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BenQ Siemens EF81

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BenQ Siemens EF81 3.00

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RRP

$899.00

Review Date

Sunday, 13th of August, 2006

Features

Form Factor : Flip

Mobile Network Bands : Tri Band GSM

What's Hot

Industrial design, Display, Solid features list

What's Not

Sluggish interface, Long load times, Poor hinge, Flat keypad, SIM card slot,

The Final Word

The EF81 is a decent 3G offering with a solid features set, but users will be frustrated by its slow user interface and sluggish load times.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, SMS, MMS

Email Protocols

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP

Digital Camera

Digital Zoom

Camera Resolution

2.0 MP

External Display

Colour Support

262k Colours

General

Available Colours

Titanium

Length (mm)

15.9

Width (mm)

Height (mm)

Weight (g)

110

Main Display (Internal)

Colour Support

262k Colours

Screen size

2.2 in

Screen Resolution

240x320

Multimedia Features

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Predictive text input

Yes

Voice dialling

Yes

Vibrating Alert

Yes

Java enabled

Yes

Video calling

Yes

Organiser

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Phonebook

Yes

Games

Yes

Headphones

Yes

FM tuner

Antenna

Internal

Phone Networks

Mobile Network Bands

Tri Band GSM

Phones

Form Factor

Flip

Talk Time (minutes)

270

Standby Time (hours)

300

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Power Options

Power Supply

Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Supported Media

Supported Audio File Formats

AAC, MP3

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-4, Real Video, 3GP, H.263

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