The
Siemens CX65 is the next step up from the Siemens C65 and sits in
the entry-level camera phone class together with the Sharp
GX17 and Sony Ericsson K300i.
Physically
very similar to the C65, the CX65 is very slightly larger and heavier,
but has a much larger and higher quality screen. The larger screen
has been fitted onto the same size phone chassis through clever
keypad design. This does mean that the keys are a little smaller
than the ideal size, but it's perfectly useable. There are quite
a few other improvements, starting with the much improved camera,
now including a VGA-quality video camera. There's better messaging
support, with EMS and the option of sending email (via MMS). The
battery life is still poor, but new features include voice dialling,
voice commands and a USB cable port for uploading data to a computer.
The
CX65 is a better phone than the C65, but shares some of its problems.
As well as poor battery life, build quality is flimsy and the battery
cover tends to fall off quite easily. Many users experience problems
with the phone freezing or switching itself off randomly. The Siemens
M65 is essentially the same as the CX65, but with a robust protective
case designed for an outdoor lifestyle.
Features
of the Siemens CX65 include:
Display: TFT, 65,536 colours, 132 x 176 pixels
Integrated VGA digital camera (640 x 480 resolution)
with 5x digital zoom
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Jess from UK on 5th
Jul 2006
I had this phone for about 9 months (until, about a month ago, someone
broke it so I had to get a new phone). It was my first phone, and
I loved it! So it didnt have bluetooth or MP3s, but it was really
cool looking, had a large, detailed screen and a great camera. I
was really sad when it got smashed! It served me well and was very
tough. Everyone who says they had problems just obviously had a
faulty one - its nothing to do with the actual model. And yeh it
runs out of battery quite easily, but oh well - if you use it a
lot, charge it every other day or so. It charges really quickly
too so you don't need to charge all day! A great phone if you don't
need fancy stuff. =) Rating:
Reviewed by ollie from england on
13th Jun 2006
The cx65 in my opinion is not a very good phone i had it for about
a year and the back cover keeps falling off and then the battery
falls out, also the toggle button on the front fell out and wouldnt
go back in! when i first bought the phone, i opened the box charged
the phone and moved the toggle button and it instantly fell out.
i had to send it back and get a new one. its now a year on anyway
and i am getting a sony ericsson k700i which i have read the reviews
and seem satisfied with. Rating:
Reviewed by Martin from Slovakia on
4th Jun 2006
This is the worst phone I've seen. -battery needs to be recharged
every day -phone turn itfself off (anytime) -extremely slow -freezing
(when browsing internet, applications) Do not ever buy this junk
'cause it will drives you crazy. Rating:
Reviewed by Peter from England on
5th May 2006
The CX65 is an excellent mobile. The plus points have been mentioned
below. As for the 'phone switching off, I suggest you go to the
Siemens website and upgrade your 'phone's firmware. The latest version
fixed this issue for me. Follow the instructions carefully and make
sure you use the correct 'variant' for your network. As for the
loose battery covery, wrap some tape arround the cover's tab - the
bit which slots into the top of the 'phone. This will reduce the
movement significantly. To further improve put some tape on the
inside of the cover, base end, to fill the gap between cover and
chassis. My phone now has a solid quality feel about it. Good luck.
Rating:
Reviewed by joe from uk on 13th
Apr 2006
Its a great phone ive had it for over a year and i dont see why
i need a new phone. It has an ok camera with video. Its gt a big
screen and its easy to txt with. Why do you need an mp3 get an mp3
palyer to listen to music.And it has a good organiser/calender Rating:
Reviewed by Lawrence from England on
12th Apr 2006
I love this phone! Its got a amazing camra and its menu is clear!
The only bad thing is its battry dosnt last long bt overall is a
good phone.:) Rating:
Reviewed by Stefan from Romania on
9th Apr 2006
Hello. Maybe my review will be useful for you. I have this Siemens
CX65 for more than one year ( it is my 23rd phone in 6 years). The
general impression is a good one. It's positive points are the display,
the menu structure, VGA camera. The negative points: batery cover
which is not very stable and the battery itself which lasts for
2-3 days in my case ( I talk around 15-20 minutes/day and another
5-8 minutes of usage). The display is one step ahead of it's competitors
( here I'm refering to Sony-Ericsson k500), it's very large and
bright. But it is the one responsible for the poor batery life.
The menu of the phone is easy to use, also the softkeys are configurable,
you can assign to each button a specific task/shortcut. The images
taken with the camera are at an acceptable level for a VGA camera
( a little better quality compared to k500). One more thing about
this phone is that it's value of re-sale is reduced. For example
I have buyed mine for around 150 euro last year ( april 2005) and
now I can sale it for maximum 70 euro. That's all for the moment.
If you need other details: dorutu@yahoo.com Rating:
Reviewed by mary from Georgia on
8th Apr 2006
I love this phone, because it is very comfortable to use. it is
not expensive too. i recomend you to buy CX65 i know this phone's
quality i use it myself. IT'S GREAT Rating:
Reviewed by ed from england on
27th Feb 2006
just lost this phone on the bus a few days ago - i am GUTTED!! This
phone was brilliant! A true work of genius!! The menu was clear
and easy to use, it looked great and was amazing value for money.
siemens rule Rating:
Reviewed by Vikram Kumar from Pakistan
on 18th Feb 2006
This phone is very very good but there is one problem in it tha
is battery,the battery of this mob is very poor(we have to recharge
it everyday).It has very good VGA camera like Nokia 6600,and et
cetra. If you have about 7000 Rs of budget and want to buy good
mobile so pleaase buy this mobile. Rating:
Reviewed by al from uk on 14th
Feb 2006
i am quite annoyed with this phone. the camera, themes, phonecalls
and movies are fine. there is just one fundamental flaw in that
the SMS MESSAGE inbox is missing! the only way i can read my texts
is when i recieve them and then when the sim is full, when i can
magically see all of my texts all over again. also the battery cover
is a little bit flimsy. other than that it is a great phone! Rating:
Reviewed byfrom England on 30th
Jan 2006
I started having problems with this phone within 3wks of having
it. The battery life is v.poor, so needs to be charged everyday.
It switches off and connects to the internet on its own. Not recommended.
Rating:
Reviewed by john.l from uk on
21st Jan 2006
hi this phone is ok. the memory is good,battry is rubbish. after
a year the camer ect. gets a little bit worse but what do expect.a
nice upgrade if your phone has no camera,video. the screen is good+big.
the worst thing is that the phone terns off by its self. Rating:
Reviewed by Carlos from Brazil on
19th Jan 2006
Its a cheap mobile, and have some cool functions, but the battery
goes down too fast (every day is necessary to charge), camera and
video quality are average. The LCD size is an advantage. If you
want to cheap mobile, this mobile can be a good choice, but Nokia
6200 and Siemens SL55 are better because the battery takes more
time and are smaller than CX65. Rating:
Reviewed by chrisoOo from llantwit major
on 14th Jan 2006
poor, poor poor! it turns off after u make a phone call! battery
very poor! i'm getin a new 1 which is motorola l7 (by it btw) it
is awesum! Rating:
Reviewed by Cosmin from Romania on
7th Jan 2006
The phone is great and the camera is outstanding given the fact
that it has only 620x480 resolution. But I don't like the icons
in the menu and I don't have a clue on how to change them :( Rating:
Reviewed by Lakshan from Sri Lanka on
5th Jan 2006
I'm using this phone almost over one year. The features are pretty
good. Sounds of the video clips and recored sounds are not in better
quality.I canot satisfy about the camera quality though its a VGA
Camera.And this phone is getting stuck after acsess to the internet
by GPRS, I had to pay Rs.3000/=(£17) to install the operating system
again after its getting stuck.The two dynamic lights giving some
atrcaction to the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Vytenis from Lithuania on
1st Jan 2006
Ihave this phone!!!Its the poor phone i had ever.Its serious junk.Siemena
had big lag like all siemens.Don't buy this phone never.I know that
i say. Rating:
Reviewed by Kate from United Kingdom
on 27th Dec 2005
I do like this phone, had it a year now. The camera quality is good
i rekon, and the video is alright. A few problems though. Sometimes
when I tried to read a txt message by pressin the joystick in to
select it, it turns itself off, which is very very annoying, and
it does this quite a lot. Ive spoken to two of my mates who have
this fone and they said that they have the same problem. Also, the
joystick fell off a few months ago. I managed to put it back on
but it didnt last long and I lost it!! Can anyone tell me where
i can get a replacement one please? Ive only found foriegn websites
that sell them, but obv they are no good as i don't understand them.
Other that that, its a good fone, as it stores huge amounts of pictures!
Oh yea, it makes calls too, just like real phones do! Rating:
Reviewed by Teodor Todorov from Bulgaria
on 27th Dec 2005
Firstly I was going to buy C65, but I reconsidered the functionality
and especially the battery capacity... and decided to get CX65.
Well, this phone has a great functionality for it's price. The organizer
is excellent, the display and the camera are nice. But that's all
advantages. The sound is loud but awful, as it was from a horn.
The battery stands for about 48 hours, sparingly using. I have set
it to switch off each night and the brightness is 20%. And set to
no vibration. But the antenna stability is maybe the worse thing
in this phone. If the signal strength indicator goes under rank
3 it immediately starts searching for a network. And what is even
worse - sometimes the indicator shows strength 5 for a long time
in fixed position with no things moving around. Just a slight movement
with my hand could blow it away to searching state. I made multiple
tests, also with other phones side by side, on the same GSM provider.
The other phones did not show such weird behaviour at all. I guess
that means weak transmitter. The cheap A60 was much much better
when talking about battery and range. Shortly - nice design, excellent
functionality, fairly good software, low price, awful sound, weak
battery and shaky connection. Rating:
Reviewed by Polly from Uk on
25th Dec 2005
This phone, which I had for a mere year, was very pleasing at first,
but after a short while I noticed the camera decreases in quality,
and the time to record a video also decreases!!The sound quality
is ok, but I have recently brought a Samsung z140, and the change
is outstanding!That phone is only slightly more expensive but yet
much more sufficent and almost exciting!!No bluetooth, No mp3, no
3G...this phone should be increased in quality and will then make
a much better purchase! Rating:
Reviewed by SHOFOL from Bangladesh on
19th Dec 2005
i like this phone.i hv got so...many extra function. but main problem
is there...is no function for headphone so..i cant talk comfortably
for a long time.moreover its speaker quality is not good Rating:
Reviewed by Jhon from bolivia on
1st Dec 2005
ok good... Rating:
Reviewed by jordy from netherlands on
14th Nov 2005
i like the phone but the sound sucks real hard... and everywhere
i look it says it plays real tones so i download a realtone for
it.. and then the probs starting.. the tone is 36 sec long. and
it stops playing at 14 sec. Rating:
Reviewed by Syed Kamran Faisal from
Pakistan on 27th Oct 2005
I have been using this mobile phone for 1 year and I observed that
it is a complete mobile phone which we require, excellent tones,
good in shape and marvels camera features. Rating:
Reviewed by Shaun from South Africa
on 19th Oct 2005
I just love this phone!I have had it for more than a year now and
it still keeps on impressing me here in S.A we only hear from Nokia
as it is the most common phone but when walking into a crowd mine
always gets noticed first.It has sleek looks and ideal to carry
in your pocket.The camera functions are great aswell much better
than other phones i`ve seen.Everybody wants one but it is very difficult
to find one here you can say i was luckey. I see the other reviews
people complain about the memory size i mean this is a phone not
a playstaion for crying out loud,it rings you answer as simple as
that to me all the other functions are a bonus. In the enviroment
i work in it is esential to keep notes and reminders and it is quick
and simple to make one (if you set the hotkey) and then it reminds
me 15min before the time aswell!You won`t get oter phones that will
do that.Over all i love this phone,yes it has frozen on me once
or twice but i noticed it only happens when the phone`s battery
is low.The e-mail works very well aswell and has never failed me.This
is great phone and has a costs is ver reasonable. It has this one
function dinamic light i did`nt read all the reviews but the one`s
i did, did`nt say anything about this function it`s great you can
set it to different beats according to sms,phone calls,e-mails etc.So
the people who say this is a poor phone are either not used to quality
or just don`t know how to use it properly.I am defintly hooked on
Siemens it`s a great phone!You guys at Siemens i just want to say
keep up the great work I am one Impressed user thanx guys. Shaun
Rating:
Reviewed by james from uk on
15th Oct 2005
its a good fone but it has a few problems 1) the joystick is quite
hard to use, normally u hav to press it down more than once to get
it to work 2)da camera is alrite, but nothing special, and video
isnt great 3) poor games 4) hard to do simple things that you would
think were easy to do, and would be easy to do on a nokia or a motorola
there are more problems but i can't remember them right now. the
phone looks fragile and flimsy, but in actual fact it is pretty
strong, but it is not water resistant, trust me i know Rating:
Reviewed by Atif from Pakistan on
12th Oct 2005
Hi, about this phone the good thing is its outlook (realy dashy),
excellent joystick as compared to other phones in this category,
screen is big enough and telephonic features are very good but on
the negative side its battery life is very poor not more than 24
Hours, sound quality is poor, video clips are only for 30sec duration,
games are boring, its outfit is very loose due to which its battery
may shake and phone get off so i have to use packing for support,
and due to loose covers it gets dirty immediately so i have to clean
it every week from dust. In short this phone hardly deserves 3 stars... Rating:
Reviewed by jre from Slovenia on
5th Oct 2005
I bought this phone in June 04'. At first the software allowed that
you could share games using irda with other phones, although the
chrases and freezes were often. Then I upgraded it in June 05, the
chrases stopped, the camera got better brightnes, but I can no longer
share games with other phones. In July 05' the display stopped working
and the official Siemens service said that repairing would cost
160¤(!!!) but I got much better deal al the local phone service-
new display and service cost me (only) 20¤. Rating:
Reviewed by Neil from UK on 19th
Sep 2005
I've had this phone since January 2005. For the £76.50 I paid for
it on Orange pay-as-you-go you'd be hard pushed to find anything
better. The camera is great, especially with the optional flash
attachment woen on nights out. The camera isn't as high in quality
as some of the latest phones, but it's more than enough for casual
snapping. The video recorder function is a welcone addition, but
it only alows you to record 12 secs at a time, which is disappointing.
Aonther feature missing from this phone is bluetooth. I have experienced
the phone shutting down on me, Usually when scrolling through text
messages, although it's only done it about three times in 9 months,
hardly something to worry about. I have had this phone incased in
a foneskin since new and it still looks like new. It definitely
looks more expensive than it actually is and isn't anywhere near
as common as other phones, which is nice. I find the build quality
of the phone to be good too and it isn't very big either. The 11
MB of memory isn't huge by modern standards, but is plenty for loads
of text messages and pictures. Overall, not the most high-tech phone
about, not the most popular phone either, but great value for the
spec. Rating:
Reviewed by loudenboomer from UK on
16th Sep 2005
Not very good, going to try a Samsung instead now. It kept freezing/cutting
out. Someone told me this is due the poor fit on the back of the
case allowing the battery to jolt off the terminals and to stick
a couple of one inch pieces of insulation tape inside the back cover
to pack it up a bit, I did this and it seems to have eliminated
the problem but sort it out Siemens. Good screen but poor contrast
in some lighting conditions. Also the case fills up with dirt really
easily as the fit is quite loose, maybe Germans just dont have dirt
like the rest of the world or steam clean inside their trouser pockets
but I had to clean this out every 2 weeks. The address book and
calendar functions are good, not as strong as Sony maybe but that
is the only redeeming feature for this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Will Price from Wales on
10th Sep 2005
This phone is a lump of ****. The ringtones r rubbish! The video
quality is terrible! The games r boring as hell! The only half-decent
thing about this phone is the picture quality. I hate this phone
and that's why I'm getting the Motorola V550. Rating:
Reviewed by S Hopkins from England on
24th Aug 2005
Where do I start! The worst phone I have ever owned. It is cheap
nasty tat!! It keeps switching itself off while in use, when it
is switched back on the keys do not work and the case keeps falling
apart. It is difficult to navigate the menu's. I will never buy
another Siemens again!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Furey from UK on
12th Aug 2005
crashes a lot, takes ages to start up and the camera takes very
poor quality images, wont pick up anything in bad light. not impressed. Rating:
Reviewed by crispo from america on
11th Aug 2005
good overall, the video is rubish, but the menu is really easy to
work out!! the wap is also really easy and quick.the camera also
has quality picture Rating:
Reviewed by OliT from UK on 2nd
Aug 2005
At the price this fone does have some impressive features: very
good quality camera with photo editor; good battery; video playback;
IrDA, and it's got a large screen for it's size. The button size
also makes texting easy. HOWEVER, adjusting camera brightness can
be frustrating and the video recording is average, lasting only
11 seconds, and the sound quality is complete trash. When you first
use the fone, menus can be a nightmare to navigate. The fone may
look nice in the pictures, however it feels cheap and plasticky.
This may be due to the changeable covers, but trust me these are
RARE - the only chance you have of finding one is eBay. But then
the fone doesn't cost a lot (about £70 now?) and despite the flaws,
it is still great value for money. If this fone was around the £150
mark, you'd be looking at a 2 star fone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ricardo from Brazil on
28th Jul 2005
This is just an ok phone. It has an average camera, average sound
(doesn't have an mp3 player or a radio, all the others that compete
with it at its price range - 6230, k700, e398 and k500 - have at
least one of the two), average memory (bad if compared to the others,
cause they have a bigger one for the mp3s, but ok for most of the
people needs), average OS (user friendly but freezes and tends to
turn the cell off by itself), average battery life (a full charge
lasts about 3 days), worse than average games (it has 2 and only
1 of them is OK), and worse than average body construction (Battery
cover comes off too easily, hard to change covers, cheap feeling
overall). But some things make up for the mobile's flaws, like a
very nice display (but clearly worse than the 4 above mentioned,
except the 6230) and a very nice phone book (this one i found to
be almost unbeatable). If u have to pick a mobile from cx65 category
dont choose it, instead go for the 6230 (if u want the best o f
all of them, but accepts having a worse than average display), the
e398 (if u want a mobile and an ipod altogether, but with an unfriendly
and slow OS), the k700 (similar to e398 in functions but with a
smaller memory and no MC slot, but with radio and a better OS) or
the k500 (the cheaper, but still great, only problem being the small
memory - can only store 3 or 4 musics). Rating:
Reviewed by Damo from Uk on 23rd
Jul 2005
Ideal cheap phone with video and camera functions it does crash/freeze
now and again and could also do with bluetooth but for the money
its worth buying. Its lightweight and of a reasonable size just
slightly larger than a nokia 6230 but weighs less. Battery life
is a little short for heavy phone users. screen quality is quite
good though and is large enough for anyone with good sharp display.
If your looking for a cheap and cheerful phone as a spare then this
is it. Rating:
Reviewed by jord from uk on 17th
Jul 2005
this fone is crackalackin its so cool ull never ever want anoother
mob again its of da rockers dudes!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Luke salter from England
on 16th Jul 2005
This phone is great the camera is awesome it is definetely the best
looking phone for me !!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by John from S\'pore on
15th Jul 2005
It is an amazing yet cheap phone. So many functions and cool business-like
design. Though it shuts down by itself at times, all the other features
sure put it ahead of another phone in its class. Some people have
complained about build quality been "flimsy" but it is really as
strong as other phones. The bottom line is, just buy it. Rating:
Reviewed by Martis from Lithuania on
14th Jul 2005
Very good phone for value.It's cheap,but has a lot of functions,including
sharp screen,good camera and also video recorder and playback as
well.Personalisation is one of the best i've ever seen.Only motorola
can be compared with it.Battery life is average.Joystick is let
down,but this phone is absolutely outstanding because of it's functions.And
price of course!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Imran Naqvi from Pakistan
on 13th Jul 2005
Genrally the phone is worth you are paying for it.Software is good,display
is good but the camera quality is poor. Rating:
Reviewed by sam from united kingdom
on 4th Jul 2005
best phone in da world and i can say no more if your looking for
a phone priced around 80-100 than this is it, its got good camera
and video recording the only down side is that the sound on video
is crappy anyway to get to the point BUY IT!!!!! :) Rating:
Reviewed by James Baillie from UK on
30th Jun 2005
i like the phone but it keeps freezing Rating:
Reviewed by shotta from england on
29th Jun 2005
fones ok u no batry is rubbish but the camera and everythin elses
is alroite its worth its value though Rating:
Reviewed by Geeza from England on
15th Jun 2005
A really great phone with only one major shortcoming- poor battery
life. I am an elder pone user (43!) and I just love this phone.
I don't want an MP3 player or radio (my car and laptop have both
of these) and I'm not bothered about canera quality (I have a Canon
EOS 350). This phone allows me to do what I want - make calls, send
the odd text and check out headlines via WAP. I can put the thing
in my shirt or trouser pocket - something flip phones and Nokia's
increasingly heavy phones don't allow me to do. I have had 'SMART'
phones (they aren't - Symbian - too heavy and Windows - don't make
me laugh!). This phone just works. The screen is dull - that doesn't
bother me. The screen is huge - what a boon, makes Nokia 7250s and
6230s seem like yesterday. The phone is light with an intutitve
menu system and a lovely keypad. As mentioned, the achilles heel
is battery life - i make 30 - 40 minutes a of calls a day. This
just kills the battery. I have two now. I bought mine brand new
on E-Bay for 40 quid. I have a spare one 'cos i can't live without
it. Do it, buy one, it's the business! Rating:
Reviewed by ANDREWS from ENGLAND on
11th Jun 2005
THIS PHONE IS NOT TOO BAD,I GOT IT DODGY 4 50 BAR SO I CANT MOAN
REALLY,THE SOUND RECORD IS A LOAD OF JUNK BT THE CAMERA INT 2 BAD,ALL
ROUND PRETTY CUSHTI Rating:
Reviewed by sash from united kingdom
on 4th Jun 2005
This phone is a bit cack, it has a very cheap feel to it, the buttons
are very plasticy and feel like they will break, and the joystick
thing is rubbish. The camera is of average quality but the video
camera thing is not even worth having as the picture is grainy and
you only get 12 seconds. The phone is also very flimsy. On a positive
note it has a few decent features like speakerphone and stuff, you
can get this phone for £80, for the price i would reccomend
spening an extra £20 or so and getting a motorola v547 or
v500 or something. Rating:
Reviewed by steph from uk on
2nd Jun 2005
generally this fone is ok, but i would really love to upgrade. firstly
it loves turning itslef of at very inconvenitent times. it pauses
when takin pictures so action shits are a no go, the vidio is rubbish,
it has delays and the sound on it is terrible. i still am unable
to use the e-mail option, and i am unable to get the photos i have
taken onto the computer. also it connects itself to the internet
all the tym wasting my credit-- generally this fone annoys me loads,
dont get this fone unless ur desperate or wish to be driven crazy
(altough i do like the predictive text which i find is a good version
and the screen size is good but ther are better fone out ther 4
that kind of thing) THIS FONE IS NOTHING SPECIAL!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Markus from NL on
1st Jun 2005
Too bad for the incredible slow, buggy, constantly crashing (worhtless)
software used for connecting it with the pc :/ Rating:
Reviewed by dave from Uk on 31st
May 2005
gd phone- the still camera is quite gd but the video is poor. Randomly
turns off quite alot for me, which is annoying, especially on text
messages. Rating:
Reviewed by suren from sri lanka on
30th May 2005
it's really very very nice phone, Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from Poland on
25th May 2005
It`s quite a good phone. It makes better photos than for example
motorola v300. Rating:
Reviewed by Kris from United Kingdom
on 12th May 2005
This phone is a great looker and great perfomer. Its camera is superb
in still mode however video is a bit dodgy. It does tend to shut
down without warning now and again but not often, maily if you are
looking at large images. The menu is ok, takes a bit of getting
used to but its fairly similar to Nokia menus. The screen quality
is the best I have seen on a phone of this class. Video recording
is from 12 seconds (default) to 18 minutes maximum. Great phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by dobby from australia on
9th May 2005
this phone is junk. i got mine 3 days ago and already im planning
to sell it. my next phone is going to be the good old faithful nokia
3200. that is a great phone, for shame all of you who like this
cx65. Rating:
Reviewed by Phil from UK on 8th
May 2005
I bought this phone unlocked when it first came out, costing me
£170. The battery life is absolutely terrible, lasting no
longer than a couple of days in standby mode. The camera quality
is ok but video quality is poor. The menu system isn't overly user
friendly, and oh yeah, it seems to love turning itself off. The
world's laziest phone! Even if it's now retailing for about £60.00
don't waste your money. Get a SE K500i for the same price and enjoy
a quality phone instead... Rating:
Reviewed by Phil from Scottieland on
2nd May 2005
Brill!!!! The Video only lasts about 12 seconds, the ringtones are
OK. But no Bluetooth!!!! A brilliand first fone!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from England on
1st May 2005
This is a gr8 fone you shud really concida buyin 1.Has good video(30)
and good cam.Only fault wud be it has no bluetooth. But still a
MINT fone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ishtiaq Ahmed from Pakistan
on 1st May 2005
This phone is pretty good,large screen,easy to browse,excellent
camra result even at maximum zoom level.Great message storage capacity.......but
it got two problems....it usually switched off while browsing any
application.....2nd its speaker phone is not so good...its a little
bit hard to recognize the callers voice.....its themes are not so
good,.........Any way its camra result is really fantastic...........i
love it............ Rating:
Reviewed by omid from iri on
24th Apr 2005
very nice Rating:
Reviewed by Liam from United Kingdom
on 22nd Apr 2005
This phone is terrible the video time is 12 seconds not to metion
low quality DO NOT BUY IT!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chisomo Sakala from Kenya
on 20th Apr 2005
Its excellent! Rating:
Reviewed by abdulkadir from uae on
18th Apr 2005
phone is excellent,easy to use,but missing bluetooth features,next
generation to include additional memory up to 64MB at least and
FM radio. Rating:
Reviewed by Ricardo from Brazil on
17th Apr 2005
This phone has a bright, colourful and enourmous display, that alouds
you to see it clearly even on sunny days. It also has a much better
than average VGA camera that can also make sound videos, a beautiful
design, a voice recorder that allows you to make memos, a very-friendly
OS, a big memory of almost 11mb (that gets even bigger when compared
to the other phones of its price), removable faceplates, MMS, GPRS
and some smaller qualities that together make a great difference
for the user. As for the battery lenght it`s not anything fantastic,
but it`s not bad either, especially if you consider the display`s
size. Take good care of it, do the initial charge correctly, etc,
and you won`t have any problems. About those bugs we have all heard
about, i`ve never experienced any of them, even after intense 10
days of use. My final conclusion is: the Siemens CX65 is almost
as good as a phone of it`s price can get. Rating:
Reviewed by brev from uk on 15th
Apr 2005
BEAST Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart Carter from England
on 5th Apr 2005
it was a struggle to give this phone a star rating didn't know which
one it should be 1 star or 2 so i've decided to be generous and
give it two stars. the standy by time is absolutly poor to say the
least i have had nothing but trouble with it since i brought it
mainly the battery. this is the i had the handset changed and the
battery lasted 3 days instead of 2 and now i got a completely knew
phone and well looks like nothing was wrong with the battery it's
just that poor i was better off with the phone i got rid of to get
this phone how i wish i still had my old phone. Rating:
Reviewed by brooke from ireland on
27th Mar 2005
I really don't like this phone, the ringtones are rubbish, I was
comparing to my old phone and really noticed the difference. I don't
like the layout of messages etc. The screen is not bright, even
when illumination is up to 100% The only good thing I can say about
this phone is that the camera and video are very, very good, but
thats it. I wouldn't recommend it but it's up to the individual
I suppose, just take a long think about it first... No wonder it's
only £80-90!! Rating:
Reviewed by Boris from Bulgaria on
24th Mar 2005
THIS IS THE PHONE!!!, this is unique phone I can tell you as software
developper, It is a minicomputer, you can do everything with it.
The performance of its processor is UNBELIEVABLE. The latest firmware
supports MOBILE3D. On this phone can be started EVERYTHING that
hangs on the other phones. It worth every penny I gave for it. Rating:
Reviewed by ahmin ahmood from pakistan
on 23rd Mar 2005
i had the phone for 1 week and it kept on crashing everytime i pressed
the button for the camera. i wouldnt recommend buying this phone.
i find that the sony ericcson and sharp phones are far superior
to the siemens. Rating:
Reviewed by Craig Dawes from United
Kingdom on 12th Mar 2005
The phone is excellent, great camera but too slow to use, easy menu,
just like Sony ericsson. Good internet use too. The phone does switch
off when it feels like it and the menus just freeze and lock up.
Battery life excellent if you dont use it, batery starts draining
quickly during use. I have just sent mine back to Siemens after
2 months due problems. They were good though and said they would
repair or replace - no courtesy phone though. I would say stick
to Samsung or Sony Ericsson Rating:
Reviewed by Jippie from netherlands
on 11th Mar 2005
No BlueTooth :(....butt it's a nice phone:') Rating:
Reviewed by Taha Farooq from Pakistan
on 8th Mar 2005
Its the best mobile I ever had!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ben Frankel from England
on 4th Mar 2005
ok i have to first say that i have never done this before and i
dont intent to again but this phones shocked me when i droped it
in 3 inches of snow and found it three days later and it was completely
fine. the camera the screen everything. also i skateboard and it
does withstand falls etc well which shows its good workmanship.
other than that this phone really isnt anything amaing the menu
and the options are still not half as good as in any Nokia but they
are useable and the buttons despite being small and flat are supprisingly
not that bad to use at all. Rating:
Reviewed by That's me! from Romania
on 23rd Feb 2005
Hi there! I got this phone yesterday and it's amazing! It really
is... Very good screen (in actual fact it is one of the best Siemens
ever did :) and good camera, you can also make videos (15 seconds
lenght). Due to the lack of the bluetooth and radio, it still is
the best phone in it's class. Here in my country the phone costs
200 $, which is a good price, too. GO AND BUY IT NOW !!! :D Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from England on
19th Feb 2005
A good-looking phone with some well thought out features. A few
negatives to point out though... the camera takes a nice clear picture
however there is a two second shutter delay which ruins almost any
picture because the subject moves before the phone actually takes
the photo. The camera also insists on making a very loud clicking
sound when you take a photo, this seems to me to be totally pointless
and it cannot be turned down or off (even if the phone is on silent).
These downsides make the camera extremely frustrating to use. I
have only owned the phone for three months but these flaws in design
have annoyed me so much that I am now buying a different phone.
A real disappointment because this aside, the phone has excellent
media capablities and really is quite classy. Rating:
Reviewed by chandole from france on
16th Feb 2005
this phone is the best phone in the market of 15 seconds video recorder
it is class and class large screen for class pictures. Rating:
Reviewed by goodname from London UK
on 16th Feb 2005
FIRST DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DO THE SPEED DIALS, PLEASE PUT ME
OUT OF MY MISERY, AND A QUICK WAY TO CAMERA, AND IS THERE A GRID
LIST VIEW, just got the phone, was thrilled with the screen and
colour, but my goodness this phone has a mind of its own, and seems
to have big attitude, its the worst navigation ever, and the ringtones
ha ha what a joke, and dont get me started on their Wallpaper, shame
cos its a nice phone all in all, but give me NOKIA any day, I only
got this phone because it was cheaper than the latest Nokia on PAYG,
come on Siemens improve the navigation on your next phone, learn
from Nokia Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from England on
13th Feb 2005
Wow! What an amazing phone! It takes good pictures and videos, it
was bought at a very good price (£79.99) and I just love it!
The only problem is it has stopped letting me record videos. :(
i press the record button and about a second later a little box
appears telling me that an error has occurred. Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Other than that i love the phone! Rating:
Reviewed by daniel nev from uk on
10th Feb 2005
this is a fantastic phone its great Rating:
Reviewed by FAISAL IBRAHIM from PAKISTAN
on 5th Feb 2005
I LIKE THIS MOBILE VERY MUCH. IT's STYLE IS VERY GOOD. DISPLAY IS
VERY CLEAR AND GOOD. I LOVE THIS MOBILE. I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF
U ESPACILLY SYED ALI HASSAN TO BROUGHT THIS MOBILE.... Rating:
Reviewed by ahmad from england on
3rd Feb 2005
this phones is slim slick and for only £80.00 it is amazing
buy this phone know! Rating:
Reviewed by Rupesh from UK on
1st Feb 2005
You can get this for around £70 which is pretty good considoring
its features, great screen, decent enough camera, video etc. great
value for money. so far a no brainer.... problem number 1. phone
does freeze (sometimes quite often) prob 2. keypad is very small
- it seems to suggest that the keypad was just thrown on near the
bottom because they had to. it does not seem that siemens thought
about this. prob 3. Yes it does switch off once in a while fopr
no reason. prob 4. yep you guessed it the battery life is poor.
so why 3 stars, its a good enough phone at a good price (compare
price to features of competitors and its pretty much there) but
heres the clincher, I gave mine back, and went back to Sony Ericsson.
Rating:
Reviewed by Adam from England on
30th Jan 2005
I bought this phone about a month ago. It got it to replace my Motorola
E365, and to be totally honest, i was dissapointed. I suppose i'm
just mourning the loss of my previous phone (it developed some kind
of fault, which no matter how many times i send it back to Motorola,
always returns after a couple of weeks) but the Siemens really doesn't
live up to the memory of it. It is really a much more advanced phone.
The picture quality is far better and hey, you can record vidoes!
Its also very low priced, i got mine for either £79.99 or
£89.99, i can't remember whi, but both prices would still
be low for a phone of this quality! However, ther are a few downers.
The pre-set ringtones are awful, resulting in an immediate need
to download more, and i keep getting an error message, seemingly
for nothing, as ther is no ensuing chaos after recieving it, and
frequently the phone will just switch itself off with no apparent
reason or warning. It comes across as a phone with a bit of an attitude
problem. it is certianly not the simplest of phones to navigate
either. but all in all, i guess it is a good phone for those who
want a quality phone on a small budget. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from England on
12th Jan 2005
I really liked this phone i found the lever thingy confusing at
first but once you get used to it i think its better than four seperate
buttons. The camerah and video are good the only thing i'd complain
about is not being able to zoom while videoing and that its a bit
complex. Rating:
Reviewed by Anders from England on
10th Jan 2005
Brilliant phone. Large colour screen and easy to use menu's. I've
only had 1 slight problem- when writing a text, sometimes the phone
freezes up (only 2 times since i got it) - leading me to have to
take the battery out and replace it. As mentioned- all the menu's
are easy to use and logical. The programmable soft keys provide
2 shortcuts to what ever you want (e.g. Camera, Msg Inbox etc.).
The video function is no more than i expceted to find on a phone
such as this- but it's great fun to play around with- and you can
send your video's by MMS. The phone really comes into it's own with
the camera. At the highest quailty setting (premium) i was able
to take over 140 photo's (with a large amount of msg inbox space
already taken up and over 100 address book entries). When the viewfinder
is active, you are shown how many photos can be taken at that resolution
in the top left. All photo's can be viewed full screen by selecting
the option in the menu or viewing as a slide show (you turn the
phone on it's side to make use of the huge screen). When doing this-
all photo's taken at premium quality fill the screen, with amazing
quality for a cheapish camera phone. The speaker phone function
is always useful in noisy places(e.g.clubs, bars) and the progress
bar when sending picture or video messages is a welcome addition
as you dont have to guess how long it's going to take to send. You
can supposedly record your own ringtone and use that- but i found
that it was never loud enough. Not a huge problem though, the ones
that come with it are annoying enough to get your attention when
they need to. You are able to change the vibration setting (i.e.
how much it vibrates- one long, or many short vibrations). I dont
use the caller group function- but some may find it useful to seperate
phonebook contacts with different ringtones etc. I was able to add
pictures taken with the camera to phonebook entries, although these
are not displayed when you recieve a call- only when you browse
through the phonebook. Overall, this is a brillaint phone. Only
very minor problems that have only occured twice. The camera is
brilliant for such a cheap phone and with 11mb of space to use,
you can store a lot of pics (on the lowest pic quality- i was able
to store over 1000 photos). Rating:
Reviewed by ahmad from spain on
10th Jan 2005
this phones is amazing Rating:
Reviewed by Claire Louise from Ireland
on 2nd Jan 2005
the phone is beyond cool- and for £70 its a god damn bargain!!!
Loved it , love it, loving it still GO AND BUY ONE NOW!!! Rating:
Reviewed by BEEBO from UK on
2nd Jan 2005
MENU IS VERY HARD TO NAVIGATE. COLOURS ARE DULL AND CAMERA IS DREADFUL.
BUY A SHARP GX15 INSTEAD. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from UK on 20th
Dec 2004
I love this phone. It has the occasional lock but a reset fixes
it, just a very minor irritation - never happened when I am doing
anything important I find the the keypad works very well after you
get used to it and the menus are intuitive Rating:
Reviewed by faizan munir from pakistan
on 18th Dec 2004
it is very beautiful mobile phone i like it very much cemara result
good movie result good colour good so get up hurry......... Rating:
Reviewed by Daf from UK on 10th
Dec 2004
PROS: Pretty good funcionality with useful applications Large screen
CONS: VERY easy to break (too plastic and feeble!) Too bulky, not
easy to fit in your trouser pocket comfortably. Rating:
Reviewed by Murtaza from Pakistan on
7th Dec 2004
Must buy that piece of art. Amazing phone set. I wish i could have
more than 5 Stars for this Mobile but this websit dont allow me. Rating:
Reviewed by katie from scotland on
4th Dec 2004
this phone is the best phone yet i think if ppl made more camera
phones without a flip it and more like this it would be brilliant
. this phone was in very good quality and it totally give it 10
out of ten. Rating:
Reviewed by Kowie Jacobs from South
Africa on 27th Nov 2004
Very compact phone but the keys are too small for a man to use with
ease. Very nice camera and picture quality compared to other phones.
You can actually IR all your files at once, something the SX1 cannot
do. To search contacts seems to be a problem because you have to
search on surname. The Phone Management is also a nightmare to use
and not nearly as easy as the SX1's PMP but overall a very nice
phone to have. Rapid charge times and long battery life a plus.
I would recommend Siemens any time of the day and twice on a Sunday. Rating:
Reviewed by Liam Austin from England
on 23rd Nov 2004
What can i say, what a amazing phone brilliant photo quality and
easy to text. ONE TO BUY!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from England on
14th Nov 2004
Great phone all over! Buy one!! Rating:
Reviewed by tom from UK on 29th
Oct 2004
Very difficult to get used to, too many options and menu extensions,
look of the menu is basic, ringtone quality is poor, infrared wasnt
working when i had one, the ringtones didnt work at all when people
tried to phone, video recording is too short and slow although camera
quality is good and has a good memory size of 11mb. Overall siemens
have tried to fit too much stuff onto one phone and not done it
too well. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from England on
31st Oct 2004
Brilliant phone for a "very" reasonable price. Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from England on
24th Oct 2004
I was given this phone as an annual upgrade on my contract. I have
previously had Nokia 3510 & 3510i. I has got a nice screen and a
nice camera (much better than the Nokia 7250i, but more of that
later.) However, when it comes to actually using it. It took almost
a whole day to port my address book accross and has a wierd way
of making calls. The keyboard was misaligned and half the keys were
not illuminated. My main gripe is that if you are like me, a mature
person with hands like a Brick Layer, then trying to operate it
is totally frustrating. The keys are too small and too close together.
When trying to enter predictive text message it is dead easy to
press the '1' key and 'Send' key together which make texting a very
unpleasant experience. Also finding out what the phone's number
is, is a mystery to me!!! I returned it and asked for ANY Nokia.
Got a 7250i. It works!!!! I would avoid using Clubmobile. In my
experience the customer service is useless!!! I returned it and
asked Rating:
