Before I start this op, be under no illusions on my feelings about Sagem – I’m less than impressed. Its nothing personal – I feel the same way about Marmite.
Sagem make a wide variety of technological products – most telecommunications based, but the two things I’ve encountered bearing the ... Read review
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...illusions on my feelings about Sagem – I’m less than impressed. Its nothing personal – I feel the same way about Marmite.
Sagem make a wide variety of technological products – most telecommunications based, but the two things I’ve encountered bearing the Sagem logo – a mobile phone and some French traffic lights, both functioned with the same level of woeful inadequacy as to make me doubt the efficiency of Sagem.
A couple of ... ...tempt me to buy a Sagem mobile again.
Last year however, I won a Sagem myX 5 in a bonus incentive at work.
I can’t say I was exactly over the moon about this, in fact I never even took it out of the box, but I just never got round to selling it or giving it away either.
Then, a few weeks ago, my regular mobile was in for repair, so I got the Sagem out to use as a backup. I wasn’t expecting much, but in the few ... more
Before I start this op, be under no illusions on my feelings about Sagem – I’m less than impressed. Its nothing personal – I feel the same way about Marmite. Sagem make a wide variety of technological products – most telecommunications based, but the two things I’ve encountered bearing the Sagem logo – a mobile phone and some French traffic lights, both functioned with the same level of woeful inadequacy as to make me doubt the efficiency of Sagem.
A couple of years ago I bought a Sagem 920 mobile because I liked the colour. I know that is really sad but it was a really fantastic shade of iridescent green. However despite its cute look it was fiddly and difficult to use and kept breaking down so after that experience I swore nothing would ever tempt me to buy a Sagem mobile again.
Last year however, I won a Sagem myX 5 in a bonus incentive at work. I can’t say I was exactly over the moon about this, in fact I never even took it out of the box, but I just never got round to selling it or giving it away either.
Then, a few weeks ago, my regular mobile was in for repair, so I got the Sagem out to use as a backup. I wasn’t expecting much, but in the few years that have passed since my encounters with the 920 and French traffic lights it seems Sagem have finally got their act together. The myX 5 is a really great little phone.
Just looking at the phone you can see the improvements over earlier models. As well as being compact with a square shape, it is light (92g) and it feels nice to hold. Where the keypad on previous Sagem’s was small, unclear and rather messy looking, this one has a clear layout, not unlike a Nokia. The buttons are large and well spaced out.
But the obvious benefit is the screen. As well as being larger than an average screen, it is in full colour. You can download screensavers and icons to personalise it, or you can just use the ones provided – there is a choice of about 10 although I can’t really see why anyone would want to personalise their phone with a close up photo of a very green frog! (This is the bit where mobile geeks will want the specs but as I find that all a bit baffling I’m not going to embarrass myself by spouting facts and figures I don’t actually understand – the Sagem web site is a minefield of this sort of information for anyone who actually wants to know it!) The basic bit and all that most people will really need to know is the fact that the screen holds 8 lines of text and is in 256 colours.
Using it is very easy too, unlike earlier models. If you have ever used a Nokia then you are laughing. The menu system is very similar. It is simple enough for a first time mobile user to fathom out very quickly, providing they aren’t too intimidated by all the functions. It is feature packed, there’s no doubt about that, but someone wanting a phone just for making calls can use it just as easily.
Sagem make a big selling point of the ability to individualise and personalise this phone. As well as choosing your own screen saver and icons you can also buy different covers for it and change them to match your outfit if you so chose (another idea ‘borrowed’ from Nokia.) The changeable covers are now much more widely availably than they were when the phone was launched last year although they are still quite expensive, retailing at between £10 and £20.
Another feature of this phone is its ring tones, which are polyphonic (full chord to sound more like music than a tinny ‘ring ring’ sound.) The ring tones do sound good and the music ones are certainly an improvement on the ones you get on standard mobiles. I’m not really interested in how a phone rings as long as it rings so I have to admit that I haven’t downloaded any ring tones from the internet, but in my book any tones that are slightly less offensive on the ear than the cacophony of noise I have to put up with on the train every night from mobile phones has to be a good thing!
I was particularly amused with some of the tones that come with the phone, my favourite being a very realistic cow mooing. I’m not sure why you would want your phone to ring like a cow (unless it was to alert you of an incoming call your mother-in-law.) I got some very bemused looks in the street when my phone started to moo! Others include a dog barking and a cock crowing. I had quite a lot of fun just listening to all the sound effects (but then I am very easily amused.)
The phone also has WAP, which was at one time hailed as the next big thing. It is like a mobile Internet, but it isn’t very good. I don’t know anybody who would buy a mobile just for it WAP facility, it is slow, can be expensive and very often the information it provides is fairly useless. Sagem obviously don’t think the WAP facility is much of a selling point either, because it is mentioned almost as an afterthought in the description of the phone.
Now I have my trusty Nokia back from repair, the Sagem will be relegated to my ‘bit of fun’ phone – I’ve put a bright pink cover on it and it has a silly ring tone. Of the two, I still prefer the Nokia but this Sagem is trying so hard to be a Nokia its hard not to like it too.
I can see how this phone would especially appeal to teenagers because it can be made completely individual and it has all the features that would appeal – games, SMS text messaging and a colour screen. It’s not unlike a mini games console in that respect. When I was in France it was all the rage (the French don’t seem to have a problem with Sagem like I do, they are quite happy with the standard of their traffic lights too I assume.) I like the fact that despite all its features it never loses sight of the fact it is a phone. It holds it charge well and is very reliable.
This phone is not available on all networks and of course as new phones come onto the market, price and availability will vary. Mine is on the Virgin network on a Pay as You Talk option, but it is available on a contract through Orange and on Pay as You Talk through Orange and T-Mobile. Prices for Pay as You Talk are between £100 and £140 depending on which network you select.
All in all, top marks to Sagem for trying. Now if you just want to put that same amount of effort into your traffic lights, French roads might actually be safe to venture out on…
Advantages: Colour screen, easy to use menus, poly ringtones, large storage for SMS Disadvantages: Only one game, no FM radio
...mobileshop.com I plumped for the Sagem MyX5. Now in the past I think Sagem have been guilty of producing some real Lego phones, you know, tiny screens, basic features and a clunky feel in general. That’s just what I’ve heard, I have not actually experienced one, so don’t knock me please!
Other phones I was considering were the 8310, the Philips 820e, the Nokia 7210 and the Panasonic GD87 (final two here too expensive as they are brand new this month ... ...For better or worse the Sagem myX5 is one of the new breed that is capable of playing real sounds to alert you of a text or call. On the Sagem here, basically anything that is a WAV, Midi or I melody format sound can be uploaded for use as a tone, and up to 70 can be stored. Alas, there’s no scope for composing your own as such, though with the right software I’m sure you could develop your own tones. You can of course download straight to your phone ...
alflavor 24.11.2002
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Advantages: full colour screen, plenty of memory Disadvantages: dodgy ringtones
...can download games from the Sagem website. Ringtones arent so special in my opinion, there are alot of animal sounds such as cow, cat, dog and frog a few classical numbers and a few more strange sounds such as big ben chiming and a cockrel crowing however once again you can download more ringtones from internet sites. There are a few accesories also. A calcultor, convertor, alarm, timer, car kit and data collector for speed etc.
The phone itself ... ...to retrieve text messages or phone certain people without having to use the main menu. The reception is very good and doesnt break up as far as im aware. Living in a city centre i think the sound quality is excellent too. The phone itself is also very small, neat and compact looking, it is very stylish and curvy, not too square or round looking, a good balance between the two. The battery talktime isnt very long however, that is a major fault if ...
johancav 31.08.2002
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Advantages: Good design, easy-to-use, vibrant colour display, loads of personalisation options. Disadvantages: no bluetooth
...model dubbed the “my X-5D,” Sagem seems to have stepped in the right direction (in my book at least) because the phone sports a decent design and does well to prove that colour screens are here to stay. Yes, the phone comes with a pretty smooth 256-colour screen, which sports a resolution of 101 x 80 pixels and can display up to eight lines of text (just like the Sony Ericsson T68i). The Sagem my X-5D closely resembles the dimensions of a Nokia 8000 ... ...operator, you can use the Sagem as a modem via a standard GSM or a speedier GPRS connection. Strangely though, the phone does not ship with the Sagem My Pictures and Sounds application, which allows users to transfer image and sound files from your PC to the my X-5D. You can download this software for free at www.sagem.com.
Built for fun
Apart from the drawbacks stated earlier in this review, the phone performed like a charm and it was pleasantly ...
ani_muza 13.01.2003 (08.05.2003)
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Advantages: Lightweight, colour screen, polyphonic ringtones, lithium battery, easy to use Disadvantages: Only 2 poor games, cumbersome predictive texting
...a key ring!
The Sagem is in a similar mould to the Nokia range. It's certainly ideal for those who have a habit of finding some unique way of destroying the antennae. Perhaps that's why Nokias have been so popular - no ariel to destroy.
It looks like a typical Nokia in almost every respect and perhaps that's Sagem's first stroke of genius. Secondly, the screen is colour. It does not have the range of colours of some of the more expensive models ... ...text but after using the Sagem for the past month I've finally figured it out and my mind has since been changed. However, it can be awkward at times - particularly if you're using typical texting shorthand. It can actually be quicker to enter the entire word. Entering numbers is another awkward area, especially if it contains more than one digit. After entering each digit, you have to manually move the cursor right to force the phone out of predictive ...
Tickled_Pink 25.01.2003 (28.01.2003)
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Advantages: Colour screen, polyphonic ring tones, good looking, small and lightweight Disadvantages: Not available on all networks, not easily unlocked and theres no Snake game!
...until I stumbled across the Sagem MY-X5 anyway!
It looked nice (in my opinion!), it had a colour screen and it was under £100. Woohoo! Finally, I’d found one! So, it was off to good old Google to do some background checks on the finer details of the phone (best ones found here à http://www.cellular.co.za/phones/sagem/2002/sagem_myx5_gprs.htm) = = = Why did I want a new mobile? = = =
Well you know those first batch of mobile phones when they first ... ...= = Why choose a Sagem MYX5? = = =
Well as previously mentioned, I was on a budget to buy a phone for under £100. Yet I still wanted snazzy features, e.g. colour screen.
So, to conclude, I wanted a light phone, no aerial, good looking, possibility to change the front and back covers, decent ring tones, a game or two for extra boring train journeys up and down the country and a colour screen. All for under £100.
The Sagem MYX5 fitted all of the ...
Sarah_Louise 09.09.2003
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