BenQ-Siemens EF81 features:
* One of the slimmest 3G clamshells
* Brushed stainless steel and all-magnesium body
* 2 high quality color displays
* External display out of hardened mineral glass
* 2 megapixel camera
* MicroSD card slot
* 64 MB internal memory
* 4 external soft keys
Main disadvantages:
* No FM radio
* No EDGE support
* No dial-up WAP via CSD
* No Infrared port
* Few camera options, no autofocus, macro or flash
* Inefficient file browser
* Mediocre media play
BenQ-Siemens EF81 hands-on impression
BenQ-Siemens EF81
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It’s yet another slim clamshell as BenQ-Siemens rolls out the EF81 - fortunately with a better keypad than the prodigal ’slimshell’, the Motorola RAZR. It also boasts a large, bright and otherwise excellent screen, which the multimedia functionality unfortunately fails to exploit fully. 3G is also present, and in combination with Bluetooth offers snappy web browsing on the handset itself as well as for business users. Lastly, its 2 Megapixel camera is affixed in a rather unusual manner which requires users to open or close the handset in order to change views.
Review By Gsmarena
BenQ-Siemens officially released their new slim clamshell EF81 on the market. A lot has been said about it resembling Motorola V3x. Indeed, the new BenQ-Siemens does look like a RAZR and many people would definitely take it for a V3x by mistake when they see it in your hands. But EF81 has a lot more to show and as soon as you devote more time to it, you would definitely find original characteristics that would distinguish it from the V3x in many ways.
The first things that caught our eyes when we got the test phone were the clean lines and elegant design. Of course, it’s a masculine piece of design and it won’t attract many women. It’s solid and a bit on the heavy side. A weight of 110 g and a serious width of 51 mm do require a man’s hand to be operated with an ease. The phone is 94 mm long though with an incredible thickness of only 15.9 mm which makes it one of the slimmest 3G devices on the market. Just to get an idea of how thin it is, let me just say that it is 2 mm thicker than Motorola V3 and a good 4 mm thinner than Motorola V3x. And except for the somewhat loose battery cover, the all-metal construction is very solid and it boasts really impressive looks.
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Review By Mobilewhack
The BenQ-Siemens EF81, the flagship for the new product line comes in a slim (just 16mm thick!) clamshell design. It turns out to be one cool phone. It’s shell is made of high-class magnesium, stainless steel, and aluminium. You can actually feel these materials when you touch the phone because of their differences in heat absorption! In addition, especially hardened sapphire glass prevents scratches on the external display. The EF81 can survive anything thrown at it.
The BenQ-Siemens EF81 will be on retail sale from March 2006 in the color “Titanium Silver.” Prices will be available locally. A highly desirable item to own.
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June 17th, 2006 at 12:47 am
I like to change my mobiles regularely to look trendy,i recently bought a new model of Benq phone from keepbuy.net i am very much satisfied with the benq model and with that shop also.
cheers…lisa
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