Benq-Siemens EL71
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- Posted: 08 Mar 2006 Announced: 08 Mar 2006
- Market Status: Released
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Benq-Siemens EL71 is a slider GSM phone with internal antenna and 2 QVGA 262k color TFT display. It has 1.3-megapixel camera with LED flash capable of recording videos and has 16MB of internal memory, expandable through miniSD cards. It features music and video player and streaming
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Benq-Siemens EL71 specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (3.54 x 1.82 x 0.65 inches)
Cons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.65 inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.54 x 1.82 x 0.65 (90 x 46.5 x 16.5 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.31 oz (94 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.31 oz (94 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 570 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 17 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- miniSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 1.3 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Unit converter, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 1.2
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 08 Mar 2006
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