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Siemens S65

By Scott Rhodie on 24 January 2005

Siemens' latest megapixel camera-phone is sophisticated-looking and has excellent features to match.

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  kivo gave 9/10 on 16/01/2007 07:45 Report abuse

  it's of high-end design and undisturbing attraction like some other phone-like devices! more than moderate, even the best one with its price.

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  adkins_mike gave 8/10 on 28/11/2006 07:30 Report abuse

  I have really great reception with the phone. I have been in places where much more expensive phones had no bars with same service and I had 2 or 3 bars. The one big downside is battery life. Other than that, it is a great phone.

  • Good: reception
  • Bad: battery life
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  tim gave a review on 19/04/2006 12:12 Report abuse

  a good fone let down

  well its a good fone dont get me wrong but it doesnt have an mp3 player and the video recording is very crackley and it skips ALOT which makes it useless. The only good feature about this fone is the camera.

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  Julzay gave 1/10 on 27/12/2005 00:11 Report abuse

  Smart

  I've had my S65 for about a month now, and it's a lovely phone. Sending messages is a breeze with the keypad, screen is very crisp and big, and the joystick is superb. Ringtone sounds - etc are nice and loud, with a lovely poly instrument range... I would recomend this phone for the price I paid for it ($299 at aus post) but the only thing that dissapointed me was it's lack of an MP3 player, and how it crashes occasionally...

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  Anonymous gave a review on 11/12/2005 18:50 Report abuse

  Non-stop probs after 6 months

  Firstly battery life is very short. Have to turn it off at night to try and milk 3 days standby out of it.
  Now display is playing up. Keypad lights up eratically when it should be lit up all the time when being used. Keys are also not working properly and its becoming difficult to send sms messages and dialing. While I like the features, the reliability is just not there. Not good enough for a so-called 'premium' model of phone.

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  cool fone man gave 1/10 on 25/07/2005 13:56 Report abuse

  fully sick fone

  go this fone

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  Anonymous gave 1/10 on 05/07/2005 20:42 Report abuse

  Great Features, style and camera

  Love it though it does have some issues with the camera sometimes. The speaker is very crackly, the video footage writes to slow making it skip alot and its quility making it almost useless. Though the camera is amazing quility though sceptical that this camera is worth its money. i would buy this phone again as i picked it up for AU$290 off ebay.

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  Faisal Ibrahim Qureshi gave 1/10 on 03/06/2005 13:05 Report abuse

  It is a good phone

  I like my siemens s65 very much. It is a great mobile. It's camera is very good. It's display is clear and bright. It's shape is perfect. I love it very much.

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  Troy gave 1/10 on 24/05/2005 15:42 Report abuse

  Stunning design, great functionality but a few idiosyncracies

  Let me be blunt - this phone is great if you want to be noticed without looking like you are trying to be noticed. The screen size alone makes it stand out, even if it isn't of the same resolution as some of the S65's competition. Very good voice quality and reception, and also quite easy to use - except for assigning ringtones etc when its very non-intuitive - nowhere near Nokia style ease of use for the more detailed setup options. The camera takes great pictures in bright light, but they are a bit awful if its not bright. Came with the USB cable and software, which is rare and very welcome. Does occasionally crash, particularly when using the camera but its not consistent enough to be annoying. Organiser and calendar features are excellent as well as the included applications - eg the unit converter is far quicker and more useful than the one on my friends s700. Less gimmicky, but it just works. The included games may not be technical masterpieces but they are entertaining, and thats from someone who rarely bothers with mobile phone games. The battery life is good, but my experience is that it isn't quite up to the published standards (which phones are though). It's good enough to make several hours of calls on between charges and so I consider it adequate. The keys can be fiddly to type on as there is no gap between them, and anyone used to Nokia will find themselves consistently hitting the period key instead of the space key until their brain adjusts. Slightly frustrating! A lot has been said about the coarseness of the screen, and yes its only 136x176 or similar but it isn't as bad 'in the real world' as it seems on paper and if you don't hold the phone 10cm from your face while you use it you will appreciate the bigger screen/coarse resolution tradeoff. And it may be a stereotype, but the German build quality seems to be there in spades. The user interface isn't as pretty as a Sony Ericcson but it does work.

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  zz gave 1/10 on 02/05/2005 08:42 Report abuse

  Unbelievably good phone

  Excellent screen, clear and vibrant. Crystal clear sound. I've yet to find a fault with this phone.