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BenQ-Siemens EF81

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Average User Rating

from 5 users


Very good

7.2

out of 10
 

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5 user reviews

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SO SO

Oct 7, 2006

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Nice build quality Good external speaker
Cons: Slow operating system
Opinion:
I bought this after having a V3.Thank god that after one week I was able to exchange this phone for something else.It drove me crazy.Where to start The battery lasted one day and thats within one week.The metal design is very sleek but its like making a Porsche and fitting it with a Lada engine.The menu is so slow its like its on mogadon.Having said that the external speaker is very good but this made the battery run down ,as mentioned above.I ended up with a lg choc but still keep returning to my V3.My advice is as a good as this phone looks dont be tempted.

 

Looks n feel great, UI disappointing

Jul 11, 2006

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: Great camera, nice packaging overall
Cons: Poor UI, very slow controls
Opinion:
Was very impressed by the camera and the overall outlook. Feels nicely weighted and sized.

Using it was another story. The user interface (UI) do not seems to have improved much since the days of the "scorpion" phone. Calendar was only means of having an organiser. No place to store notes. Alarm has no snooze funtion too.

To send a new sms, fastest way is to go to contact, select sms b4 typing your message. If not, expect to take about 6-7 steps to add a new contact/number for your message before it gets sent out!!

Getting to the sub-menu at times is quite trying when you are in a hurry. Although the phone allows the user to programme short-cuts to the sub-menus, activating them also requires some waiting. This is compared to my prev SE K700i.

 

It's launched in M1 Shop

Jun 3, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: High power 3G phone
Cons: No radio/Infrared
Opinion:
Guys, it's launched in M1 Shop as well, it's selling at $428 with a 2 year contract, very cheap

 

It has competitors out there.

May 15, 2006

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Looks, Build
Cons: It is slow, and it does not have some comfortable features other phones have.
Opinion:
not professional.

 

Excellent phone

Apr 2, 2006

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Slim, powerful features
Cons: No Infra-Red
Opinion:
It's a pure Siemens phone. It was previously names as Siemens SLV140. However, after merging with Benq, it was renamed. It's running on Siemens OS with the ability to install Brew application. The main processor is Qualcomm, the chip is MSM6250. I'll get this phone once it's available in Singapore

 

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