BenQ-Siemens EF61 Special Edition

Well guys, its been a while...and while i've been away i've, yes you've guessed it, bought another new phone! But this time for more serious reasons! My cute lil Sony Ericsson K510i (for those who've read the reviews hehe) was amazing, yet after spending 6 months in my daughters changing bag, it was so scratched and covered in rusks and pureed carrot that it wasnt even worth using. So i went on a mission...to find a flip phone! I wanted something ...
...this is all i could find. Not that im moaning, but when i first saw this, it reminded me of being 13 and wanting anything with flowers... but once i got my hands on it i was smitten... When i first opened the box (which itself is a snazzy lil gift box) i was amazed at the extras that came with it. Ok they're not exactly hi-tech, but a matching blue phone charm and headset is great in my books. THe USB connection lead is also included in the set, ...

jdeacon_162 02.03.2007 · Read full review
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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 (19.06.2007) · Read full review
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This is the last time I buy a phone based on the way it looks. I saw it, decided i wanted it and that was it. 6 months down the line - when its sunny i can't see the screen outside, it's the slowest thing ever when it comes to texting, the battery lasts a day, and recently, it has taken to freezing when i try to turn it on meaning i have to take the battery out several times before it works. It's not all bad though, i can ring and text, listen to music, take photos and use the handy little mirror. But I'll never again let my heart rule my head with a mobile phone. With this phone, it seems, beauty IS only skin deep ...

goldilocks84 15.09.2007
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I bought this phone as it looks nice and was £39.99 in Woolworths on Virgin, which is a bargain for it's many features (1.3 MP camera, mirror, MP3). However, I had major problems with it and exchanged it for another phone which ALSO had the same fault! I then got a different phone. Here are the phones features.... 1.3MP camera, 4x zoom, LED flash (camera is very good) Photoeditor Java MIDP 2.0 MP3 player WAP 2.0 SMS, EMS, MMS XHTMLbrowser ...
...(works well) USB (very easy to connect to PC and download photos) TFT screen, 262K colours (doubles as dedicated mirror) Screen size: 1.8 inches, 128 x 160 pixels Vibrating alert Upto 225 hours standby Up to 220 minutes talk time Dimensions: 88 x 46 x 23mm Weight: 99g Blue accessories including silky pouch & charm With the phone, you get a PC disc which I didn't use, a USB cable which doubles as a charger, a nice silk pouch containng an ...

j_wozza 29.05.2007 · Read full review
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This is a very nice phone. I was very pleased when i got it as i had a horrible brick before. I have had it for 6 months now and it is sill going stong. It is quite robust which is good as i have droped it a few times and it hasn't scratched! However, there are some down falls. For example it sometimes has no signal when i am outside and sometimes it refuses to make calls at all.There is only one Java game (which is quite rediculous) which tells ...
...all girls know how to do that already! That is the only major downfall. I find music etc. quite easy to download onto my phone and it plays it well. One last problem is that the keys have scratched the screen as i have fliped it down and when i go into the mirror mode (which is fantastic) i can see the scratched quite well which spoils the apperance of it. With the photo phone book some times it gets the pictures wrong and when someone calls me ...

laura93 13.05.2007 · Read full review
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this mobile phone is very easy to use and will be very good for someone as a first mobile phone as well as for someone who has had mobile phones before. the phone has a very stylish flower design on the front and the back, the covers are very easy to take off if needed and it also comes with a matching phone charm. the phone has a special button which turns the screen in to a mirror to help you do your make up on the move and it also has a game which ...

looby23 21.10.2006 · Read full review
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