Siemens SX1
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Posted: 15 Aug 2003
Market Status: Released
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Siemens SX1 is global roaming capable tri-band GSM phone, running Series 60 operating system on Symbian. It features 65k color TFD display, built-in camera, Java support, speakerphone, GPRS high speed internet and email.

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Siemens SX1 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.75 inches)
Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Symbian (6.1)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.29 x 2.20 x 0.75 (109mm x 56mm x 19mm)
Weight:
- 4.14 oz (116 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 176 x 220 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFD
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1000 mAh
Type:
- Li - Polymer

Hardware

Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - MMC

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
Camcorder:
- - 220x176 (QCIF)

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, RA, AMR
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - H.263, RealVideo
Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - XHTML, 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.
- 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.
- GPRS
Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Midp 1.0
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 15 Aug 2003
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    PWX-SX1 link

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