September 19, 2004
Siemens S65 Camera Phone
'The most attention-grabbing feature of Siemens' S65 mobile is its its 1.3-megapixel camera, complete with four times zoom and video mode at 15 frames per second. But focusing on the camera overlooks the point that the S65 is a capable business workhorse.
Siemens does not have the mobile market share of Nokia, in the UK at least, but those who have used its business phones are often reluctant to try anything else. Build quality is certainly part of this, and the S65 has a good weight and a decent keypad. The silver and black design might be on the austere side, but this is more than compensated for by the S65's large screen, which is clear in most lighting conditions and large enough for reading emails or using the in-built calendar.
Siemens has worked hard on the organiser and email functions for the S65, and is one of the first manufacturers to ship a handset with support for SynchML. This is a communications standard designed to make it easier for mobile devices to synchronise with company email systems, such as Microsoft Exchange.' Read more at Tools Of The Trade: The Siemens S65 mobile phone
Mobileburn reviews the Siemens S65 and writes - 'The Siemens S65 has an awful lot going for it. The display is big, it has Bluetooth, the megapixel camera is quite nice, and I like the contacts system a lot. Plus all of the great applications. But there are just too many unfinished or unpolished aspects to it. The display is big, but not bright enough. The keypad material choice is poor. The Bluetooth system doesn't work well with headsets and there is no voice dialing. The T9 is good, but missing a few obvious things. Then there is the fact that the phone crashed on me 6 or 7 times in the last week I was using it.'
Siemens does not have the mobile market share of Nokia, in the UK at least, but those who have used its business phones are often reluctant to try anything else. Build quality is certainly part of this, and the S65 has a good weight and a decent keypad. The silver and black design might be on the austere side, but this is more than compensated for by the S65's large screen, which is clear in most lighting conditions and large enough for reading emails or using the in-built calendar.
Siemens has worked hard on the organiser and email functions for the S65, and is one of the first manufacturers to ship a handset with support for SynchML. This is a communications standard designed to make it easier for mobile devices to synchronise with company email systems, such as Microsoft Exchange.' Read more at Tools Of The Trade: The Siemens S65 mobile phone
Mobileburn reviews the Siemens S65 and writes - 'The Siemens S65 has an awful lot going for it. The display is big, it has Bluetooth, the megapixel camera is quite nice, and I like the contacts system a lot. Plus all of the great applications. But there are just too many unfinished or unpolished aspects to it. The display is big, but not bright enough. The keypad material choice is poor. The Bluetooth system doesn't work well with headsets and there is no voice dialing. The T9 is good, but missing a few obvious things. Then there is the fact that the phone crashed on me 6 or 7 times in the last week I was using it.'
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Posted by Darren at September 19, 2004 11:21 PM
