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Thursday, November 24, 2005

3 new phones from Siemens in Q1 2006

BenQ will be releasing three new phones under the Siemens brand in the first quarter of 2006 in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Siemens AF51 It is a clamshell phone. It's external screen has a mirror effect and its internal screen has the capability to protect from scratches. Specifications: Standards: GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS Dimensions: 79x41x19.55 mm Weight: 80 g Internal CSTN-screen, 130x130 pixels, 65K colors External CSTN-screen, 96x64 pixels, 65K colors Ringtones: 32-tones polyphony WAP and Java MIDP 1.0 Talk time: up to 300 minutes Standby time: up to 220 hours Siemens AL21 A slider phone targeted for youths. Specifications: Standards: GSM (900/1800/1900 or 850/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS Dimensions – 86.8x45.8x19.2 mm Weight - 78 g TFT-screen 130x130 pixels, 65K colors Memory: 1.5 MB Ringtones: 32-tones polyphony WAP and Java MIDP 1.0 SMS, EMS and MMS Talk time: up to 300 minutes Standby time: up to 220 hours Siemens A31 This is a very basic phone with minimal features. Specifications: Standards: GSM (900/1800 or 850/1900 MHz) and GPRS Dimensions: 102x46x17.6 mm Weight: 85 g CSTN-screen, 128x128 pixels, 65K colors Memory: 1.5 MB Ringtones: 32-tones polyphony WAP and Java MIDP 1.0 SMS, EMS and MMS Talk time: up to 300 minutes Standby time: up to 270 hours [Via MobileReview]