Siemens S65 Review
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The Siemens S65 is the top-of-the-range model in the Siemens xx65 series. The
S65 comes in an austere black and sliver finish, and gives a feeling of solid
technical superiority. The phone is a traditional candy-bar design of medium
size and weight, so it feels solid and purposeful.
The display is large, although not so high resolution as competitors like the
Sony Ericsson K700i. It's a good quality
screen, using TFT technology and 65k colours. Overall a very good screen, although
not the best in its class.
The camera is one of the few megapixel cameras currently available, with a
resolution of 1.3 megapixels, making it nearly as good as anything else available.
However, it cannot match the quality of the Sony Ericsson S700i, the Nokia 7610
or the Sharp GX30. There is also a video camera and sound recorder. The video
camera is capable of recording short clips only.
Connectivity includes a Bluetooth™ option, and the phone is easy to sync
with a PC. Memory capacity is good with exchangeable 32 Mbyte memory cards for
storing data, in addition to the internal memory.
The S65 could have been a fantastic phone but it is badly let down by software
and reliability issues. We have deducted marks from our score for this reason.
Read our user reviews below for an idea of the sorts of problems to be expected
from the S65.
Feature of the Siemens S65 include:
- Display: TFT, 65k colours, 132 x 176 pixels
- Integrated 1.3 mega pixel camera (1280 x 960 pixels) with digital zoom
- Integrated video camera and video playback (MPEG4)
- Sound recorder
- Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity & Infrared
- PC synchronisation
- 3 games
- Personal organiser functions
- WAP, GPRS
- Internal memory: 11 Mbytes, plus exchangeable 32 Mbytes MultiMediaCard
- Tri-band
- Vibration alert
- Size: 109 x 48 x 18 mm
- Weight: 98g
Siemens S65 User Reviews
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Average rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by ross from England on 8th Jul 2007
Can't take mp3 and it's rubbish but it does have blue tooth
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Reviewed by boris from Serbia on 14th Jun 2007
software!this phone deserve much better software.I guess people from
the siemens gave the advantage to it's look and acessories over it's
usage cappabilities,speed and stability.LAZY,wery lazy phone,so are
and his constructors,I guess.
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Reviewed by Migs from Egypt on 1st Jun 2007
I have had this phone for 2.5 years ! Can you believe it ? This is a
great phone for most business men, if you are after a flashy on the
go phone then the Siemens S65 is not the phone for you. I will try to
discuss the pros and cons of the phone although I doubt people still
buy this model since it's considered ancient in the mobile world. Pros:
Customizable Themes: By using the theme editor provided by siemens you
can customize your themes down to the smallest details. And by that
I mean you can control the backgrounds, ring tones, font color, highlighters,
animations, progress bars, every single detail can be changed. I've
even heard that you can change the icons ! I haven't tried to do that
because it seemed a bit complicated. Stylish: This phone has bold colors,
black and silver lining work great together. Siemens really improved
their telephone designs. The size of the phone is comparable to most
of the phones that were on the market when the phone was introduced
to the market; 2004. Durable: This phone fell on the ground a few times
and is still working, I have never had to reset the phone or adjust
software. I still have the original cover after 2.5 yrs. Definitely
a keeper and has long life. Connectivity: BT, Infrared, GPRS, PC Sync
capability (I havent been able to figure it out yet). Screen: Although
the resolution on this screen may not be the best but it's size compensates
for it very well. When lit to the max this screen provides excellent
visibility and contrast to the stylish body. Games: Really nice games,
they take games to another level. A race car game, worms for mobile
phone and battleship. Extra applications: Those come at no additional
cost and are standard in this phone. Unit converter that consists of
every unit an avg would need; Length - millimeters to light years, Temp
, Energy - Cal, watt, Kj, Velocity - Mass - Area - Volume - Power -
Time - Pressure. Stopwatch, Countdown, Survival Dictionary (I'm not
kidding, this guide has enough prewritten sentences to get you by on
a trip abroad in several languages including spanish, french, german,
english, italian, portuguese). Calculator, Sound Recorder, Organiser,
Cocktail manager, Picture editor. Organiser: It is full of options !
Dates, tasks, bdays, memos, alarms, to do list, calender and they are
all divided by time. You can add several entries to a single date at
different times for a variable period of time. Charger: Can it get any
smaller !!! Smaller than any nokia or motorola charger in my household
and I'm talking about 10+ chargers ! Cons: Not many but one should mention
them to guide buyers that need such specifications. Camera: This phone
comes with a 1.3 digital camera, but I am obliged to say that it is
equipped with one of the poorest lenses I have ever seen on a phone.
VGA cameras have quality similar to this camera but the only difference
is that this image will be larger in size. The color saturation on the
images is utter rubbish, in order to attain an "Acceptable" image you
need a tremendous amount of light. Not to mention that the camera does
not have flash or a mirror - If you fancy camera phones this is not
for you ! There is a way to set video clips to record longer clips by
changing the settings from MMS video. No MP3: But there is WAV and by
using the SOX GUI converter that is on the internet you can put your
favorite melodies on your phone but the sound quality is not as good
as MP3. I only use them as ring tones, listening to WAV files is....
bad. Sluggish: Not all the time but when you are doing certain tasks
the phone can take an extra second or 2. The pages don't flip fast like
a 6 series nokia. 11mb of phone memory can be frustrating at times since
this phone is quite complex. In my country Siemens don't have a decent
resale value so that's one thing I don't like but it varies from one
place to another. I'm thinking about buying a new phone but there actually
is no excuse other than the fact that I want a new one. This phone satisfies
my everyday telephone needs and does not need to be replaced, I'm just
bored of having the same phone for so long. I've had alot of phones
before and this phone is tied with a motorola timeport that stayed functional
for 3 yrs but was sold because I was the only one around with a mono
screen ! I would suggest this phone to buyers that are looking for a
good heavy duty telephone that don't care about Camera or sound quality.
Im giving this phone 4 stars because of the poor camera and acceptable
sound quality.
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Reviewed by Robo from England on 2nd May 2007
I have had this phone for over a year and it is the worst i have had!it
constantly crashes after you have sent something by bluetooth and on
a normal sceensaver.it has the processing power of a slug, it has a
screen which is slow and ancient.the games are good but it has a lot
of lllaaaaggg,no mp3,playing recorded vidio's is unfortunate and lllaaaggg
is realy anoying.the battery works best on standby.i got this phone
expecting the best but i got the opposite.Don't get this phone ,its
a waste of your money ! :( :(
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Reviewed by liam from wales on 23rd Mar 2007
i lost my samsung d600 so i used my dads old 1 wich is a s65 and its
good but it hasnt got a mp3 player
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Reviewed by vasu from India on 19th Mar 2007
currently using it .........like to have more features like softwares
installment and better screen quality and looks . very handy cell..........
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Reviewed by Pulikkottil James from India on 7th
Mar 2007
siemens s65 is a nice but not get any parts here
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Reviewed by Uzochukwu from Nigeria on 6th Feb
2007
This is an excellent phone, I've had it since July last year and my
friends still "trip" over my phone. Dosen't play mp3 though but still
a good phone. Plays compressed videos in very stunning quality, even
better than the Nokia 6230i. Picture quality is also excellent (in bright
light). Organiser features, "splendid". And pc Syncronisation, superb
with bluetooth. I've even connected the s65 to my pc and connected over
gprs and the speed is just ok. I guess I'm just lucky. I have about
24 games installed on the phone and a couple of applications. The only
problem I have is that i want to ugrade to fw58 and don't know how to
do it, also I'd like to use patches. How does someone use patches. my
email addy is mcwayne@blackplanet.com or be_mcwayne@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by Preston from uk on 2nd Feb 2007
this phone is good but not the best you might buy this for a younger
person lol
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Reviewed by jeton kadiri from kosovo on 1st Feb
2007
siemens s65 is very best :D:D:D::D
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Reviewed by Rick from UK on 24th Jul 2006
I was given this handset as company phone over 12 months ago and it
has been nothing but trouble. You need toothpick sized fingers to correctly
press the keys - I find it almost impossible to dial the correct number
first time. Battery life is rubbish: 2 days standby with screensaver.
I have trouble bluetooth synching - only works 5 out of 10 times. Voice
quality and reception seems to be really poor and I lose signal much
more often than any other phone I've used. I'd avoid this phone like
the plague.
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Reviewed by Seba from Poland on 23rd Jul 2006
It`s the worst phone ever made.It`s switching off all the time,bad camera,poor
battery,no mp3. Don`t buy this phone. No more Siemens...
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Reviewed by Cem Botasun from Turkey on 18th Jul
2006
I HAVE USED LOTS OF MOBİLE PHONE.I LIKE THE S 65 VERY MUCH I THINK
ITS STYLISH.IT LOOKS GOOD ON MEN.CAMERA IS BAD AND THERE IS NO MP3 BUT
I HAVENT GOT ANY PROBLEM WHILW I USE IT ABOUT A YEAR.I DONT THINK TO
SELL IT.IF I WILL HAVE A NEW PHONE.I CAN HIDE IT.BECAUSE I CAN USE WHENEVER
WHEREVER I WANT I LOVE NOKIA 8810 8850 8910 8800 SERIES THIS IS THE
BETTER PHONE EXCEPT FROM THEM.
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Reviewed by Karlo from Croatia on 13th Jul 2006
Outstanding mobile,i got it wit 2GB of memory and software version 50,it
doesn't crash at all.
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Reviewed by Mentletv from UK on 10th Jul 2006
Very unreliable. Don't bother.
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Reviewed by Stretch from England on 4th Jul 2006
Poor battery life, shuts down when it wants to, poor reception and navigation
through the controls is like doing a MENSA test. If you want a phone
that you can connect to your PC then forget this one, the software is
the worst I have seen on any piece of electronic equipment and I have
never....never been able to connect and use it successfully with any
PC. May be some use if you have one leg shorter than the other.
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Reviewed by meco from jamaica on 27th Jun 2006
ive got the s66 which i read on the internet is the Americanized version
of the s65. the only difference america made to the s65 is replacing
the internet button below the joystick to a one push access Camera button
which gives me absolute great access to taking pictures and video recording.
this phone has superb frequence and signal n strength. GPRS is super
fast, design and feel is excellent. only two problems: NO Mp3 PLAYER
and the CAMERA has no night mode so recording and taking pictures can
only b viewed under brightly lit areas. wonderful phone Siemens
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Reviewed by Gurjit Singh from England on 23rd
Jun 2006
Ok, let’s just make this as simple as possible. Siemens has stopped
manufacturing this phone so if anyone offers a manufactures warranty
it’s most likely they are lying. This phone looks sexy as hell
and that’s one of the reasons why I brought it, it also comes
with a memory expansion slot which I thought was amazing (I brought
my s65 from ebay.co.uk for £73 sometime in February 2006. Not many people
have this mobile so it will certainly make heads turn when you pull
it out. The problem with this phone is that because of a manufacturing
problem with the insides of the mobile, it won’t last very long
hence the reason why this phone didn’t sell so well. Mine has
started to switch itself off and according to a reliable source there’s
no point in trying to simply replace the screen as the whole phone is
at fault. The software on the siemens website won’t do any good
as it’s a hardware problem not a software problem.
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Reviewed by Tom from England on 21st Jun 2006
This phone is very good as far as the features go, the menus make sense,
camera is good in proper light, good sized screen, etc, but it is let
down by relyability issues. I got a S65 five months ago, but after a
month problems started (error messages, freezing, switching off, flashing
keypad, buttons not working), so I took it back to the carphone warehouse
and they sent it off for repairs under warranty(which took 3 weeks!)
and they replaced the mmi board and upgraded the software. This fixed
the keypad problems but it still had the other problems. I went back
again and they said that they would order me another phone. When I got
my replacement S65 I realised that it was second hand, and the carphone
warehouse said that Siemens no longer make the S65 so they were unable
to get me a new one. When I started using the replacement S65 I found
out that it had the same problems, so it has been sent off to be 'repaired'
again! I am dissapointed about the problems with my S65 but I am more
annoyed at how useless the carphone warehouse are.
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Reviewed by Andy from Australia on 14th May 2006
I would provide a negative reading if the drop down boxes would allow.
Purchased Siemens S65 Dec04, less than two weeks I was on my second
handset, then third in less than a month. The faults ranged from screen
freezing, very poor reception, delayed calls/messages, etc. I had my
wifes old Nokia receive calls from the same location and same service
provider when mine did not. I then had my third handset fixed twice,
once approx Mar 05, and mid 05. The third handset then failed again
late Nov 05. The features were good but this item was not as its primary
function as a phone did not prove worthy. I have had to go through the
Ombudsman twice and have now just purchased a new phone Sony Ericsson
w810i that has excellent features and you can also use it as a phone
an important function the Siemens s65 could not conduct.My faults were
found to occur in many different places throughout Australia, Victoria,
New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, etc.
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Reviewed by stavros from greece on 7th May 2006
i have bought this phone for only 110 euros and i believe its the best
phone someone could buy so cheaply...it has already fallen from my hands
and nothing has happened to it...i wonder about the quality of the battery
though...as it seems after a few photos it looses plenty of its stamina...
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 30th Apr 2006
First of all, *update your firmware* people. I took a gamble and bought
my S65 2nd off someone who was complaining of constant crashing, after
updating to the latest version it's worked perfectly. Phone itsself
is pretty good, nice menus (how can people not like them?) excellent
organiser, able to assign any function by holding down a number (very
handy for quick access to functions you use). Only really trouble I
have with it are the keys are slightly too small. As for lack of mp3
player it'll play 16khz ADPCM wav files that are smaller then mp3s and
probably sound just as good on the tiny speaker.
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Reviewed by mindy from USA on 12th Apr 2006
shuts off on it's own. numbers are hard to dial. bad resolution. snowy
pictures. poor menu set-up. short battery life. no MP3s.
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Reviewed by doctile from germany on 11th Apr 2006
its allrite !
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Reviewed by dave from UK on 6th Apr 2006
Firstly, I've always had Siemens mobiles I bought this S65 phone brand
new - still in box etc the screen went blank after a week. Its been
back to BenQ (its still under manufacturers warranty)they sent it to
their service people. They are not doing anything -saying its not a
manufactures fault ?? believe me the phone was well looked after, never
dropped crushed etc. looking at other postings here there is obviously
a problem with Siemens screens in general (check out the SL65 feedback
as well.) I'm never having anything to do with Siemens again, they seem
incapable of making the smarter phones or taking responsibility for
the rubbish they are dishing out just bought a Sony - Spot-On Bye-bye
Siemens DF
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Reviewed by jabbar khan from karachi , pakistan on
14th Mar 2006
BEST PHONE EVER MADE
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Reviewed by bess koliqi from ireland on 23rd Feb
2006
this fone is rubbish,i paid 320 Euro brand new... the screen failed
one week after i bought it,had to send away for repairs... also battery
is very bad.. for this scrap wich has useless camera not worth it to
carry around in ur pocket even one day,i still have it but i never use
it..Nokia 5110 is 100 times better and useful than this so called Siemens
s65.
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Reviewed by Spiller from england on 20th Feb 2006
This has been the worst phone I ever had. This is the second replacement
phone and it constantly turns itself off. I would not recommend this
handset to anyone and think its a pile of rubbish. Oh and the camera
is terrible as well.
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Reviewed by nima from iran on 8th Feb 2006
goood camera is outstanding in daylight (in mobile camera's).but it
haven't (Night Mode) so you can't see anything in night !!! video capture
files is too small because BitRate is low so you cant get very good
quality video (specialy in premium mode 176*144). it crashed many times.
but with upgrade firmware from SW25 to SW50 it work hard for me without
any crash. Realy Nice Design ,big screen , available java programs (
such as Word,Exel,Pdf viewer , MobileZip & ....). No Mp3 Player ( but
can play Wav & amr )
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Reviewed by Doc from England on 26th Jan 2006
I got the phone after my siemens SF65 has crashed and after revisiting
the shop 14 times the ,anufactuer sent, me the siemens S65 and i had
no problems at first until i used the bluetooth function and the phone
frooze on several occations.
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 22nd Jan 2006
I think that this phone is great! I got it not long ago for £60, I couldn't
believe it! The screen is bigger than on D500, W800, K700, etc, it has
removeable memory so that you can add huge amounts of memory to it.
The camera is very good is normal light but it won't cope in the dark,
I have also had the "snowy" picture problem, it was caused by dust on
the lens, so I wiped it and it was cured. the video recording is also
good except that the recording time is quite short. I like the joystick
because it is fairly light but not too light. Video playback is very
good. Pictures can be diplayed to fill the screen when you look at them.
There isn't a MP3 player in the phone, but you get some software to
convert MP3's to AMR or 3GP files to play on the phone, plus when you
have coverted the MP3's they are quite a lot smaller, so you can get
more tunes on your phone if you want. The sound quality though the loudspeaker
is not that good, but it is the same as most other phones. It is quite
cool to have one of these because it never took off so not many people
know that they exist, and I has impressed everyone I know. The only
problem with them being uncommon is that it can be hard to get accessories
for it from highstreet shops so you have to get things off the internet
usually.
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Reviewed by Matija from Croatia on 22nd Jan 2006
Siemens S65 is a great Phone! I owned s25,35,45,55, and now 65 i have
software V12 What will hapend with SW version 50????
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Reviewed by vff from ltu on 21st Jan 2006
gooood
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Reviewed by Azizbek Qurbonov from uzbekistan on
17th Jan 2006
S65 is the perfect choice by price/efficiency when you tune it up!!!
Update it to the latest firmware and you'll be excited with your phone!!!
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Reviewed by skyporter from Latvia on 15th Jan
2006
It REALLY SUCKS! It was switching off all the time and I got mad and
smashed it on the street! Now I got Razr V3i and it is outstanding!
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Reviewed by bob l'eponge from France on 10th Jan
2006
i found this phone to be a big pile of plastic junk. dont buy it, it's
rubbish! WORST PHONE EVER! actually, siemens are just rubbish in general!
GO SAMSUNG!!!!
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Reviewed by sarjitsinghkhalsa from england on
9th Jan 2006
siemens is high quality company they always make quality products look
at www.siemens.com s65 is very good phone
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Reviewed by virgilx from austria on 7th Jan 2006
Ive had this phone for several months now, with SW-version 50 running
on it. The only issue that remains is the really slow response, as other
software problems seem to have been eliminated and the phone is relatively
stable. I have dropped it over a doesen times including in a staircase,
and the cool thing is that when i picked it up the call was still active(there
were some dents in the aluminium frame though). I also relly like the
good quality handsfree + the keypad, cos the numbers dont get scratched
off. Overall i find it to be a robust, very Siemens phone... which just
happens to be slow, and you have to live with it if yu buy one. Its
also one of the last Phones that will ever be made by Siemens.
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Reviewed by samku from india on 5th Jan 2006
top class phone.buy it or you will constantly moan about it.
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Reviewed by brad from united kingdom on 21st Dec
2005
i bout the siemens s65 a few months back and i am really proud of the
choice of my phone it has a very good camera and good video.
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Reviewed by Kofi Apraku from London, UK on 21st
Dec 2005
Having read some of the reviews here I realised that some of the comments
are unfair to the S65. I have used a lot of mobile phones from most
of the leading brands and the S65 is no exception. The S65 lack mp3
and the camera is 1.3 Mega Pixels, if you want a good media player or
camera buy an mp3 player like an iPod or a digital camera like a Sony
DSC-W1. Don't blame the S65. I have used a lot of phones but as a personal
organiser the S65 takes a lot of beating. Synchronising with Outlook
is second to none. I can not Sync my K750i with Outlook on my PC because
I have other Sync Softwares on my PC but I'm not complaining about my
K750i. Every phone has got it's limitation. Emails and internet browsing
is good on the S65. Upgrading Firmware for free is also available for
free. How many people have been able to upgrade their Nokia Firmware
after purchase?. Siemens phones are not for the faint hearted. They
are to some extend for people who know and care for their phones. PS.
I have in my collection Nokia 6110 / 6210 / 8850 / 8910 / 9500 / 6600
/ 3230, SE T681 / T610 / p900 / K75i, O2 XDA IIs/XDA II Exec to name
a few.
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Reviewed by Dr.QQ from Slovakia on 24th Nov 2005
Great phone for it's price (have bought it quite cheap in april 2005).
Camera is really great if there is enough light. With additional flash
it is great in dark also. Phone directory & organizer are 100% best
on market (maybe some smartphones are better). Great feature is possiblitiy
to update firmware and personalize phone using patches. Also possible
to assign any functions to all keys and joystick moves. Keyboard is
bit too small for some people, but I had absolutely no problem with
it. 4 stars only for freezing and switching off sometimes and missing
voice dialing. Freezing - after update to firmware version 53 it is
much better, byt still sometimes happens (once, two times in month)
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Reviewed by Ian from Belgium on 8th Nov 2005
Well, I've had my S65 for just about a year and am generally satisfied.
It has, on occasions, switched itself off which, I suppose, is not acceptable.
I was recently on holiday in Indonesia and, for some strange reason,
the "red" (off) key didn't work and the navigation "joystick" was not
working in the "left" position. I planned to return it under the guarrantee
however, a day after I returned it all worked again! I have another
month of guarrantee and I bet the problem returns as soon as the guarrantee
runs out!! I have a problem with dust behind the screen - I suppose
I could open it up and remove it but I'm worried that this might invalidate
the guarrantee. Finally, I can't understand the people complaining that
it doesn't have MP3, flash etc - surely they should have checked this
out before purchase. Generally, it's an impressive phone!
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Reviewed by Joe from USA on 7th Nov 2005
I purchase this phone 1 year ago and have had very good luck with it.
I like the rich features and the large LCD on this phone. I do not like
the WEAK speaker and it seems to have some issues with my Motorola Bluetooth
headset. Sometime it iwll not connect with the headset. overall I am
happy with the phone.
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Reviewed by Craig from Scotland on 7th Nov 2005
Ive not had many phones but this will proably be the worst phone that
I could have got. After seeing it on the televison i thoght it looked
good and so i choose this phone over the samsung D500. What a mistake
that was. Like many of you have said it turns itself off and i keep
getting this message up saying to "Eject card" and after doing that
several times message never went away.It took a master reset for it
to go away and for now it has gone away. I am now in the process of
looking for a new phone but it will certainly not be a siemans.
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Reviewed by rafaelo from Bulgaria on 1st Nov 2005
Best phone ever. All of you people complain because you don't have the
latest firmware for the phone. I've upgraded mine and modified the themes
icons and put some patches. This is the best phone ever. Siemens RULEZZZ
best prices great phones, bad software but they always have good firmware.
All of you people dan't don't understand a thing about upgrading your
phones GO UPGRADE THEM !!! Don't blame it on siemens. They have done
their amazing work allready, and don't talk about stupid old girly style
nokia. I stick with the black sheep.
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Reviewed by Doug from Hong Kong on 31st Oct 2005
I bought this phone last year after seeing how 'good' it was on TV commercial...
a good phone initially... then the menu system is clumsy and illogical...
the menu response is slow and laggy... then after a few weeks the phone
started to 'hang' for no reason and switch itself off!!! Unbelievable
for a $3680 phone... and the re-start process was long and frustrating...
bluetooth connectivity was patchy with the headset... it would switch
from headset back to phone for no reason... then the back light comes
on then off at it own will... this phone is SO full of BUGS... make
you wonder why Siemens actually did any Product Testing on it at all...
and certainly no QA. Thats it... sold it today for $900 a year after
I bought it... I WILL NEVER buy another Siemens mobile phone ever again.
Period. From now on its back to reliable Nokia for me...
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Reviewed by Steven from Ireland on 25th Oct 2005
I'd like to give it zero stars but 1 is the lowest it will let me. Its
the most expensive phone I've ever bought and yet is the worst phone
I've ever bought. As soon as I started using the phone I was getting
application errors and problems with the camera. Then after only 6 weeks
the phone started to freeze. I've had the phone sent back for repair
due to the freezing and lone behold its exactly the same as it was when
I sent it for repair. I most definitly wont be buying a siemens again
thats for sure.
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Reviewed by badr from england on 23rd Oct 2005
it has a big screen amazing camera you can get it blue or black and
it is pretty light
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Reviewed by Tom H from Scotland on 18th Oct 2005
An easy phone to set up and use, although the manual is pretty poor
and despite the screen being a good size, its quality isn't up to what
you'd expect. In good light conditions (such as outdoors) the camera
takes very acceptable pics, but can't cope at all well with darker indoor
shots - especially in pubs! In 12 months I've had no reliability problems,
it connects easily using Bluetooth in my car and to my pc, so I seem
to have avoided problems others have had. However, how dare siemens
put out a phone of this overall spec without voice dialling! Makes Bluetooth
in the car effectively receive only. When I got the phone, it was stated
that it did have voice dialling, and even phoning Siemens for help,
they said the same.... Due to this, I'd really give it two and a half
stars.
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Reviewed by Ali from UK on 15th Oct 2005
This is the worst phone I have used. The camera is supposed to be good
- every picture I have taken looks like there is a snow storm and you
can't tell what it is supposed to be! The volume button just fell off.
Given the choice I would not have another Siemans - the Nokia and Samsung
phones I have had in the past are much better. Unfortunately it is insured
and they will only swap like for like.
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Reviewed by jared from new zealand on 7th Oct
2005
this phone is alright, because it has good ringtones and to recive messages
it is easy but the thing that is bad is that to get in to things it
is quite technicall to do things on the phone
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Reviewed by Vlade from Yugoslavia on 24th Sep
2005
It has a really bad baterry. It is also bad because it doesn't have
mp3, but camera is EXCELLENT so I am satisfied!!!!!
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Reviewed by Loz from UK on 14th Sep 2005
What a waste of money! menus are poor to navigate - battery life is
terrible - no mp3. The bluetooth was a good idea but siemens must have
fallen asleep during the software installation coz it just gives up
day after day. Not even the vibrate feature could please the missus
so it isnt any good for anything - if you own one, scrap it now and
save yourself the embarrassment of being seen in public with it
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Reviewed by adi_ses from Indonesia on 9th Sep
2005
Actually i'm a big fan of Siemens!! but when it comes to this 3rd Siemens
that i have, i'm quite dissapointed. The features still like other x65,
but it has bluetooth and 1.3 megapixels camera. Feel like i'm still
using my old M65 but with bad camera (i compare with other brand's 1.3
megpixels camera, it's the worst..). or even my c45 :)) That's why i
only give 3 stars; 1 for functionality, 1 for it's nice good looking,
and another one for good connectivity. 2 more stars for additional features;
camera and media players(mp3). But that is only my expectation. Hope
for S75 will be better...i look forward for it's coming to my country..
Most of all, for S series, (that means have high price)I expected the
best!! But How can you Measure Style?
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Reviewed by jordan godzirovski from croatia-osijek on
1st Sep 2005
No mp3.no radio.bad camera
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Reviewed by dean dundas from uk on 1st Sep 2005
Poor battery life and i mean income support poor, crashes, rubbish menus
and turns itself off. It does have a nice cocktail menu though, showing
pictures and giving instuctions on how to make them. Plus the worms
game keeps me and my girlfriend entertained. But really, best avoided.
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Reviewed by MOHAMMAD AHMAD from KUWAIT on 1st
Aug 2005
Its a great phone, I'm using it from last 4 months and there is no problem
at all. And I have got it upgraded from the local dealer 50th v. I wish
if it has mp3 also.
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Reviewed by Emad from Qatar on 29th Jul 2005
This phone has been a disappointment. I bought it for its ability to
sychronise with Outlook and its Bluetooth capability. The included applications
are very good. Bluetooth keeps crashing (internal Bluetooth error among
others) and I find I have to swtich the phone off and on every morning
in the hope its Bluetooth functionality will last all day! Without success.
I have changed Bluetooth headsets (using both the 1.1 and 1.2 versions)
without success. BTW I have the latest firmware (v43).
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Reviewed by geras from lithuania on 26th Jul 2005
it is good very good tel.
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Reviewed by Tom V from UK on 19th Jul 2005
Its sad to hear that so many people have had such bad experiences with
their S65's. I have been extremely impressed with mine. I havent had
any freezes, dodgy keypads or connectivity problems. The phone looks
beautiful and performs beautifully and at half the price of the samsung
D500 I certainly can't complain! This is my 3rd Siemens and I will be
sticking with them! The phone quality is gr8 for a phone and the amount
of features on this phone is impressive. True the battery is disappointing
but if you use your phone as a phone and not always as a camera and
stereo then you won't have problems!! My battery lasts about 3-4 days
and you can of course buy more powerful batteries off ebay.
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Reviewed by Ale from - on 11th Jul 2005
look, I bought this phone cuz the camera is great (compared to other
.3 megapixel camera) and the beautiful design. This phone freaking sucks.
No really, i freaking paid 300 euros for a phone, which, freezes (rarely
but still not the main problem), which doesnt have mp3, and which doesnt
have a flash/flashlight. Now you might say, its alright, not that bad.
The biggest problem my phone has, it turns off by itself right when
i need important calls. I dont know what is wrong with this phone, but
when i go out, and people have to call me at a certain hour, I find
that it turns off, and then I call them and they tell me why i had my
cellphone off. I cant blame them ... Siemens, ill never trust you again.
no worries, nokia, by whatever means of ugly design, its better.
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Reviewed by Chris from Poland on 6th Jul 2005
This phone appears as very good(MMC support, big memory, Java3D etc)
but it is in fact as every Siemens very hard to get used to. The menus
are tough to navigate, the software is sometimes more than just silly.
Example? When you mark "Disable MMC" you have to remove the card, put
it again and restart the phone! Most phones have hot-swap(NGage QD or
SE P900), other need to be turned off to gain acces to the card(Nokia
NG). It costs as much as the K700i and has NO MP3! Why? A phone with
MMC support and no MP3 support is a bit silly. I also dont like the
analog, I prefer a "cross" pad or an analog SE T610 style. I strongly
advise NOT to buy this phone cause it sucks as you can see from the
stuff I wrote above.
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Reviewed by Kazoinks from UK on 26th Jun 2005
What a rubbish phone!! Not going to bother boring anybody as i've had
all the same problems that other people have stated. I do however find
the calender very usefull but alas that one decent feature does not
redeem the entire phone, first available opportunity i get i'm moving
back to Sony Ericsson!
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Reviewed by sameer from Jordan on 9th Jun 2005
no real player no sofet ware suport
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Reviewed by jack from england on 30th May 2005
s65 has a amazing camera and a amzing bluetooth connectivity service
very fast.
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Reviewed by Stefano from UK on 30th May 2005
Frustrating ! Should be better than it is advertised. I am using a replacement
handset which has the same faults as the first ..: (1) keeps freezing
and turns itself off (2) Using Joystick to access camera - no camera
- I have to turn the phone off and re-start, which isn't much use when
trying to capture the moment (3) Bluetooth is pants too. I cannot get
a connection with my headset.
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Reviewed by Graham from UK on 22nd May 2005
Have been using this phone for some months now and generally i'm unimpressed.
The best things about the phone are the large display and the stylish
design. Bad points i've found using this phone include the keys being
too small and close together, keypad messing up, camera causing errors
frequently (on/off solves this), camera quality itself is pretty awful
with all pictures/video being very dark even in good light conditions.
You can vary the quality of picture but it just makes them less/more
grainy, does nothing to improve the light. The main irritation of this
phone i've found is that it's SLOW. It takes a noticable second or two
to access most features, even your phonebook. Other phones on the market
don't suffer on this very basic task. I would advise steering clear
of this one, there are better phones out there.
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Reviewed by Gary Walker from uk on 5th May 2005
Had this phone for a couple of months now extremely unimpressed. Siemens
is capable of so much more.
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Reviewed by John from England on 24th Apr 2005
First of all this is an excellent phone for anyone who just wants a
basic phone it has all the functions required. Now the bad points. It
would have been a better phone had it had voice dialling, having to
manually key in really goes against the grain for handsfree. The Bluetooth
also requires you to manually connect after dialling which means that
you cannot use this as a handsfree device. I have had problems were
the Bluetooth headset wont connect.My overall opinion of this phone
is that it is not really for anyone on the move but is of a nice design
and fairly easy to use
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Reviewed by PAUL from ENGLAND on 23rd Apr 2005
RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by rout from england on 21st Apr 2005
the best phone ever
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Reviewed by Hanlot from Egypt on 19th Apr 2005
First of all after reading previous reviews i think most of writers
talking about problems in screen, battery, shutting down, etc...have
bought phones with problems maybe second hand or whatever. Talking about
S65 working phone i think that the only problems are: Picture's colors
(very fade) & MP3 Any way even the SonyEr.P910i does not have the full
package of our dream phone which i think is the most amazing phone recently
except for its size.
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Reviewed by Paul from England on 15th Apr 2005
Im not really sure how many stars to give this as i sometimes love it
and i sometime dont love it so much. It has a good picture qulity when
taking still photo's but when vidioing it doesnt seem as clear or as
gooda quality for its '1.3 mega pixel'. I think if you are lookin at
camera phones its not just the mega pixel bit to look at, it fools u,
other parts to do with cam and screen and phone speed etc all help a
lot. Also... the length of the video's can only go to 30seconds (but
i found a way to increase it to 1.37, youl find it on the net), but
still, i wouldve thought all the talk of the 32 mb card that u can put
in it would make it so u can record for longer. Anyway, it is a very
very nice lookin phone but only small improvements can be made to make
this phone from good to amazing. it feels like they ran out of time
after they got the sexy design and still photo takin bit sorted and
rushed the rest. other little bits in menu and little options can easily
be improved to. But if you look around, ul find this a good buy, i found
it for £200 less than the cheapest i culd find D500 for!! (i know
D500 better but still) I think the next step in siemens phones is going
to be a big step with feedback from the s65. Oh and who the hell wrote
this useless manual?!?! lol.
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Reviewed by martin from Austria on 5th Apr 2005
the camera has 1.3 Pixel but the quality if its dark is very bad
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Reviewed by C Aspinall from UK on 1st Apr 2005
When it works it is a nice phone - but has too many problems and doesn't
reliably connect via blutooth. Phone frequently 'freezes' or switches
itself off. Keys are a little too small and close together and it is
too easy to press the wrong key as a result. Forget trying to connect
using Blutooth - it is too unpredictable / unreliable (I have tried
several Jabra headsets all to no avail). Siemens support suggested upgrading
the firmware but my S65 already has the latest version in it (since
new).
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Reviewed by Sherif Abourida from Egypt on 12th
Mar 2005
What I do belive that S65 is mush beter phone than the Nokia, and it
is not fair to give it the rating of Good only it should be outstanding
phone.Thank You & Regards
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Reviewed by IAIN from UK on 3rd Mar 2005
My first ever Siemens phone...bought it due to its excellent calendar
options. First lets deal with some of the points raised by previous
contributors... 1. It does NOT have any voice dialling therefore you
have to use the keypad to initiate a call...even if you have assigned
shortcuts to frequently used nos. This defeats the purpose of bluetooth
and handsfree and could you lead you to a brush with the law if driving
at the time. 2. The Phone comes with a programme called Mobile Phone
Manager for the PC....I had severe problems running this on bluetooth
technology although it is supposed to. Tech at Siemens said I had to
download the latest firmware....only problem is you have to have a data
cable to transfer it to the phone ! Give Siemens their due...when I
highlighted this problem they sent me a free one. However even with
the data cable connected the computer could not recognise the phone.
Well that is the major glitches I have experienced with the phone out
of the way. The phone is very good....signal quality is great though
I would identify with previous posters 250 hours standby time for the
battery is way too optimistic. The screen is big and clear and despite
my initial concerns has remained scratch free in 4 months of use. I
would concur with previous posters the keypad is not the most ergonomic
for texting purposes however. Calendar/schedule functions for which
I bought the phone, is superb, easy to use with clear screens and unlimited
options regarding alarm reminders etc. The camera is okay.....for a
phone camera....and the video recording is also of average quality.
In the extras menu is a photo editor package...in addition to a useful
foreign phrasebook....and a cocktail recipe programme ! Also included
is the emergency nos. for every country you could imagine...so if you
anticipate phoning the Police in Albania...this is the phone for you.
But be aware the foreign phrasebook does not cover Albanian ;-) The
addressbook is easy to use with some nice search functions and you can
allocate people by groups and you can also assign separate ringtones
for certain groups. All in all a nice and functional phone. Only let
down by out of date firmware.....poor bluetooth connectivity...no voice
dial and a very poor users manual.
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Reviewed by mr anonymity from united kingdom on
3rd Mar 2005
i was given a siemens s65 as a christmas present i loved the phone and
got used to it really quite quickly.was impressed with the look of it,
always being a nokia man in the past i thought sein as i got it free
i would give it a go.well unfortunately i broke the screen and now the
fone is useless and i cant for love or money get a replacement screen
anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!maybe in the futuer i may be able to repair it
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Reviewed by robtom from UK on 2nd Mar 2005
Love the look of the phone, love the functionality. Unfortunately, I've
had 3 replacements in one week! Software on all three was totally unstable!
After 1 day all three refused to T9 a text, reset themselves to factory
settings, the alarm clock didn't go off and the battery lasted about
8 hours....no talk time was there, just sitting waiting for a call.
I do love how it looks and works (in between charges) so now I'm giving
this last handset a try. So far, so good. Not half way down the charge
level - and that's after being on for 8 hours (and two calls of almos
an hour)! And it does T9! Cross your fingers for me - I want a phone
that looks as though it was designed in the 70s, but to fit into the
21st century!
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Reviewed by P Smith from UK on 9th Feb 2005
AMAZING SPEC!! What doesn't it have? MP3 player? Well thats not true,
as it has a WAV player and therefore it is the same as MP3 qual. Bit
big, but HUGE screen, what more do you want?
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Reviewed by Mark from Netherlands on 31st Jan
2005
I just bought this phone, mostly because of its synchronisation capabilities
with Outlook. With the included data-cable it is no problem. I haven't
tried a connection with bluetooth with e.g. a headset but i'm planning
to buy a Siemens carkit, and i'm pretty sure that it will work. But..
it is not the best phone i've ever had. The phone has many options,
but the things it is meant for won't work properly. An important thing
is the battery, it goes for two days maximum. The phone is also not
very ergonomic. When you write a sms, your hand will hurt like hell.
I also miss the voicedailing. When i read some comments on other websites
it is clear that it is better not upgrade your firmware to version 25,
because you will get problems with sms messages on you sim card, prompting
that your simcard is full. Then for the less important things. The camera
sucks. I've a webcam of 0.3 mp and the quality is the same. It is also
too bad that the phone has no mp3 player, wich is very standard nowadays.
Maybe they can fix it with a firmware update. It should also be possible
that a picture is shown when you get a call from someone wich is in
your adressbook with a picture, but that did'nt happen either. Next
time i buy a Samsung!
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Reviewed by James from UK on 27th Jan 2005
On the face of it a nice phone, but let down by lots of niggles: - battery
life is appalling. 2 days from full charge if you're lucky, one day
if you have Bluetooth switched on. - email functionality is only so-so.
Supports IMAP but not sub-folders (which are the main reason for using
it!) - bluetooth won't connect to headset until after the other person
answers the call (so you have to dial, wait to connect and then press
the button). Not much use in the car as a 'hands free' as you need to
keep watching the phone and pressing the buttons. - no voice dial (again,
hardly hands free!) But, on the plus side: - camera is good - movie
function fun - good support for Java Applets - nice loud ringtones
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Reviewed by Jack from a Box from Wales on 19th
Jan 2005
The worse thing that happend to me in a longtime, simply RUBISH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like the sl55 beter, and that phone is from ages ago (pre WW2)
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Reviewed by Hans from Switzerland on 19th Jan
2005
I liked the grown up retro design of it - unfortunately I had to rebood
once a day because everything was frozen so I gave it back.
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Reviewed by unhapppy from singapore on 16th Dec
2004
I am very disappointed about this phone. I bought it only about 3 moonths
back. I am noticing several problems - 1.Very poor reception (display
'no service available', 'searching' etc) 2. Poor sound quality 3. Freezes
frequently 4. Gets switched off on its own. I am planning to take it
to the service centre this weekend. I have switched to my old Nokia
6610 as the S65 has become un-usable. Nokia 6610 seems such a huge relief.
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Reviewed by Dim from Greece on 8th Dec 2004
For this price, it is= just perfect and cool About the Voicecaling...
I'm not a Business Administrator or the super famous manager so i don't
realy need it... This little baby is the best
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Reviewed by Gavin from England on 6th Dec 2004
Great phone. No problems with this one so far (firmware version 25).
Attracted to this phone by its appearance and then bought the phone
because of its functionality. I agree with Prometheus, in that the phone
should have voicedialling, the shocking lack of this basic function
means that bluetooth headsets can't be used to their fullest. However,
unlike Prometheus I am not so harsh and think that the phone still offers
so much that it still deserves 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Prometheus from Malaysia on 5th Dec
2004
Everything said as above, a great camera and bluetooth connectivity..
Unfortunately, you can't use the bluetooth headset to its fullest because
this S65 does not support voice dialing. But considering it is such
an outstanding phone, remember that there are no voicedialing functions
on this phone. Any other "el cheapo" phone on the market has voice dialing.
It looses 3 starts for lack of basic phone function of voice dialing..
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Reviewed by Pepe from Croatia on 3rd Dec 2004
Phone is excelent. I didn't give 5 stars only becouse bluetooth. It
is unstable, getting disconnected randomly and after 5 hours of trying
I didnt manage to connect to PC over bluetooth....... maybe more luck
with nex firmware ( curently using 25)
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Reviewed by Vincent from England on 26th Nov 2004
Good looking phone with functionality to match. My phone has software
version 20 and I have not had any problems. Siemens must have sorted
them out, just goes to show their good product support. Outstanding
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Reviewed by Mike Swilter from England on 23rd
Nov 2004
Bought this phone cos it looked nice and has current features; camera,
video, bluetooth, mms, email, GPRS, poly sounds, truetone sounds, recording
of sounds for ringtones, etc. However, was dissapointed that on the
odd occassion it would freeze and the only way to get the phone to work
was by removing the battery and re-inserting. However, I found out that
Siemens provide firmware updates for their phones that can be downloaded,
and so I donloaded a firmware update (software version 20) for my S65.
Now everything seems to work perfectly well. I've had no instances of
the phone freezing and am extremely pleased with my purchase. The camera
quality and features is phenomenal. Only in very gloomy surroundings
or where there isn't enough presence of 'white light' does the picture
quality become grainy. But in most circumstances the quality with the
x5 zoom is phenomenal. I've also had a go at recording my own sounds
for using as ringtones. Depending on the original source,the quality
when played back can range from poor to very good (small portable radio
quality). I record samples from my favourite records played through
my loudspeaker and now have ringtones that has everyone commenting on
their originality. I've read the earlier reviews and since updating
the firmware on my phone, which I presume Siemens are now starting to
have pre-installed, I can agree with the praises that have been made.
For those that haven't upgraded the firmware, do so it makes a big difference.
This is by far the best phone Siemens have produced, I can't see my
self wanting to change it, not until that is the S75? comes out. Good
job Siemens.
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Reviewed by Darren from England on 23rd Nov 2004
Have had numerous phones, Nokias, Motorola's, Ericssons, Panasonic,
Sharp, Samsung, Sony. This is my first Siemens and I am extremely impressed.
Have read the previous reviews but have not experienced any of the aforementioned
problems. Very impressed with camera. The whole look and feel of this
phone is very good. The colour display is very crisp and like the idea
of having Themes and colour skins. Apparantly Siemens are giving free
downloads (ringtones, wallpapers, mms animations, screensavers, Themes,
Games (none so far though)) every day up until Christmas on their website.
Anyway this is truly a good phone and intend to stick with this one
for a good while.
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Reviewed by Troy Marantz from England on 29th
Oct 2004
Upgraded from the S55 to the S65. The S65 is packed with lots of features
and does all you would expect from a phone. Excellent and more than
loud enough sounds and ringtones(now you can record your own ringtones
- makes the option of downloading ringtones somewhat redundant but you
still do have that option if you want). Graphics and picture quality
of the camera is excellent (great zoom facility and photo slide show).
The photo's print out exceptionally well. Decent looking games (Rally
game very tricky, but downloaded Blazers (highly addictive). Enough
memory on the phone in addition to the 32MB memory card. Just purchased
a 128 MB memory card (just can't stop taking pictures and recording
video clips). Email client and WAP GPRS browser both work well, as does
bluetooth and PC sync functions. Perfect size, slightly larger than
the S55, which I found too small for my hands and kept dropping (but
it still worked). S65 is a lot more solid and robust. No problems with
ne twork connections, international roaming worked perfectly when abroad
and all calls were crystal clear. Haven't experienced any problems with
the S65. This in my opinion is a superb phone for the consciences user.
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Reviewed by RobertG from USA on 27th Oct 2004
I've been using the phone for 2 month. Display is very poor. Sound very
bad. Speaker (handfree) very Bad. Software - full of bugs - looses setting
etc. Camera nice. Bluetooth... very unstable and slow
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Reviewed by Ricky from Uk on 25th Oct 2004
well i baught this phone to replace mi siemens mc60 which i had no problems
with so far i have had a panasonic gd67 a couple of nokias and another
siemens (mt50) and so far this is by far the best phone i have had 1st
the camera is ace the day time qulity is unfultable and the easliy removible
memory card is a realy good idea over nokias one where u have to take
the batt out to access the memory card also the ringtones have lould
and then extra lould so u can allways hear them not noticed any lagging
problems with the phone yet, so far a thumbs up if any one wants any
help with their siemens s65 phone please feel free to e-mail me at cyber_twigg@hotmail.com
also i will offer help with the siemens mt50, mc60 and the panasonic
gd67 well i hope i dont have to post again to say i dont like the phone
i will be testing new features on it soon i.e blue tooth hands free
and computer connect so i will report back here when i do
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Reviewed by Jay from UAE on 24th Oct 2004
Good Phone ..expected a better phone from Siemens, but it has almost
every thing.. Good sound, good screen, great features, nice looks on
the up side..but on the Downside it has no MP3 support,Camera needs
to be more sensitive at night(its too grainy)however, in the day the
pics are great. The firmware needs to be updated by Siemens. I currently
have Ver.12 which sorts out a few issues..but more need to be done.
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Reviewed by Sindhu Tjahyadi from Indonesia on
24th Oct 2004
I bought this phones 2 weeks ago for my wife. I choose Siemens due to
the quality of the products. But currently I'm very dissapointed because
this telephone has a several problems ei; while my wife tried to send
SMS it's suddently hang, the day after she went to the Siemens Galery
and upgrade the software from ver.12 to ver.16 after that she still
have a problem while using the camera (it's hang again) and we asked
to change the phone with the new one, but they only want to try fix
this phone, and she must going to go to the siemens centre once again
tomorrow. We have a plan to sell this phone and change with the other
brand. Unbelievable that was happening to the new S65 by Siemens.
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Reviewed by cliff from scotland on 23rd Oct 2004
nae good, i prefer my nokia 8310!
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Reviewed by jim from france on 19th Oct 2004
Its a absolteley fab ,it is great.
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