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)
Internal memory: 11 Mbytes, plus exchangeable
32 Mbytes MultiMediaCard
Tri-band
Vibration alert
Size: 109 x 48 x 18 mm
Weight: 98g
Siemens S65
Consumer 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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 ! :( :( Rating:
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 Rating:
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.......... Rating:
Reviewed by Pulikkottil James from India
on 7th Mar 2007
siemens s65 is a nice but not get any parts here Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by jeton kadiri from kosovo
on 1st Feb 2007
siemens s65 is very best :D:D:D::D Rating:
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. Rating:
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... Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by Mentletv from UK on
10th Jul 2006
Very unreliable. Don't bother. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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... Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by doctile from germany on
11th Apr 2006
its allrite ! Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by jabbar khan from karachi
, pakistan on 14th Mar 2006
BEST PHONE EVER MADE Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 ) Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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???? Rating:
Reviewed by vff from ltu on 21st
Jan 2006
gooood Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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! Rating:
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!!!! Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by samku from india on
5th Jan 2006
top class phone.buy it or you will constantly moan about it. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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) Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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... Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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.
Rating:
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 Rating:
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!!!!! Rating:
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 Rating:
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? Rating:
Reviewed by jordan godzirovski from
croatia-osijek on 1st Sep 2005
No mp3.no radio.bad camera Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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). Rating:
Reviewed by geras from lithuania on
26th Jul 2005
it is good very good tel. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
Reviewed by sameer from Jordan on
9th Jun 2005
no real player no sofet ware suport Rating:
Reviewed by jack from england on
30th May 2005
s65 has a amazing camera and a amzing bluetooth connectivity service
very fast. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by PAUL from ENGLAND on
23rd Apr 2005
RUBBISH!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by rout from england on
21st Apr 2005
the best phone ever Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by martin from Austria on
5th Apr 2005
the camera has 1.3 Pixel but the quality if its dark is very bad Rating:
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). Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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! Rating:
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? Rating:
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! Rating:
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 Rating:
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) Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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.
Rating:
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.. Rating:
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) Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by cliff from scotland on
23rd Oct 2004
nae good, i prefer my nokia 8310! Rating:
Reviewed by jim from france on
19th Oct 2004
Its a absolteley fab ,it is great. Rating:
