basics (phone calls, text messages) then you'd probably be happy with it, just as I am. But for those who don't find mobile phones easy to use, you may struggle. I don't pretend to be a phone genius, ...
...not been able to sort my address book contacts into alphabetical order. This makes brousing difficult. The mp3 player has a good sound (remembering that it's coming out of a phone) and holds about 10 songs. Also it is very easy to change these songs; simply plug the wire in to your computer and drag and drop. This does run down the battery time quickly, but otherwise the standby time lasts for quite a while. The mirror is a nice novelty, but not ...

loulabelle1 06.06.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens EF61 Special Edition

S68 review

Advantages: slim,light,simple
Disadvantages: not quite cheap

I got my S68 a few weeks ago and i love it. it is as slim as a passport which i like very much because i dont like bulky mobiles at all. It is very stylish and it looks very good with the brushed aluminium kit and the big colour screen. for the rest there is only one word: Simplicity, the whole menue is so simple to use, very usefull for people who get confused very easy, and it has very good business functions like a big address list and appointment ...
...want a phone with great style and all the features one needs, and without all the features u dont need, for instance camera, mp3 player, tv and internet options-I dont need all that for work! I want a stylish light, slim mobile with good business functions and not a multimedia station i dont use. Now i got that.... the S68 I know a lot of mobile freaks and even a lot of them got the S68, of course they have got a second mobile with all the multimedia ...

janissimo 29.08.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens S68

great girly phone

Advantages: design, software, bluetooth, cheap
Disadvantages: girly, not enough memory, needs headphone socket

Well my V3 boke a week ago so decided to buy a new phone, as i went to the shop the design of this one certainly caught my eye its a nice shape of a pebble. I liked the colour but this could be problem for guys although the vendor did say that there should be a black and a white one coming out soon. The slider on it is brilliant it feels really sturdy not flimsy like some. The phoe is really practical it has an mp3 player - but no headphone socket ...
...on 64mb but its still something!The downside is that there isnt a headphone socket, I actually don't know how you use this feature, i'm guessing you need to buy some headphones from siemens The camera is pretty good 1.3 mp,theres a flash with it which is another bonus and by pressing 5 on the keypad it becomes a torch!!!! The software on it is amazing, i mean theres a cocktail recipe book, some picture software, golf score card and best of all ...

36crazytashas 10.01.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens SL80

Trully Elegant, Stylish inside and Out

Advantages: Stylish Clamshell, Scratch Resistant, Slim
Disadvantages: Sensitive Keypad

With all the mobiles that I hold into my hands, this is the first ever slimphone that will shine, With it's simplicity and yet Stylish Clam Shell that capture eveyone's attention. Unlike the usual Slim Clamshell phone. EF81 will trully amazed you for it's lighweight and loads of feature. Who will trully imagine a slimphone that has a very fast and powerful 3G connectivity. The LCD has a 262K colours on both Internal and External. 2 Megapixel camera ...
...phone. Though memory is only 64mb on internal it is an expandable if you need some extra memory. 2 of my friends bought BenQ EF81 and they told me that this is the toughest Clamshell they ever bought. Who would expect that accidentally dropping a clamshell phone will just result to scratch free and still intact, no damaged external nor internally. As 2 of my friends will always says Siemens has made his comeback, this time showing people what is ...

gnetro 28.03.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens EF81

Do You Really Want A Siemens In Your Hands?

Advantages: Small, clear display, it's a slider
Disadvantages: Bad battery life, flimsy back cover, crashes frequently.

I got an EL71 last December when I changed my mobile contract and my phone. I must admit that the EL71 looked quite attractive and I was tempted by the fact that you could upgrade the phone memory to 2Gb by the insertion of a MicroSD card so I decided to go with it. The phone itself is a nice concept. Siemens are trying to get back into the mobile market and this collaboration with BenQ has so much potential to rival Nokia and Sony Ericsson. The ...
...word? No. As I've said, it looks nice enough. Decked out in a sexy silver brushed metal effect it's quite attractive front on, but at the back it's just black plastic. Even then this undertstated effect is quite nice so you can have the phone and not worry about it being ugl. It's also a slide phone which means that the keypad drops down when you need to use it as opposed to being a flip or "candy bar" phone. As it's pretty small then you can pop ...

ayanayuk 17.04.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens EL71