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BenQ-Siemens makes HSDPA debut

By Damian Koh and Reuben Lee
Feb 15, 2006

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BenQ Mobile announced three new handsets under its BenQ-Siemens brand, including what could be the world's first High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) mobile phone. Also on display at the 3GSM tradeshow were two new product offerings, the slim 3G-enabled S81 and MP3 player-like EF51.

Model name In a nutshell
Wow factor: Possibly one of the first HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) handsets in the world

Other notable frills:
  • Triband
  • Clamshell
  • Main display: 2-inch; 240 x 320-pixels; 262k colors
  • Sub display: 1-inch; 96 x 64-pixels; 65k colors
  • 3.2-megapixel camera with built-in flash and 7x digital zoom
  • VGA camera for video telephony
  • 32MB of built-in memory with microSD card slot option
  • 92 x 46.5 x 23.5mm; 100g

    Expected: Q2 2006
    • Wow factor: At just 13mm, the candy-bar S81 is one of the slimmest 3G phones in the market

    Other notable frills:
  • Triband
  • Onboard media player
  • Talk time: up to 4.6 hours (2G); up to 3.2 hours (3G)
  • Display: 2-inch; 176 x 220-pixels; 262k colors
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with 10x digital zoom and LED flash
  • VGA camera for video telephony
  • 30MB of built-in memory with microSD card slot option
  • 109 x 48 x 13mm; 99g

    Expected: Q2 2006
    • Wow factor: A mobile phone that actullay looks like an MP3 player (think Creative Zen Vision: M), thanks to the concealed keypad

    Other notable frills:
  • Triband
  • Candybar with flip-open cover
  • Standby time of up to 200 hours
  • Talk time of up to 4 hours
  • Display: 1.6-inch; 128 x 128-pixels; 262k color
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
  • 20MB of built-in memory with miniSD card slot option
  • 89 x 49 x 18mm; 95g

    Expected: Q2 2006

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