BenQ-Siemens EL71

  • Released 2006, February
    94g, 16.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    16MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.0"
    240x320 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 570mAh
    Li-Ion

BenQ-Siemens EL71 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2006, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 90 x 46.3 x 16.5 mm (3.54 x 1.82 x 0.65 in)
Weight 94 g (3.32 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.0 inches, 30 x 40 mm, 12.4 cm2 (~29.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records 100 dialed, 100 received, 100 missed calls
Internal 16MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 1.2, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC/WAV player
Predictive text input
Stopwatch
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 570 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Misc Colors Vibrant grey

BenQ-Siemens EL71 - User Reviews

  • I have the phone myself and the problem I have is that the phone just blinks when switched on and that's the ends. It I very frustrating a I cannot throw away this phone because it is so cute. I need a motherboard or if someone out there is familiar or have come across the same problem ,help. As for batteries and chargers, there are quite a few on eBay and amazon, I have just been there looking at how to solve my problem.

  • I was operating this phone when all of a suding I sawa message on my screen ..Starting Assistance ..and my phone got freezed...how can u help me? Please help because I love this siemens el71 phone..Thanks. .

  • I Has A One Battery

  • My Phone Fall Inwatep Please Tell Me What Ido

  • I'm looking for a battery for this damn phone where can I buy this online , damn u make a phone with no extra battery wtf ....please benq siemens El 71

  • Bad incomplete UI. incomplete functions.

  • I have the benq siemens but i really cant find its battery where can i buy one?

  • this mobile phone is great but my problem with it that i can't find any batteries or a charger for him because the people in my country dosen't use it. what should i do?

  • I got this cell phone back in 2007 and it was great but everytime I turned on bluetuth it reseted now I have galaxy s2

  • When inserted valid SIm card and powered on the phone. It shows"please insert your SIM card". Please help!!

  • did you try ebay?

  • whrere can i buy the battery in KATHMANDU, NEPAL????????????????????????????????????????

  • Where in Cape Town South Africa can i buy the battery for this phone? Kind regards.

  • i have the phone but where can i get the battery in Ghana.

  • i want buy its some parts pleaz tell me the way how can i purchase because i belong to pakistan and here its parts are not available i need its charger bettry and hand free plz guaid me

  • dhaka gulistan (undergrownd market) a MASUD TELICOM ache.oikhane jan.masud telicom ar nummber 01818333299,,,,,,01714449998

  • I have this el71 but it's keyboard is inactive who can solve this problem , please help me...

  • i need a new battery for my cell BenQ- siemens EL71 , where can i find it , i live in colombia and it,s difficult to find it here please help me , i like this telephone too much

  • thatz the same problem i'm havin..please if you ve solved it help me

  • i have this hpone, and i am in ghana, how do i decode it.

  • I've this phone model,i cannot turn it on. This happend when i answerd the phone and suddendly off. The battery it self still full. cannot turn power on anymore

  • I,ve el71 and the buttery went dead (type li-ion 3.7v/570m Ah)and we dot have a dealer in egypt to buy a new one

  • we have same problem?

  • may uncle deleted some program of the unit, then the programs are not responding including the menu option. how can i refresh it? do i need to download it through Internet? or it has a ready made installer?

  • my phone benq siemens el71 doesnt work with mms could you please help me to set it

  • How can I reset my phone software? I have a problem

  • Pls Help. I have used the phone for two years. Its been good. The screen has gone blenk. It goes on and backgroung light is on. I can call, receive messages and even play music but i cant see anything, this was after i received a file with virus. Pls Help

  • the hanset is great,but the battery is bad news...mine just died and i couldn't get the battery in all outlets.the handet is still in my drawer for about 2 years.

  • My phone benq siemens i gave my friend and he mistaken security code now idont know how to put it so that i can unlock it thanks god bless.

  • my benq phone dont want to start he just make a sound "tout" when i started he is not available what i can do please help me

  • Great phone I used it for 3 years, I liked that you could set video ring tone, and memory card phone had flash....., yes buttery dies soon( bad q.),I bought myself one in Belarussia for $15, I could only find it there, web site is shop.by( it's in russian), or go2 (buttery for 420mAh) or (buttery for 800mAh ...sold out)

  • Hi, I've had EL-71 for 3 years, and the buttery went dead in the year, so I bought other one and it lasted for a year, now it's enough just for a day to use, I know you can buy it on Net stores(just google it), I bought it in Belarus...

  • Pls i have Benqsienens EL71, & i can use it the bettery is bad pls can any body in d house help me out thank hope to hear from u all.

  • i want benq siemens EL71 softwares and if anybody has it plz he or she shd mail it ma mail at [email protected] thank u

  • if any boby have ful software of el 71 plz contact me 03456785348

  • Hello Dear All. I am Mohamed Tharik. I Have Siemens EL 71 Model Mobil. But My Mobil Some times Not Working. I Need Proper Operating Software . If Anybody Have This Ssoftware Pls Send Me My Mail. Thanking You. [email protected] [email protected]. 0097150-7509897.

  • my phone is not working. so i must have to install to new operating software if anybody got it then mail me please ... my mail id is :- [email protected] and my cell no is :- +91 09824443903 thanks

  • you do know these guys went bankrupt.. that means your on your own, no support no nothing

  • Hallo there! My phone has got only one theme.i try to download some other theme but all in vain! Can you please rectify this & enable me to have more colourful theme.i have downloaded themes but its hard to to install,help please.KENYA

  • my phone's programm has been deleted. how can i fix it? heeeelp.

  • rubbish one that i ever seen.got swithced off mine for ever.no service centres in india.useless

  • Wonderful phone with whom i am well pleased. The mobile aint got no much flaws except its camera and battery life but if u use the flash or you snap ur photos outdoors for better representation. Also to optimize battery when on the menu page, press opions on any of he menu icons and then illumination appears, just reduce it to 30% or 40% and ur power iz gonna last 4ever....

  • i loved this phone it had the ebst layout menu. best features. everything u needed. i broke it by dropping it in the bath a few times lol want it again now but cant find it anywhere not even ebay :'(

  • piece of rubbish, returned mine 6 times, and i just gave up going the 7th time, freezes, hangs, resets by ietself, messages does not work. etc

  • It is very nice and smol but its camera is bad

  • were can you get a battery in sout africa for this phone can any one help please

  • av been using this fon 4 quite sum tym,biliv me i want to throw it coz its useless,a flop.am just praying 4 it to be stolen so that i can buy a new fone.dont buy it

  • Phone EL71 I have no link with computers and I participate in the Internet and can access through the site and Acunnini I can not download updates Altabaplltlfon Is it possible that Trushdona to enter any site to the latest phone Thank you

  • icant get mine to charge the battery went and now it wont do a thing it comes on then goes off straight a way can any one help or should i just put it in the bin

  • hi people am from kenya benq l71 is an ok fone owesome shape n good display but they should improove battery quality otherwise i'd advice people 2 buy it.

  • I bought 2 phones in 2006 in England, I live in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, I need 2 replacement batteries because they both have swollen. Where can I get Li-lon 570 mAh batteries? I have family in the US.

  • What a shame, really sexy looking phone, good size and weight, love the flippy lid...awful battery life, and after about three weeks it wouldn't hold a charge at all anymore. Took it back to the shop they said all EL71 had a technical flaw and I would be better off throwing it in the bin and buying a new phone. Cost me �70, and all I have is a house brick...makes a good paper weight.

  • Its super duper flop model. After purchasing it i felt that i was stupid thats why i bought this phone. Because i bought it before 2 months if getting switch off automatically and when yesterday i switched it off its not getting switch on now.

  • it is good set but its bettrey is very low quality bettrey wise its totly flop cell phone

  • I bought my phone 3 days ago , and I loaded the battery for 12 hours like the salesman told me , and now it was already empty after ONE day ! also my camera doesn't works ! I think this sell sucks !

  • please help me to locate where i can have to download the software to link my el-71 to my pc

  • hi ppl if u want the battry 2 last always charge any new fone 4 24hours go get urself a new battry if the 1 ur using is givin u a problem and charge it for 24 hours.jr

  • Hi! I'm from Vietnam. My phone: Benq-siemens EL71. But normally i use my phone stand-by, it's sut-off, suddenly????

  • Okey can anybody help me with updating firmware, I updated it few months ago on some version and is even worse than it was, now I have problem with sms memory all the time it bugging ubnormal :( What firmware should I find and where I can find it???

  • i got this phone through a friend that just came around and i'm really enjoying the phone but i just couldn't connect to our gprs in Nigeria pls help me i love this phone

  • omg this cell phone is perfect....excellent quality...

  • Well, i bought this phone about 1 year ago and I can tell you all that this is the best relationship cost x benefit that one can get. The phone features a complete basket of options for you to personalize it and has almost no limits at all. I have installed the Google GPS for free on it as well as a MSN application with VoIP and a Windows XP based operational system, I have also bought a 2GB MSD card that I use along with the phone. So I have MSN, GPS, Windows, and Voip all for free in a single mobilephone. As for to increase the battery life, just follow these simple hints: 1- Try to keep the display illumination on 10%, you will not need more than this in order to see what appears on the display, if you need more light just lit it up to about 30%. 2- Setup the back light to work for only 10 seconds, this prevents the diplay backlight to be lit up all time when you are not using the phone 3-Configure the ''slide'' option to lock the phone when you close the slider, by doing this you prevent the phone being accionated accidentally. 4-Network signal power also influenciate a lot on the battery life, so the signal your mobilephone gets,the more battery life will last. ( this is valid for all mobilephones) 5-If you like hearing MP3 on your mobilephone try following steps 1,2 and 3 so that you will get the best from your EL71. if you still have any doubts or curiosites about this fantastic mobilephone, just email me and I will be very much please in answering your questions. If you want the operational systems for you EL 71, such as Windows XP and Windows Vista, just email me and I shall send it to you by e-mail, the file is not very large and is also very simple to install. Just put on your mobilephone (EL71 only) via PC USB CABLE or even Bluethoot and then execute the file on your phone. **** [email protected] *** All you have to do is send an email with your name and request and I shall answer it to you as quick as I can. Hugs.. take care.. and BENQ-IT!!!

  • i have the cable to connect to the pc but i don't have the software. can any1 give me an url.

  • nice fone,help me please find a CPU of this fone, EL71. i like the fone very much. thank you.

  • it's a nice phone,but the battery doesn't hold long...

  • pleas my mob .BenQ siemensEl71 is lose software help me

  • hey guys this is a nice phone, have not had so many probs but for the fact that it freezes at times and the batteries only last for abt 2 days. but its a nice phone

  • I do not recommend this phone. The style is gorgeous but it has terrible battery life as it doesn't even last a whole day without going flat. It holds hardly any messages in the inbox and hardly any space for music/photos. I have had problem after problem with this phone unfortunately. Trust me do not buy it!

  • hı, I m from turkey. ı take a this phone but, battery early finish,only 1 day used. style and music tones nice but, batery soooooo bad. ı not recemmand...

  • my screen suddenly changes colors and some times turns upsidedown, I have to restart my phone each time to get it back to normal, any advice? Apart from that, a very good phone.

  • Hey guys, My T9 options disappeared from my phone, and there is no way to turn it back. Can anybody tell me what to do? Or has anybody ever encountered this problem?

  • Hi there, i'm from brazil, and i absolutely recommend you to buy this phone, for its price it's for sure the best of its category, lots of functions, a regular camera (better than other 1.3mp cell cameras, and with flash), the cell's system works very well. I have never had problems with it, maybe people that did was unlucky with some bad lot. I also updated my firmware, and installed opera 4 to navigate on the net, google maps and also mig33 for instant messenger, and they all work fine. Just good things to tell about the phone, having it for 1 year.

  • PLEASE DONT BUY THIS DAMN PHONE! I bough this phone 1 week ago, the battery is sooooooooo Bad,I charge it over night but in the afternoon the the battery is dead..the phone wont turn on nomore..

  • I live in Greece and my EL71 which I bought about 1.5 year ago has not any of this problems. The battery needs recharging about every 5 days, with a normal use as I think. The recharging time is very short: less than 2 hours. It seems that there are different firmware versions around the world, with different levels of reliability. Beyond battery & reliability, the phone has many features, a very good screen, & a really good speaker.

  • this phone is really really bad.don t even think to buy it.i have the same problem with the battery.does anybody knows if i change the battery will be last a little more than usual.please if you know answear me thanks a lot.DONT BUY IT

  • erm this fone is pathetic! iv had it 10 months and it wont charge up nemore !! any one know how to make it charge up again ?

  • how do i design themes for this phone, because there are no many sites that offer downloads for benq Siemens?

  • Waooooooooo what a marvalus slider phone one could ever have in just 118$ ever thing out class 3 hours talk time 2 days standby EDGE is working very fine its really a CLASS

  • Tricks to improve battery life:backlight at 60-70%,you will not note the difference,your battery will.GPRS & BT off,assign them shortcuts and switch them on only when you need them...most users (me too!) do not need them always on.Now my battery lasts 3 days(I'm not an hard user).

  • Emmanuel, try to remove the battery and insert it again...it worked for me,it was just a short contact.Otherwise, try to change the firmware.

  • I really enjoyed using my Benq siemens el71 phone but unfortunately the battery does last for two days, unfortunately for me i charged the battery over night thinking it will work this morning i tried to switch it on and it will not stay on,what could be the problem. Pls help me

  • i really enjoyed using benq siemens el71 phone, but my only problem with it is the battery it doesn't last for two days and until today i switch it on and it doesn't stay on, what could be the problem.

  • yes, its true. the battery is not that good. i can only use it for a short time. god! what a waste of money. i cant even use it in the philippines since it is programed in chinese. cant use my mms. what shall i do. throw it away?

  • Guys, I do not know what's up with you and this phone, but probably I am very lucky because this Benq works really perfectly. Battery lasts 3-4 days (5 sms per day, 20 min calls per day, 1h mp3 per day). However, you can find a battery for 10� on ebay. Try to upgrade the firmware if it always turns off.

  • People, not you one such, to Russia, whence I write to you, the same dead battery at this phone, and so it normal

  • I bought the phone one year ago. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE!! From the first day on, the battery lasts only one day. Everywhere I go I take the recharger with me... The little movies you can make have the quality of piece of movie from the war in Vietnam... but then smaller

  • i just got this phone 2 weeks ago and the battery is completely dead and the battery life lasts 1 day only..

  • It is a very mobil because is handy four bouth hands

  • this is the worst phone i have ever owned. the software is not user friendly and most of all the battery is completely dead and the phone wont turn on anymore.

  • Sorry to say though GSM Arena mentioned that it has FM Radio but infact it has no radio function. Still it has an outstaning camera and Mp3 quality. Really the mobile is damn cool..!!!

  • You know, all this crash problems are to arise due to resofting the phones by major companies like orange, vodafone, t mobile, cingular etc. The phone is good, but the software is just...nasty :D

  • i just got this phone 2 weeks ago and i thing its real cool, i just love it,

  • ...just YES,YES,Yes. I agree with these opinions! I think i m only more nervous from when I have this mobile! And result:change or buy other, not this, sure not this one!

  • the battery just sucks. i am disappointed. the fone freezes for no reasonable cause then more irritating, is the fact that it would at times keep just swich itself off as you try switching it on time and again. I wish to advise the makers to also improve on its looks coz within no time the fone looks very old

  • This phone is a gigantic piece of C R A P!!! Keeps freezing all the time, then turns it self off - turns on then back off again. takes loads of times before it actually works right. battery life lasts 1 day only.. freezes when half way through texting. Sends my text messages straight to inbox without showing i have a message on beeping when get a text. Not a lot of memory either as i said a C R A P phone avoid at all costs.

  • Well i bought this phone just 3weeks ago and now it has just seized working.Can`t no longer come on neither on charge or manually. I really don`t get it and it seems am not the only one complaining about this problem. yet the siemens company is doing nothing about that. i will like to have an insight of what has to be done coz i can`t buy a phone just 3 weeks ago and yet can use it any longer. COME TO MY RESCUE.

  • Buy this battery It is li-polymer 1200mAh.

  • i have had this phone for 10 months,only problem is when i have many sms then i delete still says sms memory full,and there is no sms.what to do?

  • i live in estonia and i bougt that phone too, but the battary is so weak, i must recharge it every single day! it' s sucks!! but phone himself is good!

  • Hello i will say the phone is quite a good one but as for the camera mine is darker when i take pictures no matter the conditions be it better or ba. Also am in nigeria and using MTN am not able to get connected with my GPRS. having problems in browsing the net also and a couple of other issues.Will someone help me out ?

  • does anyone know how to delete all of your text messgaes at once? for some reason i cant find out how and i keep on having to delete them one by one... it gets really annoying

  • this phones good but theres a promblem with my camera i need it fixed any1 no what to do

  • The battery life is f*** 30min if you listen to the music at the maximum volume... that sucks.. and how do I turn off the camera sound?!?! everithing else is perfect for these price

  • I need some MSN on my EL71. Which Java app to use? Thanks.

  • Well, i think so that this phone with his menu is perfect, and designe,,,but, nothing is perfect. Little bit slow software knows to drive me crazy, and little bit batery... From time to time, it just turn of, and dont want to turn on... why? I dont know. Its new phone. I payed it only 90 euros... Well, for that money, this phone is great...

  • It's a good phone, apart from the battery life. I don't know where the guy below bought his memory card from but you can get a 1GB micro SD card from ebuyer.com for less than �10 .....

  • I really dont understand you guys... I have this phone and it is awesome!! I love it! The battery life is two days with heavy texting, email, and calls! I use bluetooth also...My battery is excellent, I really dont get what you are talkin about! The phone never misses messages or anything.. Maybe you guys just dont know what you are doing...

  • oh n i 4got 2 say - memory, wot memory , m8 aswell not av 1! after i paid the 40 quid 4 its 'unique' memory card, fu*ks up dun it as i said in the last message!

  • This is a very good looking phone but the battery is horrible. I have this pohone for little over 6 months and it looks like I have it for 2 years (scratched and old looking). I STRONGLY NOT RECOMMEND this phone espeicall to people that travel frequently because battery will not last for one whole day.

  • i heard only good thing about this phine....so i went and bought myself onde. i'm really glad i made this decision.it's cheap and smart. i recommend it

  • My mum brought me this phone for christmas 2006.we bought it a few weeks earlyer but never used it..we did check to make sure it works mind you. christmas day and the phone wudnt work..which caused loads of upset. from then on ive had trouble with it.. 30 of dec 2006 i took the handset back from where i bought it and they gave me a new model of this fone. i had high hopes for this phone.but after about 2 months i had all problems again see below * freezes constanstly *you have too go too inbox too get messages. *constantly getting messages seyn missed call when i had signal *signal poor when sending messages *when have certain rings for ppl it changes the settings by itself *beeps when trying too switch on. *charging isnt long enough too get me thru a long nite. this week i shall b taking this fone back. i just want too tell people out there please dont go down the road of buying this phone its a waste of money and time and just not worth the hassle. does anybody now if the lg chocolate is a gd fone ?? reply asap plz many thanks xxxx

  • It`s the worst phone ever in won`t turn on ....

  • phone won,t turn on . help

  • that is an excellent fone i like it too much

  • Can listen music through bluetooth ? (how?) Does the EL71 have A2DP? (I dont find the answer)

  • does anyone know how to turn off the camera sounds?

  • I got my phone a couple of days ago. Straight out of the box it looked gorgeous and was just shining. I havent had one problem though there are some things I wish I could change about it. It's all good though. I love the screen, its very clear and its bright even on 10% brightness. I love the sound! Its so loud. I was in WalMart last night playing I'm In Love With A Stripper and people were just looking! Its interface is very easy to use and the themes that I saw online are awesome when you load them with the cable. I didnt have to worry about updating my firmware or anything, because its the latest and stable. I really do like it. I got a ton of compliments about how it looks and sounds. My memory card works flawlessly with it. There is this Instant Message thing on there which I would like to find out how it works, but otherwise the phone is so good. I dont miss any texts or voicemails like many have said and it doesn't turn off either. The phone is very customizable and I love how it slides! I never wanted a BenQ-Siemens but when I saw this I was in love. I'm In the USA so I cant find the SL91 here. I know there are places in Germany and stuff and Im tryin to talk one of them into getting me one. But when I do will rule the world.... lol

  • Jus got my fone bak from repair and its beautifull so far its been 2 hours and not a single glitch or freeze, just go bak to the place where you bought it and since your have a 1yr warranty they have to fix it!hope this helps!

  • I bought my phone about 10 months ago has been great, but now having some problems with it not sure if its the battery, Have charged it up but when try to switch on it justs beeps and nothing happens. Can anyone advise.

  • i bought this phonebenqsiemens el71 six months ago its a good phone but today it fell in the water and its not working pliz help i love it so much thanks

  • look's good but its like s...t

  • and all of you complainin bout battery life..yes it sucks..but jus look on the internet and find another capacity battery stock = 570MAh internet = 1100Mah.. honest to god im not lying im planing on gettin it..bye!

  • well..my phone's being repaired right now and i HATE THAT THING...its dead....okay heres a fault list battery wont charge if your lucky it will turn on for about 2seconds b4 it goes off cover flips of fone broken earfones usb cable not working if u try and play music it turns off and wont turn back on for the next 3 hours and if u so much as press a button while its turning on it turns off over and over again... NO SOFTWARE UPDATES since BENQ-SIEMENS shut down freezes slow..but then again it honestly does depend what Software Version you have...my freind has same fone and his is fast butttt....still has same problems as mine getting fone bak in couple off days ill see wat happens k bye!

  • try to decrease the illumination to 30% or less. i'm using it as 30% and that's enough for my eyes! el71 has a very strong back light and a clean image even if the sun is right over your head.

  • Hi!I have a problem with battery.It needs always to be charged cause it is 2 much weak.Is it fault of all batteries of benq-siemens el71 or just mines???Thanx

  • i absolutly love the PHone but my sister wanted to trade it in for an lg shine so i am having to buy one my self how unlucky. im buying it because it is amazin. galexy

  • (reply to jean) - i think your problem is something about the micro sd itself. when i transfer mp3 files or anything else through BT it works well. maybe your cellphone's bluetooth was blocked by the mobile phone company since when you bought the phone. try to call them and see what's going on with your bluetooth. the sd card formatting is something i never tried. does it need any number to validate the process? that's something you should call the manufacturer too. they gotta have the correct information about the apparatus number and how to unlock what you've locked. =) thus i guess there's nothing wrong with your cellphone. try to make calls or contact anyhow the right people to give you the best support.

  • hi all... i need your help... I bought a memory card for my EL 71, (micro sd). I inserted it and make the practical test proposed by the mobile. the phone recognise the SD card, but im unable to copy mp3 through bluetooth. When i send the file, as soon as i accept the file, the transfer is blocked... Plz can you help me!!! Moreover, i have tried to format the memory card, but it requires the apparatus number, i have tried 3 times and this function is now blocked... how to unlock plz thnx jean

  • hi folks! a lot of people saying that el71 is a bad phone, but i contest. i have one for a great time and since then it never caused me troubles. good facts: it has a PERFECT display visual, it's a totally customizable cellphone, easy to use buttons, 240x320 pixels display looks amazing. never froze, never let me nervous, just satisfied. fits perfect on hands and pocket. a great choice for those who seek for a pretty nice and beautiful phone, full of resources, customizable, made of a high quality materials and everything else a cellphone can be. the bad: you'll have to recharge your battery probably every night if you enjoy every phone resource like lot of calls, games, music and camera. conclusion: go for it.

  • Siemens fan, you have to update bigger then your current version. But only slightly at a time. So if there is a version 13 do that. If the smallest after 12 is 16 then do that et+c. You understand?

  • siemens fan, i went on gsm multifund and got to the page with the el71 downloads available, but dont know which one to use.can you please help?!?! under phone identity on the phone it says i have software version 12.

  • i think the benq siemens is the mini mokia n95 its a slider phone like the nokia n95

  • Phone looks very cool but gosh i have never come across a phone that freezes so much. I dont hear my calls when the slider is closed and whats up with having to switch on the power after you open the slider, it reads "phone locked pleases turne off" then you have t switch it off and on a again? Am i wrong or is it the phone, somebody help?

  • in fact the battery has a very short life. there should have been infra red and radio attached to this phone. it has made this phone useless even though it has some few functions such as mp3, blue tooth

  • I need help bad! What should i download as an update?.. There is a few on them websites & cause i dont understand much about phones i dont wanna download & try install the wrong firmware or patch. I have never had an upgrade to the phone. My hpone is, Software version - 06 Baseline - m75i13#main_1.0_V122.3 Initialisatin File - de-BRDHandel_006_EL71 FFS Version - EL71_2_de-BRDHandel_06_0330 Wed Apr 26 2006 Variant - A103 Firmware Version - Patch 26 / Audio - 2

  • I have had this phone for10 months, It has been replaced once and Siemens have re installed software once, but unfortunately it still is as bad as what it was when first bought! It freezes, doesnt tell me messages have arrived, turns on and off by itself and slows down dramatically whilst trying to use the text facility! It seems a lot of us are all experiencing the exact same problem, yet the company arent doing anything to make this better, they are not offering anything in return to compensate for the money we have spent on a phone that we just cant seem to give back and exchange! One good factor about this phone is it looks good! Jess

  • You can see the movie full screen. My only beef with this is that if you already started watching a video in its regular setting, and the make it full screen, it will restart the entire video.

  • i've got it for 2 months right now and it's wonderful! sound quality and display are perfect, even photos aren't so bad;) its construction is very good and it looks better than the preetiest woman:P battery, when you listen to music a lot and when you play games or talk for a long time has to be recharged in about 2-3 days, but when you use it rarely it lasts for about a week or more! with the latest software it is very stabile, doesn't freeze and doesn't turn off without any reason... firstly when I got it, when I was charging the battery for first times sometimes it turned off itself(when I was turning it on after a night on which el71 was turned off), but now it doesn't happen. only thing which emarrased me is that that one day when it was in my pocket this titanium plate on front made a loose, but now it's ok, after some time of keeping it tightly in my hand it repaired itself:) I really admire this phone and I recommend it to everyone - not only to Siemens' fans, but to all people who are looking for a cheap but superb phone:) greets

  • yutti: yes, there is a difference... colour...

  • hey!! is there any difference between the sylver and the black one!?

  • hi friends... i'd like to know if you can see the movies on full screen. i really loved this phone and want to buy it, but as i see, the battery life is very low...right!?

  • My El 71 goes to warranty since 10 february but Benq-siemens is officialy dead, what happens to my phones nobody knows

  • Mike and anyone who is frustrated with EL71. Go to GSM Multifund or Siemensmania CZ and register on the sites and download the latest firmware for this phone I have done this for a friend and it has fixed all the problems and the phone is now a very stable phone. These two sites are great since the Big Bird Brains in the Galaxy stopped supplying firmwares on site. Thumbs up for this phone if you can get it. Great build, sound and display. I will give it 100 percent if you update it. A very scarce quality built phone.

  • yo dude, these phones are wicked. They are such nice little multi-functional phones

  • First off Ive been a fan of siemens phones for years now and went against the poor reviews and bought this phone. Im now regretting it. This phone has put me off siemens for life and i will not buy another one. Everything all previous people have said is true. It turns off for no reason, It freezes alot, It goes so slow when texting and searching through address book it makes it un-useable, sometimes new texts dont get shown and have to got to inbox to notice them, the handsfree blue tooth ability isnt worth having (this could be me using a nokia headset with a siemens though). There are more things wrong with this phone but cant think of them. oo yeh you have to charge it everyday although charge time is very short 2 hours you still have to charge it alot and i dont even use it very much. On the plus side.... Its very well built. Looks great, screen is very good and fits nicely in the pocket and hand. Siemens - Im dissappointed Others dont make the same mistake i did and buy this phone cause it looks good, youll regret it.

  • Just wanted to post my opinion: unfortunately, after my first enthusiasm of getting this phone, whose design I still admire for its cool and futuristic looks, I sooon got very dissappointed:sometimes it didnt inform me about incoming messages and calls ( i "detected " them by entering directly the menu), it used to freeze, turn off for no reason whatsoever or delivered me text messages one day after. I gave it to the Siemens service, they updated the software, but I still have problems with understanding the person I am talking to( very unconvenient if you are in the city with all the traffic noise around!)- the accoustic is really poor, and I have to charge it evry day!! If I could choose, I d take another phone, which is frustrating because I ve been a Siemens - user for a lot of years now!

  • I�m wondering, if i should buy one.... I red so many coments, and i would like to ear one that realy speak about the phone...Is it that bad like you all say? Because i think this is one of the best models ever made by Siemens...

  • Can anyone help OK so its not the best phone in the world but at leat i could listen to some music on it but know my memory card wont work, ive a 1gig card which work fine for about 3months now when it in the phone it come up unavailble, but it work fine when i slot it in my PC....

  • this is the best phone i ever had but it broke in the first 2 weeks which was prety stupid but then i got a SE w700i which was nowhere near as good :(

  • Dt.06.04.07 I have bought one lastday. Got with charger,128mb sdmmc,battery,usb cable, software cd and users manuels, its all. Last night I instal the software to my comouter with the CD. When I connected the computer to the handset with usb cable but do not get connection the hand set. I purchase this mobile from BenQ Seimens Corporet head office, Dhaka Bangladesh. Now whays the solutions???????? And why they donot suplly the other accessories.

  • I bought this phone from the carphone warehouse (uk) and have had it for nearly a year now. box contents=usb cable, headphones, handset and charger. CONS: *the first phone i was given froze on its second day then just wouldn't on again so had to swap it. thankfully this hasnt happened again but sometimes it just switches off by itself. if u just wait about a minute then switch it on again it goes back to normal- this isnt a major problem for me but can get annoying. *the battery cover is a bit loose *the battery power isnt great-the first phone i had didnt even last a day but i was told with my second one to charge it for about 4 hours when i first got it and it seems to have improved- it now lasts about 2 days *when im outside, i've noticed that you cant really hear the person on the other end of the phone that well-even on maximised volume PROS: *it only takes about 30 mins to charge-quite good compared to other phones *music quality is really good but u will need a memory card as internal memory is rubbish *a lot of people have told me that they love the look of the phone *everything else is great - dont really have any major problems with the phone

  • Thank you guy without a name for the tips on the firmware.

  • DO NOT GET PHONE..I HAVE IT AND I HAVE MANAGED WITH THIS PHONE BUT ITS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT it and the usb cable didnt work after 2weeks(i have been looking after it unknown source of damage) one of the earphones dont work(and i have only dropped da PHONE 2 times since!) it turns of for no reason. battery cover very loose, camera quality ok(not gd), speed..well it depends on what software your on..and all da software is the same...GLITCHY and also it gets da time of a song wrong...E.G song in da middle lets say 2:14mins and u fastforward a lil bit it will fast forward all da way to da beginning and it will say end of song(rarely happens but common) and sometimes when u play some audio it wont allow you to stop. IT FREEZES A LOT! Very Very dumb phone if it runs out of battery u have to turn it off manually, doesnt turn off automaticlly until the very last second and after that DO NOT TURN BACK ON JUST CHARGE IT!...IMPOSSIBLE to get earphones ETC..HARD TO GET THEMES AND GAMES. and photoeditor bad quality picture output. video quality very bad...most of da time u can actually count how many pixels there are if u pause and count....not that many... ...buttttt....i have to give it some cred...gd design..and is an ok music phone... and gd phone for a cheap price!

  • I want to buy one . Everybody says that it's a dead phone .. But with upgrades , it can't be "dead" . It cost only 105EUR + transport tax + USB cable which cost 10EUR + transport tax .And with 2 years guarantee.. Did they offer you 2 years guarantee?

  • There is some firmware around the web. The site sr-f.tk have one section for EL71 firmware, as other benq-siemens phones, including modding. This phone body is high-quality, made in alluminium! Is a big shame the german division closed, this phone belong to the last era of quality phones. :'(

  • Can anyone tell me where I can find the firmware upgrade for this phone? It seems that the benq-siemens site doesn't have it anymore. Thanks

  • wow, it surprises me as to how many of you don't even know what updating firmware means...

  • try to update... most bugs will disappear.

  • I wanna download new updates etc... Where can i get updates & patchs from?

  • this is disaster. it usualy froze at no apparent reason. and switches off most of the time.

  • yh well there are quite a few probs with this phone. I like to have music on my fone (im a young child wat dya expect) but it wont except mp4 but will except mp3. This is annoying as most of the songs my mates have on there phone are all mp4s because they got them of itunes. If you no how to help me with tnhis problem then i will be very greatfull and i will try and help u with ur problems. Cheers

  • it is a good phone but it needs to be a beter company like nokia

  • i have one and so far i hate it but love it at the same time its got everything i want but it turns off and there are NO accessaries for it at all apart from extremely rare earphones and chargers and so on since benq-siemens has cancelled their contract benq-siemens doesnt exist so its basiclly impossible to get things and also u cant get different covers or anything phone themes are extremely rare and phone software is rare i downloaded one software just by luck b4 they shut down so u will have to search hard if you want to upgrade the software

  • I bought this phone about 3 months ago at a orange shop(UK,EDINBURGH) and it just seems to be very temperamental, switches itself off, freezes, vibration doesnt always work..has anyone had any luck from Benq-siemens in getting a upgrade or new phone as mines only 3 months old

  • I bought this phone last september....It lasted for 2 months and I had to send it in for service, I still haven�t got the phone back.

  • cheers carl.how come this has such high ratings compared to the nokia 5200.

  • TO PERC: I would get the Nokia 5200, because this phone has a shocking battery life, my grandad has it and he has to charge it everynight.

  • has any1 used/come across this phone and the nokia 5200.this phone is �50, and the 5200 is �60.what would someone reccommend. many thanks

  • no accessories in the box, phone has no mini usb, you have to buy a data cable separately or u can use bluetooth

  • Nice phone, SW has still some bugs, no 3.5 mm plg, special siemens connector. Looks great in black

  • can someone who bought this phone of carphone warehouse let me know what comes inside the pack.also is there a mini usb slot and what kind of headphones go into it( standard 3.5mm or special siemans 1's). many thanks

  • --> Yes you can download applications via bluetooth & data-cable. --> how many text messages? 16Mb of internal memory are enough! I still haven't find a limit and I have 203sms...

  • can anybody that owns this phone please post if this phone can run applications put onto it via usb or bluetooth.thanks

  • can someone please tell me how many text messages does this phone hold? thank you

  • This mobile phone is very low quality. I've had him for about 3 months and he started to turn off without no reason. Now, he cannot be turned on for more than 3 minutes because the picture literally melts down and the display turns off. Total disaster. Don't buy this phone!

  • I cannot download software updates,even after I swithced off the firewall.Can somebody help ,thanks.

  • I habe these mobil and is very gut, only have one problem, the batery, only two days

  • Update os problem will disapear!

  • Had a problem recently with txt messages going straight into my in-box without even allertin me to the txt, not even an envelope at top off screen

  • this phone is rubbish, it freezes and i have had to take my old siemans back and had it swapped for a new one because it wouldnt turn on! the phone is the worst phone i have ever had!

  • wow astig!!!!like my cp!!just go on siemens u have well done company!!!!

  • Perfect phone really great sound, and good pictures! Buy it !

  • have just got this mobile, better then i expected, camera is good, hell of a lot better than vga, design is nice, display is sharp and clean, overall a good mobile! the one thing i have noticed is that is not great on the ORANGE network in the uk for some reason? stick an O2 chip in and signal is significantly better! suprising as this was marketed as a mainly ORANGE mobile? but like i said, given that a good product.

  • i have taken this crap phone in for repairs 6 times, the have swaped it for a new phone, and this is hands down the worst phone i have ever had, do not buy this crap, its a waste of money, never ever buy siemens benq, the have the worst service in the world, and they cant care less about there customers!!!

  • *Answers*: - I do not think it will last for 2days listening to music 2hr per day. Probably it will using headphnoes. - About the camera, again, it's an 1.3mpx it is neither outstanding nor amazing. It just does its work. - the charging time is not known, I plug it out when the battery is full. If you can, charge it only when completely discharged (I know, it's lithium, so no memory... but it will last more doing this, believe me, it's about cells in lithium batteries and their charge-discherge cycles) - Allan, is your cell visible? if not, make it visible in bluetooth options. Actually I use that bluetooth to without any problem. If it doesn't work, I do not know, sorry!

  • HI There I think this phone is great, but I cant seem to connect my bluetooth headset. It is a motorola H3. Can anyone help. Thanks Allan

  • Can anyone tell me how long i should keep the phone on charge for the best results?

  • i want to ask u if u are pleased of the camera,does it make nice videos ?

  • you should get this phone if your a very computer type person then you would know how to put song on easily the camera is just rubbish but the media player is simple to use and very very loud and a very nice design and the mem stick goes into the back by the battery and sim card its ultra small but its worth it!

  • this phone is one of the best siemens has made, a true winner. Shame it wasnt made mass market

  • i really want this mobile,but i listen to mp3 about 2 hours aday with 5 minute calles, will it last for two days? iam concerned about the 570 mAh only.so can any user tell me please

  • ive only had one problem with this phone.The bluetooth, it lets me accept pictures but anything else i accept and it just cancells auto matically how do i fix this

  • Well, I have to say that this phone is really perfect. I do not know what's wrong with last two guys, but mine never had a bug. Firmware 12 - A101. Upgraded 7days ago to fw 38 (last available on benq site), upgrade is really easy and you can get a cable on ebay for 10�. With this new upgrade the phone is even better, battery now lasts 4 days(hey, what's wrong wiht you saying just one day?!?), software is quicker, minor bugs solved.This is a PERFECT phone, so happy to have bought it, I ***really*** reccomend it.

  • hi i'm from brazil and i recieved this phone as a christmas gift and so far i had no problems with it sometimes it stops respondin but if you are pacient it will start respondin again

  • like that guy said, do not buy this phone! mine has broken now, doesnt turn on, freezes, rubbish battery!!! so please dont make the same mistake i did, dont buy it. The speaker is suck, cant in the ogg file, have to activate everytime when turn it on,rintone will change together with the theme change, lack of resources from the internet, the cam no good. DONT BUY THIS PHONE!

  • hey i have had this phone about a day and it wont let me text when i text it says message failed apart from that its a really good phone

  • i think this is a gr8 fone and i have had no probs with it for 6months the only thin is-Where can u buy headphones to go wif it?

  • like that guy said, do not buy this phone! mine has broken twice now, doesnt turn on, freezes, rubbish battery!!! so please dont make the same mistake i did, dont buy it. but i have go to say its got one of the best speakers i have heard in a long time!

  • Do not buy this phone. It is overpriced It is near impossible to get music on without a memory card Battery lasts less than a day Freezes Turns off occasionaly charge doesnt always work recieving bluetooth only works with a motorola and judging by other peoples responses it is genrally quite faulty!

  • i love this phone. its a bit heavier than i had thought but its very cool. the screen is gr8, the only problem i am having is with it turning off on its own and freezing sometimes but not very often, this problem was in a previous comment i think. i bought mine from the orange online shop and paid �89. i was pretty annoyed that it didnt come with a usb lead but am not 2 worried as i will get a cheap bt dongle soon. overall, a great phone.

  • Nice phone, but I don't like the mediaplayer that much. I'm not able to scroll through my music list, while listening a song. It's playing every song, while scrolling. Besides that, nice phone, cool design!

  • Ok, got this phone a week ago... and it's perfect. Really. No bluetooth problem, camera is a 1.3, so you get a 1.3photo, nothing more. The biggest problem I heard about is battery. Well, 50% display lighting, no pro-slide & key tone, auto key lock, average use per day (30min calls, 15sms), switch off at night and it lasts 3 days. That's my phone setting. Ah, I heard about auto switching off problems. My fw is version 12 Variant A101, no problem. The only cons I have found are memory (you *have* to buy a Micro-Sd, 16mb are really nothing) and keypad, 1-2-3 are difficult to push for me. That's all, enjoy your el71!

  • I'm wanting to buy this phone for xmas I would like to know 3 things: 1: I've been reading it is difficult to send things via bluetooth with other phones is this true ? 2: Does this phone have speakerphone 3:The problem with the battery life- if you turn the settings down to 30% or whatever- how many days can you get out of it-assuming you switch it off at night.

  • Hi there.. how do I get the battery to last longer than one day? Does anybody have some inside information on this matter? Thanks! Andr�

  • hi there i got this phone the EL71 yesterday its wickid still waiting to get the USB lead to listen to music,in all i think it is wicked i dont like the camera though its not clear enough but in all again its good

  • i have had a benq-siemens el71 for a few months now and to be honest i love it , except for 1 problem , i have bought a memory card and i have songs on my phone that when you listen to them they will not play all the way through.

  • Can someone help me, I need MSOffice viewer for this mobile...please help me...email me : [email protected]

  • Hi i got the Benq-Siemens EL71 for my birthday and it is great! Its got most things you need on it but when i am trying to get music from my m8z using bluetooth i acept it but then it says operation aborted. This is very annoying and someone please tell me why this is not working. Also i can not send or retrive MMS. Why NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Brought this phone in august loved at first a great screen and very good camera for the money, MP3 player and sound a very good. The battery is not great but by turning down the screen to 10% and turning off the screensaver you should get about 3-4days out of a single charge. "BUT" maybe i had a bad one but since the begining of october i have had my phone for "3 DAYS" first it was repaired for a faulty flash unit (camera) had it back for couple of days and then the internal speaker when faulty, still waiting for it to be returned/repaired (carphonewarehouse UK). It is now the 4th of december the phone has been in for repair for 50% of the time i have owned it!! If you buy this phone you will not be dissappointed as long as you get a good one. Also I dont think the carphonewarehouse sells them any-more and maybe there's a good reason if they keep going wrong?

  • i just got this phone today, i dont know why it's automatic turned off without any reason, Mp3 and camera is wonderful, anyway, can any one there help me, plsease help me, thanks you very much....

  • hi i am thinking about getting this phone for christmas but i need to know if the battery life is any good and if the phone is any good and what colour should i choose. thanks please reply.

  • the batery is 570 ma what did you espected and it switch of when it is cold

  • heya iv had this phone for about 3 weeks and i love it , one problem though , when i get my friends to send me songs through bluetooth , the battery goes dead real quick and the battery still only lasts 1 day . any body no why ?

  • Hiya loving my BenQ-Siemens EL71 great mans phone...can anyone help im trying to transfer some music sample in wav,mp3 and its just not letting me(im using a bluetooth dongle) also is there anyway to use the flash as a torch ...Thanks for your time and help in advance

  • Just update software to vers 31 and no bugs at all. Battery lasts for 2-3 days without switching off. Tested for two weeks and nothing to fault. Very well built except for the battery cover. I recommand Benq-Siemens to supply an Aluminium battery cover to elimeinate this small problem. On the whole a perfect phone.

  • hey guys! just got the new phone and woundered if n e of u new how work the media player and pout songs on id b extremelly greatfull if someone cud email me telling me how bcoz im stressing out thankyouuuuuuuuuu!

  • this phone is a 10 star phone i just got it and it is amazing does everything i wanted it to do a good mp3 player aswell and also is a good camera phone 1 of the best ever slide phones i have ever seen so if you are thinking of buying 1 concider because it is amazing and im telling the truth!!!! 10\10

  • i am thinking about getting this phone for christmas but i want to no a few things before i definitely want it. does it have good memory? is the mp3 player good? does it come with pack so you can download music of your computer? that sort of thing.

  • can anyone tell me where to get headphones in belgrade!!!or a benq/siemens representer in belgrade(for pople fom serbia)and for the rest few comments,sound very good,video ok,pictures great for a 1.3, dont set sound on max not cause of the battery,but cause of the feeling that the phone will Xplode when on max(all shaking and making those metal sounds),BUT l o v e the design AND does the el71 come with headphones in UK and across the europe(just curious)

  • just got the phone its great..(it no poorly made at all) can anyone tell me where to get a good case/cover for it, in the UK. thanks

  • The song can in by window explorer

  • this phone looks the part but, is very poorly made the back is extremely loose. i had the phone exchanged 3 times same problem exsisted so i swapped for LG Chocolate white. which is fantastic, DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!

  • It,s best slide phone.....

  • I have a EL71... illumination should be lowered... to a comfortable level... keep the sound volume as much as required...avoid using it with ON keytones,vibrations... Battery life is totally dependent on usage.. My El 71 lasts for two days without recharging... to load songs in the phone... connect it to you laptop and install phone manager... it is available in the CD which comes along with the phone... and copy / paste... best of luck

  • I have had this phone for 3 months. On board memory IS very little, but I have bought and put in a 1 gig micro SD card so it is more than sufficient. Converting audio files is easy with the given program. Video files are also easily converted and put onto the phone. There are some lag issues with video though. One question, does anyone know how to set up AIM or MSN Messenger on this phone?? please help!

  • Had the EL71 for 4 days now; still in factory settings. Finding that battery life is very poor, daily charge necessary as don't want to risk complete discharge during work day (with less than 60 mins use a day). On board memory is also poor. Have now changed default brightness to see if things improve, but think that another phone may have been a better option for the same money.

  • how do u get songs on this phone ???????????

  • I have in plan to buy one EL 71, but I have concerns about battery life. People on this group suggested set illumination to 10% (or 30%), set the screen saver to energy saving mode, adjust timing to 1 minute and activate auto key lock. Does anyone know how much can battery last when you apply all of this tips?

  • great phone looks great and works like a dream excellent display and very easy to use 5 star phone

  • hey im contemplating getting the benq siemens EL71 for xmas can any1 email me and give me advice what the phones like....is the mp3 player any good, are songs easy to put on, is it easy to get extra memory on it, is the camera good ...etc.

  • how you get music you go to the dia-fum-fum vaule, in menu, and click farting stick, oh this phone is very very very nice....

  • Hi, If any1 has this mobile in BLACK!!! Is the black 1 the same material as the silver 1???????????????????

  • Hoy many minutes of video it record? thank's

  • Hi, im thinking about getting this phone for x-mas!!! but i want to know does it come with usb data cable and cd to put music on phone from pc??????? if u got the phone please tell me????????????????

  • read in one of the forums. Asus and HTC are bidding for Benq-siemens.

  • heya jow do u get music on this phone thanks for any feed back !!!!!!

  • I allready have software v. 17, but my phone still swiching off without any reason.

  • If you upgrade your software on your phone to 17. Do you lose all your settings & ringtones, images etc?.... Also can sum1 post a link for the upgrade?

  • my phone also switches off sometimes and the battery lasts for only 2 days, maximum 3 days. But apart from that it's a good phone.

  • Can somebody tell me is some possibility to use SIM card or phone memory separate, but not together (An older Siemens CX 65 had this possibility). My EL 71 has that switching off problem to. Design really cool, u'm really like this phone.

  • Is the black version also made from metal or is it plastic?

  • Hoi Vicky, The problem you have can been fixed when you update your software, you need version 17.

  • BATTERY LIFE!!!! GUYS!!!! SERIOUSLY READ!!!! Ive just found out a fix to the battery life! Turn you screen illumination down to like 30% Thats still heaps bright & will save your battery life ALOT!

  • Can anyone tell me, have you had problems with the phone switching itself off? And how can you fix it? Or can you get a replacement if it is under warranty? Thanks

  • I have just bought el 71,its quality and sound good but the battey life is so short. It only stands 36 hours without using any propeties of the phone...... ı am not strongly advice you buy.......

  • All Benq Siemen's mobile phone are perfect.

  • this fone us avbsolutely great.i cant recommend this hughly enough.hardwearing and reliable.incased in metal which is always good!

  • all benq siemens's mobiles are perfect

  • all benq siemens's are perfect

  • Hi everybody, Benq-siemens El71 have a brother E71 and I would like to advice everbody to see the phone in the shop. its a beauty, everything works perfect and this one has also a radio. I have both phones and like them both, but E71 is beautiful and smaller and if you look at the colors , the size, just perfect. This phone looks a like s10 years ago from Siemens.

  • Hi xxkazxx You had some questions, the phone doesnt turn off on the new software. I bought the silver one and then I bought the opal black, the silver had some bugs but the black one is perfect because it had new software. I also have E71( new) and its a perfect one. This one has also radio and no bugs at all. See the phone in the shop and buy it, It costs only 200 euro in Germany and have the same menu options like EL71.You will not be disapointed. I'M not

  • well i haven't got the EL71 yet but i am planning on buying it. I have heard that it turns off whilst on it and that it pauses every now and then and that if you leave it on all day then you have to charge it at night, these comments are putting me off buying it. are these problems on only some peoples phones or are they on all of the EL71's????

  • good job benq and siemens

  • very good loud speaker

  • hi every one, First I am from middle east , and in the middle east the more companies sells is nokia then sony-ericsson then benq-siamens then motorola then samsung , but i bought different mobiles with different companies : 1- siemens 2- panasonic 3- nokia 4- sony ericsson 5- motorola 6- alcatel 7- samsung 8- at the last i bougth benq-siemens That is true the benq-siemens is new company but really.. really.. really it has the best phones , then sony-ericsson , and the benq-siemens in contrast siemens in excellence , really i felt very happy when i bought el71 , it is very nice in shape and design , comfortable in use , easy in menu and use , his software collect between nokia and sony-ericsson so it is the best software in mobiles , there are not any broblems with me , high quality screen and speaker , cheap price , only small thing with this mobile (el71) the battery: is not very strong like other benq-siemens's mobiles because it is small battery - the other benq-siemens's mobiles have strong battery because the sizes of batteries suitable , i advise every one when they want to buy a mobile think about benq-siemens , they will not regret , and if you take a one tray with any mobiles from benq-siemens ... you will buy more than one models from them

  • this handset is crap the camera where is it and the mp3 player on the handset is rubbish it only holds 16mb of memory mark 43440 crt

  • Am just about to buy this phone but had a sudden thought.....does it have a USB lead to transfer files from PC to phone? (Am in UK by the way). Thanks

  • In about a week I am getting a new phone, either the EL71, or a D900. As I have been using Siemens for the past six years, I really would like to stick with them. Any comments on either phone?

  • Hi everyone, i would really appreciated sum help. I have had my phone for over a month, got the memory card but i cant connect to computer. I mayb just be being really stupid but please help. I cant seem to download drivers. USB does not recognise my phone. Thanks. x

  • more detail pictures , pls link

  • Whats this fone really like

  • Hi gnielf Thanks for your help Ali

  • hi was wondering if someone could tell me about the mp3 player on the phone whats it like?

  • this is the coolest phone ever. If you dont like it, you shouldnt say anything and go somewhere else n complain A A A A A A A A A A A A A

  • Ali, try to mark them all and delete marked.

  • Hi, Can someone please tell me how to set the auto delete when full on sms as i just cannot locate it anywhere in the menu Thanks

  • Where can i get this in opal black in usa ?. Isn't 1.3 mega pixel a little less ?

  • Hallo everybody, I have also EL71 (opal black). The light on the top of the phone thats going up en douwn, you can shut douwn, go to screensaver en activate analoge watch. when you go to sleep you can set the alarm clock and turn the phone off.The phone will wake you up even when the phone is off.

  • hey guys, i'm going to get this phone tomoro! cant wait! had some troubel paying coz connection problem with my bank:S i had this phone in my hands i mean WOW it feels really solid. battery life, well.. not that bigga prob i sleep at night so i dont care if it is charging or not. i will put an opinion again in a week to tell how well it performs till then gl Cya

  • i got EL71, it is good fone, i like it basically, the design is prefect, so coooool. but there are some thing could have been done better, like the battery, last for 24 hours, maybe i played a bit hard, playing mp3s, bluetooth, etc. and my mororola bluetooch H500 won't work with EL71, only can receive and end calls, cannot head voice from H500, strange. H500 work perfectly with my A760. And i wish it has infrared, cos my laptop doesn't has bluetooch, only infrared port, but for a phone with this price, maybe i am asking so much.....

  • Try to set the pictures to 240*320 size or doawnlad Benq-siemens phone theme editor a lil bit hard but complete...

  • hey i bought the phone 2 days ago the assistant tried to put me off by telling me it was a rubbish phone and that theres alot of probs with it but i bought it anyway, well so far its all i want in a phone i have only one problem i can not set a personal picture to full screen size and use it as my wallpaper... is there any one out there that knows if this can be done or am i driving myself scatty for nothing!!!!!!

  • A tester EL71 had been sent to my company earlier this week, and i had a chance to check it out for a couple of minutes... I loved the device, it fits smoothly right in the palm of your hand, and it really feels great just holding it in your hand. two things were what i would have wished to find this phone equipped with; a radio and 2 mpx camera.. Still, the phone has a brilliant design, and the materials its made of is doubtlessly High-Quality as well. Most probably i'd bought EL71 by the end of this month, i really can't wait to get it.

  • please can anybody let me know if this fon can play mpeg4 video . please i want to know because this fon is nice i like it . you can email me

  • I LOVE this phone. It has got a great camera for the price and the white colour really does bring out my tan!!

  • i bought this phone 10 days ago. until yesterday i got no problem... but now my phone turns off everytime i end a phone call, it turns off everytime i read an sms and it messed up sms (like Silvia sendend me an sms that now it is under another address book name... when i delete the other message i deleted the two messages togheter... really annoying) i'm wondering how to update without a cable? it is possible via bluetooth? please respond via my email address. thanks.

  • Hi, on certain sites i read that the el71 is a2dp compatible!!!! is this true cos i tried it with my moto headphones and it wont work. Anyone got this working?

  • Hi there i read a lot of bad thing about this phone in dont know why ? It says phone is freezing sometimes yes 1-2 times per day its not a lot ... Battery is good I can watch movies clips and a lot of mp3 perfect phones buy it!!

  • Hallo Everybody, I have EL71 OPAL-BLACK, software version 17. It works perfect. EL71 opal-black is not yet in stores, even the silver one is not easy to get. I orderd mine in Germany and was waiting for more than two months. They told me benq-siemens didnt not yet releast it. But it was worth waiting.

  • I also have one and haven't had any problems by now. I realy don't know what you are speaking about O.o I like the design and the feeling of cold metal and the featureset is ok too (Mp3 player is all i need ;-)

  • Hallo Tay, I can understand that you are disapointed in Siemens phones.But not all siemens phones have software problems or greeze. I got mine EL 71 opal-black and so far no problems at all. Everything is working fine.You should contact Benq-Siemens and explain the problems, maybe they send you another EL71 or at least solve your problem. I wish you all the best. Mybe a software update will help.

  • ps I have tied all the fw updates. restarts etc

  • was so happy when i got this phone.....now i remember why i dont buy siemens. it always shuts down, lags, freezes etc. im bidding on one on ebay. please god dont let me win!!!! siemens u r still rubbish, your products r inferior and u r cheapskates. do not buy benq-siemens

  • hallo everybody, If some people doesnt like Siemens phones, why buy one. I orderd Benq-Siemens EL71 9 juni and I will get it today. Its OPAL-BLACK. I hope no software problems. The best phone will be SL91 slider, will come in December.

  • this phone is so unreliable its absolutely unbelievable that someone can make a phone like this the battery doesn last two seconds. the stats on the handset are good but when it comes down to it there rubbish benq would need to step up a little bit in the marketif they even think of competin wit people like nokia and samsung. i suppose that we cant really expect much much more from seimens or benq. oh well i suppose the joey who designed this phone tryed now he should go home and consider his career prospects.

  • jus bought the el71 bout half hour ago im happy wiv it so far even tho its frozen on me already

  • just upgraded to v17 and now have problems my phone shuts down on its own, I never had this with v12, install at your own risk!!!! lol

  • na pal... no fm radio...

  • nice looking phone but seems to be lagging loads??? annoying slow as i had a d500 before. will this change after time or is it always like this?

  • For improved battery; set the screensaver to energysaving mode. Adjust timing to 1 minute. Acitvate auto key lock. then you will have 50% more battery.

  • eya evry1 ive bin lookin on the internet at this and in the orange catalouge and im trying to check wheather or not it has fm radio as it says it does i the catalouge but not on the web can any1 help me??

  • hey..if u set illumination to 10%(not at 100%) thn u can expand the charging life of the phone..ive just explored tht... but still searching for the call duration display while on call...:(

  • hey guys its a nice smart looking phone..the disadv tht i found in this fone is tht its battery life is very low..ive to charge it almost daily ive a query..while talking on fone i cant see how long is my call going..i.e. ivent activated the CALL DURATION option..i cudnt find it...can anybdy temme frm where to activate the CALL DURATION option.. ill really appreciate ur cooperation.. thanx

  • Hi everybody!, Does anybody know if has A2DP Bluetooth profile (stereo BT headphones)?? Thank you!

  • Hi, I have just bought the EL71 from Carphone Warehouse as the EF81 still not available! I have a few questions and wondered if anyone can help?! First how can you or can you sync the EL71 via bluetooth with the phone manager/ how do you generally search for other bluetooth devices??? I have the Software version 12 Variant A145 (production date 4th July 2006), I wanted to see which was the upto date software version and download it from Benq Siemens website but I found the instructions not very clear! At the end when you put the hab=ndset type in it asks you to put the correct variant in! is that the variant I already have and if no which variant because there are many listed, it does not tell you which one you need for your specific handset and I don't want to download something and destroy my new mobile if you know what I mean! Many thanks for any help you can share with me :)

  • great phone, but as I am with Orange why does it show Vodafo new MMS

  • tal, thank you, I tried it and it was successful. For all who want to remove the operator logo, please use the following link. and down load the transparent file through your wap connection, and set your operator logo to this file. It works and it is great. Sorry I dont know how to do it without WAP. Thanks a lot once again "tal"

  • For those of you with out the usb cable, buy a cheap bluetooth dongle/adaptor from ebay etc and then turn bluetooth on the phone. then just send the mp3s/ photos etc that way very quick and simple to do

  • Hi! I' am from Croatia. BenQ-Siemens EL71 has been offered in the T-mobile. The package doesn't include headset, USB cable an SD card. It's nice, isn't it. Mobile phone costs 1500,00HRK= 200,00 �.

  • can anyone help me? yesterday i bought EL71 but i dont know how to upload mp3 and it didnt come to me with usd cable=( is this normal?

  • Hi again, I have found other 15 themes : They are realy beautiful !

  • Hi, How many themes are pre-installed on this phone and How many could be downloaded ? I have found 3 themes for download in this link : Is there any more for download ? Best regards, Saman.

  • hi all, does anyone know if the black edition will have fm radio? thanks

  • venkatish, if you send a white wallpaper to your phone it will cancel the operator logo, try google for providers of logos. but it failed to work with my nokia. gd luck

  • hi i was wondering if anyone could help. i have installed the mobile phone manager software on my computer but when i connect my usb cable to the computer it says no mobile phone connected.i want to upload my mp3s from my computer to my phone.

  • For all who asked about loading the mp3, I dont know I just put in a folder named as mp3 in my memory card and it is working just fine. On the whole, this is a wonderful phone. But the Operator Logo is the kill there. It is much down from the top that, good wallpapers lose their beauty with it. Does anyone know how to remove the Opertor Logo. I called, both Benq Siemens as well as Orange, my provider, but they were not able to do it.

  • Hi, I bought this in the UK from the Carphone Warehouse. It did include the Headset and the USB Cable. The other item is the Charger ofcourse. Did you have any problem?

  • has anyone bought this phone in the uk from the carphone warehouse? if yes then do you get a headset and usb cable included in the box package?

  • cypriot it does have handsfree loud and clear and everything is good about this phone

  • hi this is a great phone but one question how do you load mp3's onto it?

  • Well done Benq,this fon is luvly.however, i would have wished it had fm radio.could you please consider adding fm radio in your sequel possibly Benq-Siemens EL71x please please please

  • is there a handsfree on the phone? loudspeaker i mean, is there? the quality of the camera, is it any good? and last, the battery life how is it? i am impressed with everything and im going to buy it most probably but i need some questions to be answered before.. thx

  • oh nooooo, was so happy bout this phone - i ddnt realise it does not have fm radio( it has everything but fm radio............

  • hi all, how do you get the mp3 working pleeeeease. have been trying for ages and am still struggling. thanks

  • wat a fone i have had this phone for bout a week now and i have loved evryday of using it !! great features super clear screen and fantatic sound!! this was the best money i have spent on a phone and all i can say is cheers benq for a mint phone with an ace price tag !!! cya evey1 ****

  • great job benq

  • when i got my phone it came with a USB and headphoes but no memory card!! but i brought a 256mb memory card for �11

  • hi does this phone come with usb cable, memory card or headphones in the uk? if it doesnt cum with headphones then can you put normal headphones into the phone?

  • Save enough cash to get a memory card, cause onboard memory is a waste, but lovely phone..

  • I read the review, and so far, it's a nice phone. Can't wait to have one in Indonesia. Just bought an S75 for my wife, and looking for this one for my own :) Already saw it in ICS event, but no info about the launch date and the price :'(

  • hi all why does everyone have negitive things to say about this phone not all but a few people do i have just placed my order at hout bay cape town shope it is the best phone i have ever had and seen some questions is it only going to come in sliver and black and how do you load mp3 music on to the phone is it is to use i have only seen the phone in the window and i loved it even with all it can do please some one get back to me asap it was only 5500 rand it was well worth it thanx fauve

  • im getting this fone but im not sure about the keypad either. Has anyone had the fone for a while? Does the keypad wear off Please help x

  • yes it does come with it.

  • It has MP3 player, but there is no headphones in the standard package???

  • does this fone come with memory card?

  • It's a tough phone! Very durable, has a part alloy case too . the only concern I have is that the keypad is very light rubber.. It feels lik its going to ware out before long which wont be good as it doesnt look too easy to change!

  • just bought this fone today can it take a 1gb memory card?

  • One question for all the EL71 users: what about the keypad? I'm a bit worried that it will wear off after a month or two. It seems too "fluffy"... any experience?

  • thanks dali im off to get this phone now!

  • I got this phone today from the carphonewarehouse for �110 i also got a 512mb memory card as theyve got 25% off. This phone is really good value for money. I am yet to work out how to put mp3s etc on it. i connect to pc via usb and it says mobile not connected?

  • Hi England chick, I had this phone already. I was the first one. It is a goog phone and i returned it because I want a BENQ-SIEMENS EL1 opal black. It will not break. I wait almost 2 months, opal black is still not out, only silver

  • I really like this phone. It has a fantastic design. I want to buy this phone but it is quite slim and i am worried that it will be easily breakable. Please can someone help me? Thanks

  • Hi all, I bought it 10 days ago and have been using it intensively since then. It is a superb phone and ideal not only for personal but also for business use as well. It is light, smart and solid - whoever sees it, likes it. It's compatible with Ms-outlook and Lotus but unfortunately the software comes in the box is not easy to understand. My connection preference is Bluetooth and I synchronize my contacts, tasks, calendar and appointments in it. Thanks to large screen and user friendly design - I enjoy all functionalites comes with it. If u want to fully utilise from this mobile, u should read the user guide in the cd - as the published one is a Quick start type. MP3 player and external speaker are SUPER! MicroSD is not very common type of memory card (I mean currently!) but if u buy a 5 usd card reader/writer / via MMC adapter, u can use it very effectively for MP3 uploading. Give yourself couple of days before u think u understood your device :) regards

  • it's very good phone, personnaly i used almost 5 siemens phonees and it's really different and special. very nice screen, and high quality of the camera. it's a satisfaction comparing to old siemens phones and good relation quality-price. in Tunisia it cost 252 euro. I'm really enjying it. thanks BenQ-Siemens..

  • I got a really good deal on this phone from the carphone warehouse. It was �110, unbranded and unlocked with an orange payg sim, 10 credit and a 512mb memory card. Although the phone is very slow and tends to pause alot whilst loading things and playing songs its incredinly slick.. "fly" if you like. Really nice to hold, very comfortable and has every feature you could want from a new phone today. However the battery isnt really performing at all. It will only last me 24hours most so I am having to charge it over night EVERY night! OVERALL I WILL GIVE THE PHONE 8.5/10 , well done Benq-Siemens!

  • hi, just i wanna say this is a good mobile with nice price. i use 1GB micro SD and it's working very well.

  • How is the battery with normal use and is it possible to synchronize with outlook? Thx M

  • Hiya just wondering how many songs roughy it could hold with and without the memory card please help! Thanks

  • Exellent, one of the most cheap mobile equiped with 1.3Mpixel camera. Excellent software (who told NOKIA is the best? I had both). To now only 2 drawback: 1_cannot copy at once the contacts from SIM to mobile, and reverse. 2_nowhere is written what's mean the LED on front panel (it blink even if no lost call or unread SMS is present)

  • the price in belgium is 200 euros

  • this phone is relly good and that every one should get the hone because the phone stands out other phones don't

  • FANTASTIC design! resolution of video 176x144 or higher???

  • It supports MP4 videos also. Unfortunately, the battery life is not so strong.

  • It has got media player.... I dont know about mpg4 but it does support 3gp files.... Also for others who own this phone like myself... How is your battery life? I leave my EL71 on 24hrs a day, with this i have to charge it like every night.... Is this the same with anyone else? Otherwise phone is awesome! Screen is the clearest ive ever seen! If you like Siemens you will love it!

  • I like this Benq-Siemens EL71 very much.But i would like to ask someone who has it ,if there is a media player(is it possible to run .mpeg4 files on it)? thank you in advance!

  • great phone from BENQ(ur) , but mine also shutdown by itself , any way , i power it on again thats all

  • Yes, it supports MP3s as ringtones and it can vibrate at the same time. This phone's screen is VERY good!

  • I live in Australia & just bought from an overseas seller in Germany. The phone is great! Although it does turn off occasionally when using the phone?? Does anyone know if this can be fixed?? If youve used a Siemens before its just as easy to use. Very HIGH quality screen!

  • hi everybody, This phone will soon be avaliable in Holland ( Media Markt). The price will be 349 euro.

  • does this have mp3 ringtones? and ring and vibrate at the same time?? what about the build quality? thanx!

  • To ivan, try to update your EL71 this will solve some bugs.. if u don't know how just ask or add me :)

  • As far as I know there is no phone on the market without bugs. So please be more precise about the bugs you had. Were they severe or just some layout problems? Might be important for people thinking about buying one of these beauties...

  • hoi Yes it you can use it as a flashlight. It is a good phone, better than sl75. It is not big, i will soon have the black one, now a have the silver one

  • hi dali, since it seems like you're the only one here who has the phone. Do you know if the phone has a "flashlight" function where the phone can act as a flashlight(not just give a momentary flash)?

  • yes i have thos mobile 2 times but have bugs on software :((

  • Hey guys, this is exactly the same feature set or even better than the heavily advertised LG chocolate phone! or even better with the SD card slot... with much much better price...

  • Hi Irma, Bluetooth is easy to use. The silver one is also nice looking, mybe better because everybody is having a black slide phone, mybe thats why siemens decided to use also silver. The MMC card you have to putinside the phone near the simcard, not outside as by other phones. Battery is very small. Its a nice phone. On the to is a boton you cab press to open the backside, very easy, you cannot break it or use power to open the backside..

  • Hi Dali, I ment Bluetooth. I also want the black one. It look more classic. It`s good to haer that the pictures are pretty.

  • Hi Irma, What means BT????? It is easy to use, mybe you want to see mine EL71 before you realy want to order one. This phone is not big. i think it is one of the mallest slidephone. The camera is only 1.3 megapixel but is much better than the one I have on siemens sxg75 , 2.0 megapixel. Let me know what you decide, mybe I will sell mine because I want the black one...

  • Hi Dali, Thanks, I looked at the site, but it seems the black one is not out yet. I found the munual on the intertnet, but it seems that the BT is diffecult to use. Is that true? And do you think this phone is easy to use? I have now the Nokia 6230i.

  • Hoi Irma, I dont know if you like the black or the silver one, EL71, so then you can choose by yourself where you want to buy it> Go to GOOGLE.NL than you type: BENQ-SIEMENS EL71 OHNE VERTRAG KAUFEN the you see a lot of shops where you can buy it. Where i orderd mine they have only silver no black...

  • Hi Dali, I`m sorry, I ment, can you give me the internetadres where you bought your phone? And you are right, I fist want to see one before I buy this phone.

  • Hi Irma, Mybe you want to see the phone firt before you order one. But I cannot give my e-mail adress because It is not allowed. I live in Amsterdam.

  • Hi Dali, I also live in the Netherlands. But I couldn`t find any internetshop to order one. So please, give me internetadres. Thanks in advance.

  • Hi Irma, It is a good phone EL71, only mine turned off when I put the sound harder. I live in Holland and you?? If you realy want to order the phone write to me so I can give you the adress in Germany where you can order one. Wish you all the best

  • Hi Dali, Thanks for the link. I can find a lot of information there. I thought this phone would be much more expensive, the price sounds good! Is the phone easy too use? And are you happy with it? Kind regards Irma

  • hoi Irma, If you one to know abaut this phone, El71, look at this review site THE phone costs 219 euro. If you order it then you pay 219 euro and 40 euro delivery costs together 219 + 40 euro = 259 euro. Wish you all the best, and make the right choice.

  • maaan this is a SIEMENS phone(or i hope)..ill miss the slow software, the countless software bugs and errors...so anyway can somebody tell me does EL71 worth it at all...answer to mail pls..thank you

  • To Dali: Do you want to write a review for us? I really want to know some more things about it. Like is the phone from metal or plastic? And does it feel strong or very fragible? And what is the price? I hope you will help me. Many thanks in advance! Kind regards Irma

  • Hallo everybody, I orderd this phone and got it today. I'm very happy with it, but I got the one in silver, but I prefer black slidephone. Everything works perfect. If you want to know where to order it ,just write to me and i will give you the adress.

  • "The FCC approves another cell phone. This time around, the United States has a good chance to be treated to the BenQ-Siemens EL71 slider phone very soon because the FCC has given the handset a big thumbs up and the all important seal of approval." Does this mean there is hope for this phone coming to the USA?

  • the american market does not sell siemens-benq anymore since all their phones dont have the 850 MHZ. band, that is now used all over america and canada by the gsm cell providers. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CONFIDENCE!!!

  • American retailers stopped selling siemens phones since the #55 series. I think they will not sell them again, maybe the american consumer doesn't have confidence in European products? I don't know.

  • Hi everbody, This is a Siemens phone not a Benq phone. Benq changed only the name on the phone to BENQ-SIEMENS. This phone wil be in stores in june, I already ordered one in Germany. This phone is much better than Samsung

  • this a benq phone!

  • Credits should be given to its design.

  • No siemens phone has recently been picked up by any American carriers let alone a Benq model. Anyone know if this phone will be picked up?

  • this phone has a balance specification.. good screen res., office support such as email, and also multimedia capability.. the keypad is so siemens (u know what i mean).. cant wait to have this (if i can't afford the sxg75 model)..

  • MPEG4 file could be played by the media player in EL71, as mentioned my Mobile-Review. Very good then. Hope it hit the market soon.

  • Also watach the official trailer in BenQmobile! Looks as if it is really to be released in April. A decendent of SL75 is on its way to hit the stock!

  • HI,anybody who likes an would like this mobile go to www.mobile review.com an they have a full review about the EL71

  • my question is can you actually watch video in mp4 format because without that it will be a big letdown

  • Differences between Siemens phones and BenQ phones lie also in the keypad. Just check the "space" key. Siemens uses "1" and BenQ uses "0". Can't wait for this slider to appear, I hope that all this politics of presenting a lot of phones won't be just words. I'm sick of the Siemens-typical delayes.

  • I've seen the original and it clearly has'siemens' on the front. The retail version will have benq-siemens.

  • The best way to check it to look for "Talk"/"end call" buttons. Siemes doesn't use Nokia style icons. You will notice few models has different buttons.Those are BenQ design. It seems even after the merger they are keeping both the design teams and they are not in hermony.

  • Just to add in to the argument... I strongly belive this is seimens design. BenQ designed CL71 not this one. BenQ never had a nice and clean look in their phones. Check the S68 and S81 for instanse. S68 is siemens. They are all coming up with almost identical pairs.BenQ has their ugly red-orange interface in their designs. EF81 is a definite siemens. I hope their internal rivalery wont effect the outcome.

  • infact,design by BenQ Mobile(BenQ+SIEMENS)

  • This IS a SIEMENS phones, sold under the Benq-siemens name.

  • this is a BenQ+Siemens fone!designer by B+S

  • hallo everybody, this is a siemens phone, made by siemens, not by benq....benq put only the name benq-siemens on the phone

  • Siemens have been trying for ages to bring models out to compete with the others now BenQ as come they might at last put pressure on the others an get the mobiles in Europe catching up with the Korean an Japenese well done BenQ an make sure the screen resolution is the best,thats what let Siemens camera mobiles down everytime

  • On of the top slider phone. Nice work Benq - Siemens