BenQ-Siemens EF71

  • Released 2006, May
    100g, 18.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    24MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.2"
    176x220 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 750mAh
    Li-Ion

BenQ-Siemens EF71 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2006, May
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 90 x 47 x 18.5 mm (3.54 x 1.85 x 0.73 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 34 x 45 mm, 15.2 cm2 (~36.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~128 ppi density)
 Second external mono display, OLED (128 x 64 pixels)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 500 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 100 dialed, 100 received, 100 missed calls
Internal 24MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
 3D surround sound, 10-band
equalizer
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes
GPS No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/WMA player
Photo editor
Predictive text input
Voice memo
Stopwatch
Organizer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 225 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Stellar Aluminum

BenQ-Siemens EF71 - User Reviews

  • I have a Benq-Siemens phone and needed a manual in order to open the phone,, how much would this book cost. please send reply....

  • hi,i forgothe password,how i can reset the password to the factory deafault or see the pass? plz help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thanks

  • Hi, could anyone help me to use it as webcam, I tried several times but couldn't use it as web-cam

  • i want 1 battery and 1 charger of BenQ-Siemens EF71 mobile phone its urgent please help me.

  • i want 1 battery and 1 charger of BenQ-Siemens EF71 its urgent pls. help me

  • i need ef 71 battery

  • i want charger and battery and headphone

  • i need charger

  • It has the best looks a phone can offer. I have used it for 2 yrs and can bet you that no phone is superior in looks. And the ear volume is not that slow. it is okay unless you are hearing impaired.FM Transmitter is a cool feature.And the ear volume is not that slow. it is okay unless you are hearing impaired. I have pranked many with that and still many don't believe in it unless i give a demo. But following limitations are there in the phone- 1. every now and then your contacts get shuffled and you can't search for them. I have to navigate to the required contact by up and down keys. 2. the speed is disgustingly slow. 3. u can't save messages in memory card 4. You can't zoom in photos that are already saved. 5. you can't write notes or to-do in more than about 30 letters. 6. only low resolution 3gp videos are supported. 7. You can't see any playlist of songs if the songs are playing, the song will automatically stop 8. if you play any video or song from gallery, you can't seek forward and back. it can be done only when u play the media from its respective player(mp3 player or movie player) 9. you can't mark or unmark anything. 10. no games or applications can be installed from memory card. they have to be downloaded directly to your mobile in order to run them 1. no audio format other than mp3 is supported 1. You can't zoom in photos that are already saved. 2. u can't save messages in memory card 3. the speed is disgustingly slow 4. every now and then your contacts get shuffled and you can't search for them. I have to navigate to the required contact by up and down keys. 5. you can't write notes or to-do in more than about 30 letters. 6. only low resolution 3gp videos are supported. 7. You can't see any playlist of songs if the songs are playing, the song will automatically stop 8. if you play any video or song from gallery, you can't seek forward and back. it can be done only when u play the media from its respective player(mp3 player or movie player) 9. you can't mark or unmark anything. 10. no games or applications can be installed from memory card. they have to be downloaded directly to your mobile in order to run them

  • Please how do i connect my EF71 to the internet and also get to upgrade my java to take java applications such us Bible and others. kindly help me thank you

  • does anyone know if this has A2DP? Got a wireless headset, but can't figure out how to receive the music.

  • its a cool phone in look but if you go for its use its a damn worst phone i have ever bought. its a very dull in uses.

  • This really is a great phone but if you live in the United States and need accessories they sure are hard to find. If anyone here knows of where to find the USB charger/data cable please let me know. I have misplaced mine and the phone is dead.

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  • got one ! very cheap ! but great phone , great camera and the batery is not so poor ! but true the volume of the speaker could be louder ! great phone overall !

  • this cellphone does support bluetooth.

  • Yo Steve,how was you able to use the radio function on the fone.i'll be very pleased if you walk me thru the steps.pls reply.

  • Does this phone have bluetooth?

  • Does this phone have bluetooth?

  • it's very difficult to use for FM funtion in this kind . please show me how to use this funtion .

  • Cool Looking but weak functions! and super low volume...cant even hear what people are saying...god~

  • does it support browsers like opera.....?

  • never ever sale,this phone because not hear, wolume is very bad.and every time have a problem.ı cant hear ring tone ...and my all freand dont call me :)

  • a little hard to listen volume is too damm low even on the higuest set..does anyone know hot to get the special headphones for radio fm� a little low changin menus..no dust cap for batery input..no copy or paste function function for copyn numbers..-what else ..i cant complain this telephone kick ass the other features are really cool

  • can anyone send me screenshots of this ef71 mobile ???

  • it's a nice phone that satisfies multimedia needs, it looks great, but the phonebook really sucks. If you have more than 400 contacts, like me, you get completely lost. Phonebook cannot sort your contacts alphabetically, you have to press up and up and up for hundreds of times.

  • yaa its good but without FM is the minus point for mobile and nothing is more as per comparing to other brands so price shoud be low.

  • Nive looks excelent hardware, shame that this brand is over in Europe.....

  • i like the phone, but the battery life is pap, and everyone below is right; it's really hard to hear calls. but it's got a good camera, and cam and microSD card but the menus are laggy which is a bit annoying in 2007

  • yea, i agree. calls are hard to hear. I keep thinking i'm going deaf, but i pretty sure it's the phone. I have to put it on speaker most of the time just the hear it. Also, there are lags everytime you use the menu or make a call. Otherwise, phone is ok.

  • dis fon sucks!!!! low resolution lcd.... calls are hard to hear... and its very expensive...

  • How's the menu and sms speed like?

  • Im also curious what kind of headphones does it support ?? Regular 3.5mm or 2.5mm or from BenQSiemmens ???

  • Hi can users of this phone tell me whether is there a 3.5mm jack headset for this phone?

  • Does anyone know what is the max is for putting in a microSD?

  • This is BY FAR the best phone I have ever had. Pictures do not do it justice. Awesome looks, great MP3 and video player, FM transmitter works great along with the FM radio, camera is one of the best (30FPS) battery life is ok, but you can get a extended life battery off ebay for like $18... all around one of the best phones out there...

  • good design and bad advert,benq must dispay these phone in taiwan country background

  • Can anyone who has this phone say what the call quality is like? I'd like to have a phone that works really well as a phone. I've been disappointed with my Nokia 6230i. The microphone picks up tons of background noise, in anywhere but the quietest places. people always complain to me about it when I'm talking to them. I wondering if a flip phone like this might work better, since it places the microphone closer to the mouth. Perhaps the microphone is adjusted not to be so sensitive? Anyway, I'd really like to know what the call quality on this phone is like. Thanks.

  • Yes.. aaand yeah, I like the design of it, but it has one disadvantage believe it or not, at least there's a thing that bugs me, that's the black tube sticking out on the top :( they say it's more sturdy this way, but i prefer it covered with the shells, like razr and stuff, anyways, for the rest the design is awsome! although I'd place the camera on the back, it'd look neat. and the backside should be silver as well, anyways, I got it yesterday but already saw all the functions of it and I gotta tell you, the inside of this phone is like woooow! really sweet, also pretty intuitive which i like, just like the themes on it and the rest of what you call the innerjob, it looks fab to me.

  • Hi everyone, I got the ef71, just recently and to be honest it's a very nice phone. BUT not perfect. i don't think any phone is. So here's a quick review of the pros and cons. Pros. Looks absolutely fantastic! it's up there with the RAZRs. It's not paper thin, but when you hold it in ur hands it feels solid and sexy. Its a really well designed phone. The screen is also really good, bright and clear. easy to read in the light. The features of this phone is awesome, fm tuner to play ur mp3s out of ur car radio is handy, webcam, USB. It's pretty feature packed, but there's some cons in regards to the features. CONS THE CHARGER does not have a cover!. I'm comparing this to samsung phones where the charging slot may have a cover or rubber cap to stop the dust getting in. The EF71 lacks that and that's really important so that the dust doesn't get in. The FM tuner is great but the range is pretty poor. The phone basically has to be within max of 50 cm from the radio, before you get inference. The menu, is a tad slow. i.e when ur going to your phone book of looking for numbers it is tad slower than nokia's and samsungs. Battery life isn't too bad, but on full power (there's a power saving mode which is really useful!) with about 2-3 hrs call and mp3. you'll need to charge it everyday. But the USB charging is very useful though Overall, very happy with the buy. it was 450 AUD, from ebay. which is average priced. 7.5/10

  • Always a big fan of Siemens, never use nokia, ericsson or shit like motorola, because I think Siemens has the most user-friendly interface. I just get this EF71 after my CX75 was stolen and liking it very much. The only drawback is that, eventhough it's pretty user-friendly, it's not as smart as the way the Germans designed the interface on Siemens. I.E. - If you want to delete multiple SMS, you have to do it one by one, whereas in my old CX75, I can simply mark multiple messages and just one click, I can delete them all at once. - Also, when you want to add more phone number, you cannot just copy and paste it into existing contact, but instead have to do it manually. - Writing and sending SMS is not as straight forward as in Siemens, you have to go through multiple procedure, if EF71 cut one or two process, it would be much more simple. - Previous feature on Siemens, like when you hit the keypad few seconds longer, it would gave you the associated number, but EF71 doesn't have this feature. BUT.. despite all I like the phone very much. It's has a pretty chic design and overall, the interface is pretty user-friendly compare to other brands like nokia, ericsson or motorola.

  • hey, what about battery live? 220h standby it is not too much. How does it work in real live ? How many hours of mp3 music ?

  • it has fm radio

  • nice design...hhehhehe

  • is she have AUTOFOCUS?

  • fm radio??? İs İt have fm radio?? answear me please

  • Guys could someone write something sensible about the phone's features(e.g quality of its media player) instead of bickering about which brand makes better phones

  • How many phonews axually let you play music in your car and home player wirelessly. This phone has a fm transmitter support.

  • S u p e r � S t y l i s h ! ! I love this device... no wonder winning 3 best-design awards! The EF71 2MP-cam it not just another 2MP cam!... it has a (x9 multishot mode), featuring (30 frames pes seconds) for video recording... and... it could also be used as a web-cam! The external OLED sreen... it's magical! This phone inshort, is A MASTERPIECE!

  • At the end, why would you care as to whether they copied other phone design? This phone has an excellent design style. Email2006-09-23 20:38 Pv9c Says: no.. you are not the only one, benqsiemens its actually copying everybody design... and this a copy of the OLD nokia 7200, 6170, 7280.

  • Amazing looks.....very user friendly.........unbeatable FM quality..Unique FM transmitter function(something like itrip)-prototype of its kind...answering machine......MP3....camera...modem...web cam....movie player...........watmore does one need in a phone

  • hei! don't say that word"copy"! In my opinion, the design of EF71 is unique to the market,I have never seen the others entirely alike.

  • no.. you are not the only one, benqsiemens its actually copying everybody design... and this a copy of the OLD nokia 7200, 6170, 7280.

  • Its a "Marvelous piece" with all the features avaliable .. damn cool to look at .. also good camera resoltion.. it can be used as a webcam.. a MP3 Player...Bluetooth... FM Transmiteer...wat else is required man.. hats off to BenQ-Siemens.. keep manufacturing such models..

  • i have no word to say, just greaat phone

  • The disadvantage of BenQSiemens is bluetooth works bad! Once you transfer data(Mp3, video, etc)it comes hang....(I meant you can't transfer file and do another activity at the same time)oh ya, i found this with S88. How about this phone??

  • ef71 is great, full pack

  • Radio headset is also available

  • in this months readers letters of total mobile it has 30 frames per second video recording which is top feature in todays mobile world

  • phone's features looks great, but the design's somehow reminds me of old nokia 7200's or is it just me saw it that way?

  • I like this phone pretty much... I wonder what the price will be when it comes to Bulgaria because I want it... I have always liked the Siemens phones but they weren't good enough at features... But all these Benq-Siemens can trully be No. 1!!! :-)( Although i would like this phone to have a flash and radio... But it cannot be perfect, unfortunately :-( )

  • autofocus? macro?

  • sorry guyz, it's only my opinion and i wanted to be corrected if i am wrong, btw. benq-siemens goes serious with their phones, maybe they can rival SE and Samsung someday or this year maybe, but i am a SE enthusiast coz i like SE technologies... it's my opinion, no nonsense things, thnx

  • back to the topic ;-) featureset is good (2MP cam, Music, BT...) Design is nice good job

  • Nokia is original and spends millions in research and development. They are not the market leaders and mobile phone giant today from 'copying' other companies.

  • This phone is the best ever!!!

  • yup..nokia is copycat. bah!

  • Hi cezar, You are wrong indeed. Nokia is the no. 1 copycat.

  • You obviously know sh*t about mobile business. K750i and W800i are products of the same factory as S88. So - the Chinese designed it.

  • guyz correct me if im wrong... benq-siemens are copying NOKIA,SE and Motorola's design concepts? why? S88 has K750 looks (but N72 has S88 looks too) EF81 has RAZR V3x Concept... and Now Ef71 copies design from the old 7200,7270 and 6170... conclusion: what's happening at Benq-siemen's designers?

  • it is veli different wif Nokia's 6170... Nokia's 6170,7200 r all rubbish!! tis 1 is powerful do u c the button on the clamshell? it is something like touchscreen mayb called "touch button" haha....

  • B'cuz BenQ is 6170 producer..and many more for Nokia :p

  • its looks like the nokia 6170 , 7270, , 7200 =/

  • im gettin this phone and it looks good

  • I like it. would have preferred it with a better (qvga) display, edge and a flash

  • No FM Radio is a big mistake for music handset.

  • the p51 does have WLAN...i'm sure of it

  • BenQ is doing a superb take over of Siemens an i am sure they will be getting more people checking up on there mobiles now an will soon be challenge the others Siemens never seemed to produce any mobiles to get them self a good name so its a good job BenQ realised this so get a top class phone produced an i am sure there popularity will get better

  • Thankx God! I wasn't expecting anymore this mobile to hit the market! Its a mp3 player clamshell that have a very cool feature, it can send radio waves so you can tune your car radio (or home or whatever) to play everything that your mobile is playing

  • Yaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!I am the first one!