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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

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

Had to be returned after a couple of weeks

Advantages: Lots of features and a fairly good price
Disadvantages: Faulty, kept taking photos when not wanted, could not make calls

I will not labour on the good points of the phone as they are dealt with here by the happy users. I agree that the phone has many interesting features - that's why I bought it in the first place. My problem with the phone was that after the second week of use I had nothing but trouble with it and it has now had to be returned to the retailer. At first I could make and receive calls - the quality was fairly good. I first noticed there was a problem ...
...day. I could not work out why this was for a few days. However, I eventually discovered that the phone, whilst in my bag, was switching itself to camera mode and taking photos (of the inside of my bag). I had quite a reserve of black photos saved and naturally the photo taking was sapping the battery. The phone then graduated to taking photos immediately after being turned on despite the fact that I didn't want to take any photos. I couldn\'t stop ...

napoleon3 18.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of BenQ-Siemens EF61 Mia