BenQ Siemens / Reviews

Pros and cons

+ Very good price/performance ratio
+ Excellent phonebook
+ 10 MB of memory

- Unattractive menu design
- Low resolution camera, no video

Pros
I dropped the phone outside in the rain and somebody found it two days after. The phone was still working just fine. The buttons and screen are made tough so I still use it now in 2011. So physically the pone is good.

Cons
The interface is not so user friendly. It does not have all the letters... More

I have this phone for over 6 years and I can't get rid of it. Still working, no faults, battery good. Looks like this phone will last forever.
German precision

This Siemens was the first cell phone I owned - came free with a FIDO contract for me, and I've had it for almost 3 years now. Considering that: great find.

Like the previous reviews have mentioned, it's pretty basic. But considering its simplistic nature, it does a good job with:
- sound... More

Pro: The whole thing

Con: Could not find any, even after five years of permanent use

Folks:

I bought my S55 in 2003 and it is still working absolutely error-free, even after five years! It did never let me down, in any situation. I just love it and I dearly hope that it will never leave me (at least... More

Pro: Apparently - the poor performance for a "$1200" phone

Con: Don't know because I don't own one (or wish to!)

Just an observation, rather than a review.
This phone is shown on Yahoo/Amazon as being available for just under $1200!
I only hope that either it's a pricing... More