Siemens CL75

I recently purchased the Siemens CL75 Poppy (Limited Edition) on Virgin. It caught my eye due to the detail and the elegance of it, its clearly a woman's phone.

Its made by Siemens and the original CL75 had an intricate flower design until they brought out this version. Its mainly pink with silver and a lovely design of a poppy which starts at the back and finishes at the front with the actual flower. Also the limited edition of this cames with a Swarovski crystal charm.

**TECHNICAL SPECS**

Network

Network frequency Triple Band, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM card plug-in 3V

Antenna integrated
Weight 90 g
Volume 74 cm³
Dimensions (L x W x H) 87 x 44 x 23 mm
Colour variant (availability may vary by country) silk flower red, pin-striped black
Battery
Standard battery Li-Ion 750 mAh
Stand-by time 2) (with standard battery) up to 220 h
Talk time 2) (with standard battery) up to 180 min
Charging time maximum 180 min
2) subject to local and network conditions
Display
Display internal: TFT, 128 x 160 pixels, 262,144 colors; external: CSTN, 64 x 96 pixels, 65,536 colors
Date and time in display
Standard Features
Reminder list
Alarm function
Stopwatch
Countdown timer
Currency converter
Calculator
SMS (Short Message Service)
Intelligent Typing (T9)
Picture Messaging
Enhanced Message Service (EMS), rel. 4
Redial list
List of calls received / missed
Date and time stamp for missed calls
Softkey programmable
Call wait / call hold
Conference call
Call forward
Display call timer and cost
Keypad lock
Silent Alert (vibration)
Calling Line Identification (CLI)
Call filter

Special Features

Multi Media Messaging
Camera VGA with 4x digital zoom
Hands free talking
Screensaver
Camera Features
Technology VGA
Address book
Telephone book in the phone
Organizer incl. calendar, appointments, tasks and notes

Data

High Speed Data Transfer CSD up to 14.4 Kbps & GPRS up to 53.6 Kbps
Data exchange with PC IrDa, USB rev 1.1, RS232 interfaces
Infrared interface (IrDA)
Ringing tones / ringer melodies 40-chord polyphonic ringtones
Games (Angels & Clouds, C´est la vie)
standard CL75 Poppy handset, charm inset with a genuine Swarovski crystal ,Li-Ion battery 750 mAh, Charger, User guides

There is also a dedicated hotkey on the phone that turns the display into a mirror, so its great not having to carry a separate mirror with you.

The camera is very good quality and there is also the advantage of taking videos up to 50 seconds long. On top of this you have a sound recorder and dictaphone, so for those quick notes this comes in handy and you can programme one of the hotkeys for these functions.

The keypad is very easy to use as are the menus on the phone, anyone buying this for a first time phone user will have no problem using it.

Reception on the phone is as good as the network it uses, and mine uses Virgin which has very good coverage. I've not noticed any background noise (yet!).

I bought this phone on Virgin at Phones 4 U the cost being £69.95. It is also available on O2 as well.

I have to admit that this is my second handset as the first one did freeze and turn itself on and off, but with this (touch wood) I've had no problems, just the luck of the draw!. A great phone for the ladies.

UPDATED: 7th April 2006

Since writing this review I've had to take the handset back to Phones 4 U due to numerous complications with it freezing, turning itself on and off during sending/writing text messages. Apparently there is a lot of faults with this handset and Siemens offer a software upgrade via their website which is quite useful, but I wouldn't chance it in case it mucked the phone up further.