First Take: Siemens SL65

By Reuben Lee, CNET Asia
23 June 2004 12:44 PM
Tags: mobile, phone, siemens, slider, sl65
First Take: Siemens SL65 The SL65 is a slider phone that's clearly an upgrade of the popular SL55. We take a quick look at it.

Aimed at trendsetters and early adopters, the elegantly styled SL65 picks up where the SL55 left off, with its compact slider design and improved features. The most notable enhancement to the phone is the integration of an onboard digital camera which can be used to snap images up to 640 x 480-pixel resolution as well as take short 11-second video clips.

According to Siemens, the 10.3MB of onboard memory can store up to 100 video clips and more than 200 VGA snapshots. We didn't find any integrated flash unit, a feature found increasingly implemented in today's mobile phones. However, Siemens revealed that a flash attachment will be bundled as a standard accessory for those aiming to shoot in low-light conditions.

Available in Ebony Black and Ivory White, the Siemens handset offers an extensive range of support for existing mobile phone technologies including GPRS, triband, Java and MMS as well as a handsfree function. But like the SL55, Bluetooth is once again omitted from its feature lineup.

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Talkback 9 comments

    can i use my siemens sl65 with ...Anonymous -- 06/07/04

    can i use my siemens sl65 with At&t gsm services

    you should be able to use it, ...Anonymous -- 16/08/04

    you should be able to use it, if you get an unlocked phone, which is a phone that is not locked to the european networks. some of the features may not work also becasue it was not originally supposed to be realeased in american till later. I will be purchasing this phone online as soon as it comes out.

    Chris H
    Att Wireless

    wow...i really want to get thi ...Anonymous -- 16/08/04

    wow...i really want to get this phone, but still with no bluetooth, they are shooting themselves in the foot. guess i have to find another phone :(

    I currently have the SL55 and ...Anonymous -- 01/09/04

    I currently have the SL55 and want to uprade to the SL65. No one in perth sems to have it yet. Do you know when it is going to be released here?

    I currently have the SL55 and ...Anonymous -- 01/09/04

    I currently have the SL55 and want to uprade to the SL65. No one in perth sems to have it yet. Do you know when it is going to be released here?

    im gettin the siemens sl65 at ...Anonymous -- 30/10/04

    im gettin the siemens sl65 at christmas and it sais it does it in white and silver called ivory but then when i search ivory on the internet it comes up with this like silver and black colour and another called ebony. can sum1 tell me an answer.

    WHERE DO I BUY THESE FONS!!! I ...Anonymous -- 08/12/04

    WHERE DO I BUY THESE FONS!!! I FOUND THE BLACK ONE BUT I ALSO WANT TO BUY A WHITE/IVORY ONE!! WHERE CAN I FIND IT? I'M AT A LOSS. WHAT IS A GOOD WEBSITE?

    The SL65 is on sale at www.stu ...Anonymous -- 10/12/04

    The SL65 is on sale at www.studentphones.com.au

    This phone is useless. I have ...Anonymous -- 06/01/05

    This phone is useless. I have had different mobiles now for over 5 years and never have I had such unreliability. The makor problem with mine is it keeps turning itself off, at least 5 times a day, which is very annoying as people are constantly complaining. The other problem is that it sometimes crashes during applications.

    If you are looking for a slide phone, look no further than the black samsung business slide phone. Much better features and no doubt reliability too after owning two samsungs previously.

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