The BenQ Siemens C81 was classes as a supreme mobile phone back in 2006, but does it still work as well as the newest phones on the market. The C81 does have pretty good quality video functions if I can recall with recording, playback and downloads being pretty good, you can choose between MPEG4 and H.263 format for your short-movie productions plus the pretty standard camera of 1.3 megapixel was reasonable back then and would have to say is still reasonable of today’s standards. MP3 and AAC++ audio files plus stereo headset and RS Multimedia Card and more shown below, this surely was a fantastic phone back then (we say it is but what do you say?)
BenQ-Siemens C81 Features & Specifications —
– GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
– 27 x 36 mm TFT Display with 256K colors/132 x 176 pixels
– MP3, Polyphonic & AAC Ringtones
– Vibration
– Photo call
– 10 received, 10 dialed & 10 missed calls (Call Records)
– 23 MB shared memory + RS-MMC Card Slot
– USB v2.0
– Bluetooth
– GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
– EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
– MMS, SMS, Email & Instant Messaging
– 1.3 Megapixel Camera with 1280 x 1024 pixels & Video
– WAP 2.0/xHTML Browser
– T9, Organizer, Voice memo & Calculator
– Java MIDP 2.0
– MP3/AAC player
– Up to 300 Hours Standby
– Up to 5 Hours Talk Time
– 104 x 46.5 x 17.7 mm
– 90 g
BenQ-Siemens C81 Downsides — No Infrared port, No 3G, No WLAN and No HSCSD