BenQ-Siemens CL71

  • Released 2006, March
    115g, 17.8mm thickness
    Feature phone
    24MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 750mAh
    Li-Ion

BenQ-Siemens CL71 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2006, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 97 x 46.5 x 17.8 mm (3.82 x 1.83 x 0.70 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes, Photo call
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 24MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2
GPS No
Radio FM radio
USB 1.1
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/WMA player
Predictive text input
Voice dial
Organizer
Stopwatch
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 170 h
Talk time Up to 2 h 20 min
Misc Colors Black

BenQ-Siemens CL71 - User Reviews

  • I live in Indonesia and I had a problem with my battery and cashing. Where can I buy a battery and cashing me?

  • i buy this phone one year ago..phone is absolutely great....there is notning wrong with him..all the best...fantastic phone for younger population :)

  • I buy 1 & half years ago, this phone working good, but phone distrub at monitor, ribbon I change ribbon at eastran plaza after replace ribbon work 2 weeks then again problem same, i try simens office they said 3500 taka(bd) then they try, but this price is high. I want to know now how many taka buy a new ribbon at this time & it is easily get or not ? where i found & pls put address this. Kabir (ITC)

  • I buy 1 & half years ago, this phone working good, but phone distrub at monitor, ribbon I change ribbon at eastran plaza after replace ribbon work 2 weeks then again problem same, i try simens office they said 3500 taka(bd) then they try, but this price is high. I want to know now how many taka buy a new ribbon at this time & it is easily get or not ? where i found & pls put address this.

  • worst fone i ever had.after 1 month of buying i had to send it for repair due to poor ribon.i found it back after 3 months nd the next 6 months it worke well with all of my boredom.its processor is extremely sloooow.after 6months i fell on the same prob of ribon.alas!then i had no warrenty.ihad to throw 1900tk BDT nd repaired it.after two months its ribon got smashed again.now its totally dead.ive tried to repair it breaking my passion but benq siemens company has already fleed away from bd. damn it.now im so happy with my new nokia 5800 xm.

  • I have a BenQ Siemens CL71 handset. I bought it on 14 Oct 2006. After 9 month it got disturbed in the ribbonn. i took it to the warranty and it took more than 1 and half month to repaid. One year later in 2008 it got disturbed again in the ribbon which cause display problem. I put it down since then. My comment is It is a poor product.

  • how can i find sparepart of this mobile? 4 month i look for it. No one and no mobile shop have interest to by my Benq-Siemens CL71???????

  • were im bay sprerpart cable flexy?

  • san po ba ko makakabili ng battery nitong siemens benq cl71? sira n kz ung battery ng akin tnx

  • BenQ-Siemens CL71 is good for various function but it's ribon is very poor & costly from other brands. I need ribon but Siemens company of Bangladesh takes very high rate (BDT=3,500).How can i get it by low rate.

  • dnt buy this phone bec, madaling macra, like china phone

  • i have a benq CL71 i dunno if its good or what coz i am using this phone for only 3 days... so far my phone is still good..

  • DO NOT BUY this phone You will have a hard time looking for a service center if you need one and its lcd connector is easily damaged...

  • Benq is the best moblie because my benq display was destroed where is the service center in the delhi I give your moblie No. please contact me own my moblie NO. THANKS

  • to all please dont buy this cellphone because it is disposable, iwas able to used it for one month only and then when i send it to their service center it takes 4 months before they returned and when they terurn to me i just used it for 2 days and ther for repair again , up to know not yet repair because the problem is the mother board and it cause 19800 for then to repair not practical instead of paying 19800 for repair i will just buy a new one

  • no 1 set in the world but after n 95

  • hellooooooooo....wazz up,can u tell me how to customize the mp3 music to make it mesage alrt tone cos it wont work if i try to set it up and how can i download a themes on this phones there is no application with the themes,can you help me with this problem,but i like the phone it cute like a nokia 6288 slide up...i love this phone but kindly help with those things i mentioned..thanx and more power ranger...hehehehe

  • hellooooooooo....wazz up,can u tell me how to customize the mp3 music to make it mesage alrt tone cos it wont work if i try to set it up and how can i download a themes on this phones there is no application with the themes,can you help me with this problem,but i like the phone it cute like a nokia 6288 slide up...i love this phone but kindly help with those things i mentioned..thanx and more power ranger...hehehehe

  • the phone is fantastic and i recomend it to anyone who wants to aquire one

  • Weel I thing this phone is good and i love it.But whats happening with speakers.They arent very pure.Anyway I love my phone very much and it has very good options... MWA...

  • Weel I thing this phone is good and i love it.But whats happening with speakers.They arent very pure.Anyway I love my phone very much and it has very good options... MWA...

  • it's loaded but you'll surely drain the battery, charging the battery is all you'll ever do.

  • worst phone i ever had. Good display, music & camera but extreemly slowwwwwwwwwwww.hard to search contact or open any menu. every time when i am using this phone feels like i am testing my passions.Morever here in Singapore not good suport available. difficult to buy accessories

  • beautiful design. but low performance. however, i ll try to love it, coz it is mine now :(

  • it is very beautifyl phone

  • hi all.. my opinion after using CL71: 1.Stylish design 2.Great in display 3.Hands free sound just so..so.. but great on earphone 4.Good camera result(scale 6,7 out of 10) Minus: 1.Slow startup 2.Durability on flexible cable is poor (i have to change this in 6 months) advice: 1.treat the slider carefully 2.watch out from the water on the front cover,because the gap between keys on the front makes water easily come in to back cover. that just my personal opinion. thx..

  • I would like to say that it's a low performance mobile phone. I bought it by high price before 4 months back, and it's already disturbing. but at same price I may have a nokia or siemens that is more better than CL71. I will appriciate it there is any options to replace the mobile phone. I want to chage it cause it's not a good one.

  • Can someone answer me on the question? If J buy memory card with 512 MB, would my phone work slower? tnx

  • network is very very poor . otherwise it is a very good phone .

  • U can use this fone as a pendrive. Any kind of file or data can be kept in the 'Others' folder and carry them to other computer or send it via bluetooth or MMS. Both microSD and phone memory can be used for pendrive. Thanks

  • it's very nice music phone, mine have upgraded into 512MB MSD, for me enough, taking 15minutes video on phone makes u tired. but disturb on sms report, disappearing destination number, some one have another experience?

  • Hay, How can I rewind/forward songs (MP3/WMA or others) ? When i play songs from Media centre , there shows rewind/forward icon, but pressing left or right navi. key doesnt do that. Plz help me, plz.....Plz.......Mail me [email protected]

  • Which one is better? The el71 or this one? Main diferences between these two and batery capacity

  • Unfortunately my CL 71 is having network problems here in Bangladesh. I have been told my the customer service personal that similar complain came from some other users in the county who lose and regain network where the same SIM card works fine on other sets during winter. If the phone is not suited for Bangladeshi winter we should have the option of changing it or replacing it with another BenQ-Siemens set. I would like appropriate authorities to look into the matter.

  • I have a ques. When i select a bltooth device, Tools>Bltooth>Devices>Options>Send files>Composer,-What is it? I ve found no composer in ths fone. Please write. Why i cant set my favourite tone as msg. alert tone? I have found more frames in the soft. Tool given with the package. Can i add there to the cam? How? Another thing, can i connect external flashlight with it? Any1 used? I cant save bookmarks in the browser . When i switch the fone off, it vanishes. Is the browser defective? Plz helpppppp......Im in trouble. Thanx 2 all..Bye ..Plz keep my request......

  • Greets 2 all....this package includes a FM headset...The body of ths fone is metalic. Here in Bangladesh i ve found Bangla language. In it. But i cant write bangla...Good fone,good interface, good features....But i think its manual is not complete.. Thanx.

  • Hi gues....Its good for music lovers like me...Listening mp3 with headset with 3D sound makes me excited...! Nd i can convert mp3 to WMA using Windows movie maker..WMA sound is soft nd vol. is high. I can also send E mail through MMS. Extremly stylish...Ya...Its good 4 me. Bye

  • this' phone is great.....with small cost of course

  • Hi can i update my soft.version of ths fone? Whats the vrson?.anybdy plz help...! To mamli, its sound quality is bettes with 3D sound.

  • imo CL71 is the same with E61 and CF61, but with more beautiful interface, dat's all

  • What is the sound quality of the speaker it is good or it's bed and doe's it come with Headset in the package.I would like to ask you about one more thing about the structure of the phone is it solid or it lacks in a few months of use? PLEASE answer GUYZ I need this information VERY MUCH!!!THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

  • i believe its 10min. (i have a 1G card)

  • Can someone tell me how long this phone can record video.Doe's it depends on the memory card or its time limited by the phone like Siemens C75 that only have 30 seconds of record? Please it's VERY important!!!

  • Could you tell me which models have the same battery as cl 71?? because im looking for a new battery (mine is bad) and i cant find it :(

  • What's the largest capacity card compatible with this phone?

  • Hi Alif, u can easily find out thems. Just go to Settings>Disply>Thems. But u get just 2 thems. Bye

  • This is so nice mobile.I also bought this mobile for me.But i can't find it's theme any where.Can any one help me.

  • Hi. Ive found no photo software in this fone. Theres no file manager. So few features. Please can any1 tell me from where i can download a good photo editor. Thanks everybody.

  • Lol.. You can't say a best fone..Maybe the best. "Grammar book " And you must know that it's not the best fone.sorry to dissapoint you.

  • Cool so cool phone. I have bought it some days ago. Excellent mp3 player,so good camera and much more.Display is so excellent.But it has on flashlight . Else it lacks email messenger.But actually a best phone.

  • Hi all, I just got this phone recently, but I can't seem to locate any reminder function which will activate the alarm when the time set arrives. Previously i was using the Siemens S65, and the "tasks" function could act as a timely reminder. But the CL71 doesn't seem to have this. Can anyone please enlighten me on which function can i use to substitute for the tasks function? Thank you so much

  • Smart, good-looking, easy going..... yes, its me & this set too. Also.., latest features, privacy manager (a cool feature) and looks professional. Design is excellent.

  • I bought this phone recently. Always showing no network need to off and on back the phone to get network. Sent for servicing but still face the same problem.The ringing vol is too soft always missed call.Regret buying this phone

  • After compair with nokia 6600 as same as facilites & I have know idea why they didn't add the infared facilites there is no custermer servise in most of the cuntry & its't userfrendly

  • Is the mp3 player,fm radio and the head phone is sterio? Wt about charge?

  • Yes, the camera and display excellent, sound of FM stereo radio is good enough. But other features are not really good. The price is too expensive with it's features, it's better choose Siemens S75 although the model shape is bad, but good in features.

  • The plus value for this phone is excellent display, FM radio, Bluetooth connection, and MP3. But the sound from FM radio cannot trnasfer to Speaker phone, it's only can hear by headset. FM radio in Nokia can hear by Speaker phone. And the minus value is, the cable data that include in Purchasing Pack is not working properly.

  • I baught this phone 5 days ago... and found out that its not worth the price. the themes are not customizable(till now).. and there is no file manager. i tried some java games and apps... none of them seem to work...mp3 playback is poor....however, the camera is quite nice... If u r reading this prior to buying, skip this phone!!

  • Hi ! Plz tel me can CL71 view lyrics during music playing lik BS E61? Can it record songs & news from FM when i leastan FM? Can it view full screen video ? Does it support MPEG4 video?

  • Can someone please tell me where can i find themes for this phone? the default themes suck.

  • Yes, we can send/receive files via bluetooth. To receive files, go to tools menu, select bluetooth and turn on, then you can receive files. To send one is simpler, select the files, choose send, by bluetooth. It will take a while to find the receiver device and often gives you a password for the receiver to open the file/s. I think it's some protection for virus etc.

  • is it possible to send/receive files with this phone via bluetooth? or is it just for headsets?

  • Just got one lastnite, too early to judge the whole details. So far got no complain at all, all features work perfect, good quality of pics and sound. NO PROBLEM on the battery, i charged lastnite, took a lot of pics, several videos, some calls in and out, and FM Radio almost all time, still 2 bars now after 24 hours. This cellphone is cool...

  • i hav a question bout the battery, i believe i hav to charge it everyday. The capacity is way tooo low. am i right? and how bout the mp3 quality?? can someone please help me..

  • Hi, i would like to find out if anyone know how to increase the ringing vol as currently i find the vol even at max seems to be quite soft... causing me having lots of missed calls...

  • hi just brought this aweek ago n simply beautiful screen compare to samsung,nokia,lg becoz the 256k color n the camera brilliant display n sms user friendly faster n mp3,radio great n Benq combine with siemens this time they both rock u have been benQ :)

  • It is such a lovely slider phone. My set did comes with chinese characters and chinese support as well. The screen is amazing.

  • BenQ have just contacted me on the upgrading for the firmware to support the chinese input.. real fast... looks good..

  • Its a nice phone overall(7.8/10)have other language BUT lack of chinese input and i'm awaiting for BenQ-Siemens to reply on this issue. Does anyone know of the solution for this??

  • LG chocolate gsm version is out now !!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ugly.. heavy.. really bad battery life. Certainly when it comes to specs, the CL71 is a pretty poor handset. Perhap's it'll be more impressive when you actually use it.. but I doubt it.

  • hmmm NO LG "Chocolate" looks neat and clean..its different. I wish they make a GSM version and release it.

  • copy of lg chocolate?

  • @Kal Correction, the C81 is by Siemens and the P51 is by BenQ. The reason you have two separate design teams is because all these phones were already in advanced development stages when BenQ took control last September. So there hasn't been enough time to consolidate their design teams properly yet.

  • Hey thanks...now I can see it clearly. P51, EL71, CF61, EF81 and S68 are siemens desings...nice and sleek. CL71, C81, E61, EF91, S81, EF51, S88 are BenQ designs with their Nokia style buttons and ugly red-orange interface. Damn! man they should let the siemens design team take the lead.

  • @ Kal The reason there are differences in the keys is that the EL71 was developed by Siemens and the CL71 was developed by BenQ. Which will also explain the slightly different user interfaces.

  • @Sqel Lets not get into that argument. Yes siemens started slider. We all know that. Using the same form factor does not considered copying anymore. Then one might all the flip phones are copy of motorola. I meant to say the design.. the look. Siemens never used those "talk"/"endcall" inocs before. Those are typical Nokia. Thats why it looks very much like Nokia 6280. Check it side by side. They didnt use the square 4-way nevigation key. Interestingly they used it in EL71 but changed the icons. But anyways I liked both the designs.

  • Siemens was the first to introduce slider phones in the world. It was many years ago. Its name was SL10. So Nokia is playing around with Siemens slider designs..

  • Nice phone..looks too much like Nokia sliders though..especially the keys on the front.They simply played around with nokia slider designs and came out with nice models. Cool.