BenQ- Siemens S68 Cell Phone Sale
Welcome to the BenQ- Siemens S68 Mobile Phone review. The BenQ- Siemens S68 Cell Phone is one of the more advanced phones on the market, with customizable features and handy accessories. The BenQ- Siemens S68 Cellphone with hands free headset make it one digital force to be reckoned with.
BenQ- Siemens S68 Dealer Specifications
| General | Network | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2006, January | |
| Status | Available | |
| Size | Dimensions | 107.5 x 44 x 13.2 mm, 58 cc |
| Weight | 78.5 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT, 256K colors |
| Size | 132 x 176 pixels, 28 x 37 mm | |
| Ringtones | Type | Polyphonic (40 channels) |
| Customization | Download | |
| Vibration | Yes | |
| Memory | Phonebook | Yes |
| Call records | 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls | |
| Card slot | No | |
| - 26 MB user memory | ||
| Data | GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| HSCSD | No | |
| EDGE | No | |
| 3G | No | |
| WLAN | No | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v1.2 | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Features | Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Brushed Aluminum | |
| Camera | No | |
| - Java MIDP 2.0 - Media player - T9 - Built-in handsfree - Currency converter - Calculator - Stopwatch - Organizer - Voice memo |
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| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 660 mAh | |
| Stand-by | Up to 300 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 5 h |
BenQ- Siemens S68 Details
dwrbudr I like its design and its features. Design reminds me of Samsung X610 which I always wanted. As to the features. Its great that it doesnt have many of them. I dont wanna pay for camera, mp3 player, watching videos and other crappy things all modern manufactures try to include for "comfort". However I admit more memory wouldnt hurt this device.
<unknown> I've had this phone for a little while now and I'm generally ok with it. It's stylish, thin and very user friendly. It also seems to get excellent reception and voice quality, with only a minor exception for the speakerphone's microphone.
I'm very unimpressed with the battery life, however (note: I'm used to Nokia and my last one was a 6610). The s68 seems to stay on a for a decent amount of time (around a week), but if I start to use it for calls or play a game on it, I only get an hour or so before it dies. My old phone used to give me about 5 hours of talk time before needing a recharge.
Also, while it is very easy to use, it's certainly not up to the level of Nokia user friendliness. For example, this phone does not give you the option to simply delete all text messages at one time (which is annoying when you start getting full SIM card messages). The software also tends to hang from time to time, which was unexpected given the simplicity of the interface.
Another minor point... I miss the ability to program a profile to expire a certain amount of time later (i.e. have it set on silent for a couple of hours and then automatically return to general). I'm a forgetful person :-) and this feature really helped on my old Nokia.
dan Bought it yestarday, so these are the first impressions, after 24 hours of use and testing.
I used before this various phones, from Bosch to Siemens, Ericsson and Samsung, so I think I can make a pretty good comparisson.
PROS:
- great design, thin, nice materials to touch.
- good display
- good manufacturing (everithing is in the right place, no sharp edges, no cheap-looking materials)
- acceptable weight (almost 80 g)
- price
CONS:
- terrible menu (complicated, even worse than previous Siemens). This is a general problem at Siemens: they make good products with a lot of functions, but they fail constantly to make these functions user-friendly. So they are useless...
- useless manual (limited information, no online support for advanced functions)
- if your mobile operator does not offer over-the-air settings for this phone, do not buy it! It's too complicated to set internet access.
All in all, a good phone if you use it exclusively for calling and sending SMS. If you have any need to get online with it (say to synchronize your contacts) it's nightmare.
If you plan to buy it, wait a few months until operators will offer its settings over-the-air.
PORTUGAL Great phone, itīs a shame that it doesnīt have a camera on it...They should realese two versions one with a camera and other without one.
<unknown> Just Another Pretty Face
Have had phone for about a month. You can't buy a new battery either here in US or in UK (I haven't yet searched for in in the other countries). The users manual is virtually useless. It is designated "short version" however there is no "long" or "full" version. Benq-siemens offers no support in the US but you can call the UK (for $1.35/minute for the advice) plus the cost of the overseas call for help. One would think that the seller of a battery driven device would make the battery available and not charge for support when there is no meaningful users manual.
But it sure is pretty.
GUI I hope that S68 will have a stable software.
Not only this phone but all BENQ-Siemens phones!
Tacho Not a bad start but tha Qs is siemens floped becoz of batt, are you not making the same mistake? please maintain on working on batt otherwise its a boom.
snatch I work in a phone shop in belgium and we have sold 7 S68's since last week. 4 of them have allready been brought back because of the batterylife. (about 1 day tops). they also complained about the on/off going of the phone......
Flubber OMG, such stupid comments here without even having one in your hand.
I bought this cellphone lastweek. It's the best professional phone I ever had, and i work in a cellphone shop, so... It has a good battery, very nice screen and Bluetooth. In Belgium, you even get a bluetooth earpiece with it! I love it!
Aaron Thompson I love this phone so much its quality.
