Siemens SX1
Review
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The
Siemens SX1 is a Series 60 smartphone with a unique design. In order
to minimise the size of the device, Siemens have moved the numeric
keypad to the edges of the phone, with the screen filling the centre
of the device. Whilst this has the benefit of making the SX1 compact,
it seriously undermines the usability of the device as a phone,
making dialling and texting into a chore. Single-handed use is impossible
for most people.
Putting
that aside, the SX1 offers pretty much everything you'd expect from
a Series 60 smartphone, and benefits from the wide range of software
available for this platform.
There
are a few extra features in the SX1 that are worthy of comment.
First, although output via the speakerphone is mono, plug in the
headset supplied and you can listen to stereo MP3 and the integrated
FM radio. With the option of plugging in additional memory cards,
this makes the SX1 into a decent music player - many of its rivals
miss out in this respect. MMC cards can be hot-swapped, which is
another benefit. Built-in memory is limited however, at just 4 Mbytes
of user memory. That isn't a lot of space for storing applications.
Another
positive feature is the low weight of the device. At just 116g,
the SX1 is one of the lightest smartphones available, and its size
and weight make it much more of a mainstream device than many series
60 phones. As already remarked however, the compact size comes at
the expense of poor keypad design.
Connectivity
is excellent with a choice of wireless Bluetooth™ connection,
USB, infra-red and a built-in fax modem. One thing missing is high-speed
data transfer.
The
battery life of the SX1 is rather poor and most users will need
to recharge every day or so. In this respect it doesn't compare
well with its rival smartphones.
Still,
taking all things into account, the Siemens SX1 is a good phone
with excellent music capabilities, and it would have been an outstanding
phone all round if it were not for the silly keypad layout and relatively
poor battery life.
Features
of the Siemens SX1 include:
- Display: 65k colour TFT screen, 176 x 220 pixels
- VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) plus camcorder
(176 x 144 pixels, 15 frames/second)
- Video playback and video streaming
- Digital voice recorder
- MP3 player
- FM radio
- Stereo headset supplied
- Messaging: SMS (with T9 support), MMS, email
- Voice dialling
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- Java™ games
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Screensaver & wallpaper
- Connectivity: Bluetooth™, USB, IrDa, fax
modem
- Synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook
- Memory: MultiMediaCard (MMC) slot
- Programmable softkeys
- Vibration alert
- Clock, calendar, alarm, reminder, calculator,
currency converter
- Address book
- WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10
- Triband
- Size: 109 x 56 x 19 mm
- Weight: 116g
- Talktime: up to 4 hours
- Battery standby: up to 200 hours
Siemens SX1
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Average
rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by mahnush from iran on
3rd Mar 2007
bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad
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Reviewed by Leo from philippines on
12th Feb 2007
i like the fone so much that i bought right then and there...though
the keypad is a bit of a hassle but i got use to it....the quality
is amazing tho n im planning to buy a 1gig mmc for it.. down side,
its hard to get accessories for it..it freezes when you least expect
it, but it reboots it self automatically anyways..it has an "OK"
night vision for its camera but it has NO night vision when you
use the video..
Rating: 
Reviewed by Vegemite from Australia
on 27th Jan 2007
Nice phone , perfect , have had no problems , have had about 12
phones over the last 7 years and this one take a lot of punishment
, I would have to say its the best phone I have had:)
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Reviewed by debra from australia on
9th Dec 2006
my husband has one of these phones and it is great . l am writing
this because so many have said that they are bad .l do think siemems
after service is no good ,the (friendly staff ha ha )do not help
thank you debra
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Reviewed by me from philippines on
5th Sep 2006
i bought the sx1 coz of one thing, it's unique key pad. i just thought
of experimenting over the new mobile phones so i bought. after a
couple of months, it just shuts off and unfortunately, didn't want
to turn on again. so, i brought it to the siemens center near my
place. horror just came to my face, they told me that they can't
fix my phone!!! goodness... and they told me to bring it to their
main office which is miles and miles away from my place. but, i
loved the phone so much so i chose to travel a couple of miles just
to get my phone fixed. it took them a couple of weeks before i could
get it again. hardly after 24 hours, system error comes on my way.
there's nothing i can do but to bring back the phone. they found
out that the phone jst got a virus. and they told me that it was
my fault and they didn't want to fix it under a warranty service.
goodness. they brought a virus to my phone and they tell me that
it is my fault??? and they say, it would take quite expensive expenses
for them to fix it. what did i do? i didn't have them fixed. i just
told them that siemens are not worth buying. i just told them that
right to their face.
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Reviewed by mike from romania on
12th Jul 2006
is a good phone.i have it for 2 months and i just had a problem
with the operating sistem but i turn it off by taking out the battery.Anyway
i'm satisfaid whit this phone.At this time the only promblem i have
is that i don't have the headset for radio.in my country i can't
have from where to buy it.can enybody help me?my e-mail adress is
mikehritac@yahoo.com. thanks
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Reviewed by Johan from Thailand on
12th Jun 2006
I bought my SX1 second hand with no trouble at all. The price was
almost half of its competitor, the Nokia 3230 (alos second hand),
and the SX1 has more features! After using and abusing it, I got
a few anoying but not serious system errors and the phone hung a
few times after which it rebooted automatically to recover successfully.
The left and right softkeys tend to be non responsive on the first
press at times. This phone has the great advantage of accomodating
Symbian 6 as well as S60 software, together with unique Siemens
functions. Unlike Nokia, Siemens offers the firmware upgrade and
applications and games for free and downloadable from their website.
With firmware version 15, the camera has an excelent night mode.
The SX1 is definitely worth buying
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Reviewed by maleky from UAE on
3rd Apr 2006
SX1 problems go on!!!!!!! Last night when I was trying to detect
network suddenly my phone started to show me the siemens mobile
logo. Then none of the keys worked. I've turned the phone off by
removing the battery. Then restarted the phone and guess what, the
logo again, nothing else. The keys are not working, the phone does
not boot!!!! Can anyone help me!!! please send help to mail :shahab_vm@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by William from Canada on
1st Jan 2006
Wow, other than the unorthodox keypad, this phone by far is the
best phone out of the 20 phones I have here, I put a 1 Gig MMC card
in the phone, I beat any mp3 player on the market, I have about
5 movies on the phone using Smart Movie Converter. The only thing
Siemens could of done better on this phone is the Camera quality,
other than that, this phone is amazing, there are just so many applications/games
for this phone to keep you buisy for a year. For people who dont
like it yes you are entitled to you own opinion, but please take
this phone and play with it for an hour you will see what I mean.
SX1 friends Enjoy this fine piece of product.
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Reviewed by chris settle from england
on 27th Dec 2005
i got two of these phones when they came out in 2004, i got the
mclaren special editions, the one broke within 2 months, so i sent
it to be repaired, when i got it back with new upgrade it worked
for about a month before i started having problems with it, the
other phone just froze altogether, but the thing that really makes
me angry is that siemens after sales is absolute rubbish, so much
so that i will never buy a siemens again, they make it so difficult
to get in touch with them, its not worth bothering, and when you
finally get thru they cant or wont help you, steer clear of all
siemens phones because if you get a problem your stuffed
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Reviewed by cem from london on
26th Dec 2005
this phones width is really wide dont buy it
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Reviewed by Anthony from England on
17th Dec 2005
Got the phone as an upgrade and wished I'd kept my old brick! The
battery life is less than 3 days, even without using the phone,
so don't leave your charger at work. Texting is a nightmare, due
to the placement of the buttons. Do yourself a favour and steer
well clear of this one.
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Reviewed by David from UK on
5th Dec 2005
It just keeps on crashing. I presently have system error and cannot
use it. I wish I had never bought it.
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Reviewed by Sir Stanley Bowles from
England on 15th Nov 2005
Hello All, I have owned the SX 1 for well over 18 months and what
a superb phone it does exactly what I need it to do and a big fat
well done to siemens who once again are the clear leaders of mobile
design and enginuity ....FANTASTIC, REGARDS Sir Stan
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Reviewed by tiffany collar from rrainy
old england on 9th Nov 2005
ugly ugly and guess wot ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by donald from netherlands
on 16th Sep 2005
From the begining nothing but trouble, no connection, speaker defects,
microphone defects, blocking keys etc... It maybe coincidence but
it didnot work for one day as it should, so for me never Siemens
again. The Siemens "service" department realy sucks, theres no service
at all, just telling me its my own fault. And i could not call for
one minute with my new Siemens SX1 cellphone.
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Reviewed by Gunawan from Indonesia on
10th Sep 2005
No the words which i can say ; SX-1 IS THE BEST DESIGN, FEATURE,
PERFORMANCE. NOKIA 6600 IS BAD. ====GUNAWAN_96ERS@YAHOO.COM========
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Reviewed by Lander from Belgium on
6th Sep 2005
Perfect! Now I can play N-gage games on my phone!
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Reviewed by Sangeeth Suseel.P from India
on 30th Aug 2005
!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT !!!!!!!
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Reviewed by MEGAN from ENGLAND on
8th Aug 2005
I LOVE this phone to bits it tells you all you need to no in the
news so do yourslf a great deal and BUY THIS PHONE.
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Reviewed by ToraToraTora from Australia
on 25th Jul 2005
Hi Phone is really good, heaps of programs and games available and
keypad, once you get used to it, is suprisingly easy to use. Firware
updates are handy and I had no problems synching contacts/events
with outlook. I would give Siemens service, however, half a star.
Had a problem early on with the phone, and only just resolving it
now...4 months later. Buy the phone, but be wary of Siemens ;-)
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Reviewed by Rupert Gale from england
on 20th Jul 2005
this is a great fone i dont have it but my bro dose if you need
a fone with a lot of thing to do then get this one but i dot have
enough mony to get it but if you have alot of mony then get this
fone it is great.
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Reviewed by sufyan from india on
11th Jul 2005
i must say that those who are giving negative reviews for this phone
,actually they dont have it, its the best phone bcos it contains
every thing we need,it should come in india, the siemens should
name it all in one and not sx1.
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Reviewed by Hossein from Persia on
9th Jul 2005
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!! that's it. i got it. YEAH!! beautiful, nice,
smart ,applicable, FRESH!! device... i can't understand how somebody
tells nonsence about this... about its keypad. (this keypad is the
best for sms!)... its only fault is that it WARMs soon after 5-10
minutes of use. :( and a little about battery ! anyway THIS WAS
THE BEST I COULD BUY. SX1 SX1 SX1 SX1 ----------------- before this
i was going to buy a 6670. but now i am surely satisfied.
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Reviewed by Agrass from canada on
8th Jul 2005
whooo!!! this is som kick ass fone, i recently got mine and so far
everything is goin well with it. no problems with it. it quite a
good fone, i mean with mp3 player, camcorder, and a smashing display.
this fone as its faults both u got 2 admit no fone is perfect!!!
low battery, could be slow somtimes and the camcorder is not the
best both certainly not the worst. so i say u go out there and get
ur self <<<<<>>>>>>
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Reviewed by Robbie from Scotland on
3rd Jul 2005
Just to say this phone is AWSOME!!! I have had it for a year and
I'm not even going to bother with an upgrade. Siemens were well
ahead of the game bringing this phone out with all the features
over a year ago.The camera quality is great with the extra large
screen and the mp3 player worked perfectly with no problems.This
phone is far supperior to your samsung d500 and your nokia 6680.
it's just a shame that all siemens fallow phones are rubbish like
the sf65.I would recommend this phone to all.
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Reviewed by Paul Hilton from UK on
21st Jun 2005
Like anyone wud be, i was really pleased with the phone until the
bugs kicked in. Ive had it for around 6 months and it's broken twice
and O2 don't really care about it, they said i'll have to wait till
it breaks 3 times bfore they'll change it for another phone, so
im HOPING it will break again. The Symbian operating system is just
un-stable. The first time it broke the phone wouldn't start up,
the second time it wouldn't let me access my txt messages as a message
saying "System error" kept appearing. Any potential buyers should
think twice before buying this fone. The Specs are really good for
a phone (in early 2002) but by today's standards the same specs
can be found in smaller fones. Overall a good phone IF they ironed
out the problems with the phones operating system.
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Reviewed by Laura from United Kingdom
on 15th Jun 2005
I have had this phone for 6 onths and nothing disapoints me i may
only be 13years old but being a teenager don't it mean i'm in with
the new style and trying to be better then my friends. And i tell
you what i have beat them because i have the Siemens SX1!!!! Sure
if your older you may not appreciate or understand some of the features
of this phone but i do and especially with a MP3 player this phone
has all of the best features you need for a phone and is the best
phone i've had. If any parents are trying to buy their awkward teenagers
a mobile this is the one for them!!!! ;)
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Reviewed by yazan from jordan on
26th May 2005
this phone is excellent one people talks about battary life ok lets
start with nokia absoulotly u must recharge ot daily cause u have
camera video mp3 player fm radio & u don't wanna to recharge it
daily u r really idiot people this is the best phone
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Reviewed by Amir Shawky from Egypt on
18th May 2005
to all the ones who wanna buy dat fone here's ur summery, disadv:
1- poor batt (it makes 24h with me !) 2- there's no night mode in
the cam 3-video recording is very dark 4-un stable system (specially
version15) hanging (not all the day) and alot of bugs 5-there's
a bug in the call timer!!!!! 6-no auto key lock (how!??!?!?!?!)
7-u recieve any message on ur phone mem and u cannot move it to
ur mmc card unless u open it! 8-warranty sucks!! 9-the body is not
well finished 10-the pc program is realy very very poor compared
with others, bugs is every where , they bite!!!! 11-the joystick
slips(it's not a joke!!) that's what i had remembered about the
limitations of sx1 but i think that there's alot that i'll know
i wanted to tell also that the phone is with me from about 10 days
only !!!! if u r astonished with it's features (auhhh it have every
thing mum!~!!!!!!!) please think 100000000000000 times try to think
about another phones like(nokia and samsung and imate). to be continued.......
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Reviewed by Mohamed Kino from Egypt
on 28th Apr 2005
SX1 is a good phone but MMS not working in Symbian v7.0 and there
many bugs in software. The authorized dealer in Egypt has no solutions
to solve my problems. if any one can help me please send email to
mm_kino@yahoo.com my notes: 1. SX1 donot receive or send MMS 2.
No automatice phone lock 3. Backup phone memory to PC not responding
4. Some features not responding untill i switch the phone off and
restart
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Reviewed by John from Germany on
3rd Apr 2005
Before buying this phone I was just going through reviews given
in this forum. I was wanna say this phone rocks. MP3 player is the
best and the reception is too good. I gave it a 4 star because the
phone sometimes behaves in a unpredictable way and there are no
good ringtones and alarm tones and some bugs too..
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Reviewed by Advicer from Jordan on
30th Mar 2005
Well I'm just write a Correction that the Mobile phone SX! does
not produce that much of SAR like Bajtalan Hunor from Romania said
you can go to the siemns homepage and goto SX1 and go to technical
data and View SAR Information and the real one is 0,52W/kg while
is the ointernational is 2 W/KG and here is the link ( http://communications.siemens.com/cds/mp/product/sar_popup/
0,2759,hq_en_0_15803_rArNrNrNrN_variation:-5_pageType:Technical+data_imagePos:0,00.html)
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Reviewed by Thoma from England on
25th Mar 2005
I like dis fone it's looks real good but it did cost alot and it
only has 30 seconds recording time, the pictures and mp3 player
come out great but I think this fone can have a little extra 2 make
it better.
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Reviewed by s singh from england on
9th Mar 2005
very high qualty phone from a big company quality built
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Reviewed by Bajtalan Hunor from Romania
on 8th Mar 2005
People if you have heard about SAR value and you take care of your
life then don't buy this phone it's SAR is 2w/kg which is very very
high a normal phone or another siemens phone is under 1w/kg for
example Siemens S65 SAR value is 0.40 w/kg. And even it has a silly
keypad!
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Reviewed by Salman from Pakistan on
2nd Mar 2005
i have been using this phone since last 10 months or so.it is a
good phone but the side key pad and short battery time has restricted
its useage.due to these two bad points it has lost all its beauty
otherwise it would have been an excllent phone.MP3 player and FM
radio is very good.
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Reviewed by shell from uk on
1st Mar 2005
This phone is absolutely terrible, I've had it only 4 days and have
had to return it! Its battery life is really poor, and I had to
charge it everyday. The functions of the phone are quite impressive
especially considering the price of it.. However I wonder why its
not available anywhere!!!! Trying to text is a complete nightmare,
with the keys placed up the side of the phone, I'm usually pretty
quick but this was a joke!! The phone also liked switching itself
off from time to time with no apparent reason!! And also it would
just freeze when in the middle of doing something. The only positive
thing I can say is the game, MOZZIES! Its brilliant. Anyway like
I said I have returned this and am not sure which one I will go
for instead. But whatever it is I will make sure the keys are where
they should be!
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Reviewed by matheus from England on
26th Feb 2005
i have just bought this phone and it is great!!! i would recommend
it to anyone who wants to have a phone that has just about anything.
at first i wasn't sure abut getting the phone beacause of the keypad.
but i have been using it for a day and am getting used to it. the
only roblem i've had is that i deleted some applications that i
downloaded but the icons are still on screen!! but apart from that
great!! if anyone can help me with the problem please reply. THE
GOOD FAR OUTWEIGHS THE BAD!!!
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Reviewed by Tim from South Africa on
14th Feb 2005
Had 3 in a year, 2 earpiece speakers blew or intermittent, one corrupt
software issue, and 4 firmware upgrades, still no luck. Siemens'
service leaves much to be desired. Managed to use the phone 9 months
of the year because the other 3 months was how long it took to repair
or replace the other phones. Otherwise features are good but 4 megs
of memery on a phone with this symbian OS, is not nearly enough.
Phone becomes slow.
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Reviewed by Martin from England on
10th Feb 2005
Interesting views on this phone, most people have picked up on the
negatives, ie short battery life different keyboard layout. At the
end of the day this is a phone, call performance and clarity are
outstanding. The Symbian OS actually works and the application and
variety of games is endless. The radio and MP3 player work well,
it's well constructed and yet still very light. This phone knocks
most Nokias into a cocked hat. My advice is use the phone and once
you are used to it you will enjoy!!!
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Reviewed by Ashkan from Persia on
1st Feb 2005
a wise choice! siemens has solved a big problem in its phones. now
SX1 is a real smartphone with a full bag of features. since it has
a new unique design with good materials as its cover and buttons
and feels Strong in hand, it couldn't be recognized as a cellphone,
specially the black version (which i'm using). upgrading the firmware
of this phone adds a good ability to improve this device as well
as getting better results in external equipments such as louder
ringtones. in the other hand, combining the most user-friendly features
such as radio, mp3 player with stereo output, a good variety of
symbian applications, reasonable camera and camcorder, vivid LCD,
easy to use data suit with the ability to exchange data with microsoft
outlook, ability to hot swap memory card and so on brings this phone
to the top of the list. at the end, i didn't find any disadvantage
in this phone. some people wrote about its short battery lifetime,
but remember that it is a smartphone with a big display. compare
its LCD size with nokia phones (3650/6600) and also its weight.
nokia smartphones are heavier than SX1 (specially the unbelievable
3650 that is like a rock in our hands!!) and that is because of
the weight of the battery. good to mention that my SX1 lasts for
atleast 2 days with bluetooth on (because of the wireless headset
- a very well designed bluetooth HS provided by siemens) and something
about 30min of talk per day and sometimes listening to radio (not
with loudspeaker) and that's good for such device. the only drawback
of this phone that prevents me to give it 5 stars is its charging
time (more than 2h). but it's not very important cuz its charger
disconnects automatically when the battery is fully charged, so
you can connect your device at night and start a new day with a
full battery!
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Reviewed by Jack from Ireland on
27th Jan 2005
Brilliant phone. The pros of the phone are: the brilliant mp3 player,
use my phone as my mp3 player whereever wherever I want and got
a 256 mb card for €20! Symbian is another thing. Theres so
much apps out there you can get for free and most ( if not all )
apps and games for the 6600 work for it so theres loads for it even
though its very new. The camera is great quality for VGA and you
can soom up to the picture 400% once taken. The video is 2 minutes
with sound and UNLIMITED without sound ( until space runs out )
but with symbian you can get apps that allow unlimited recording
with sound. It syncs fine with outlook ( calendar, contacts, notes,
tasks etc.)I'm very used to Nokia phones but thats no problem because
its Nokias symbian and easy to use. Converters great and I use it
as a tv remote and a radio. You get a USB cable with it The cons
are: The joystick is a little bit slippy but supprisingly you geet
used to it after a while. The same applies to the keyboard. No problem
getting used to it just takes about 1 or 2 weeks if that bothers
you. It isnt a 3g phone and as a VGA camera. If your looking for
an even better phone than this I recomend the Motorolla E1000 with
its UMTS,1.2 mpixel cam GPS and video calling and I think its got
symbian 7 but im not so sure. There are so many things the SX1 an
do like GPS navigation with a bluetooth GPS receiver and hundres
of apps and games,that I cant list all its features. If your thinking
of buying it I recomend it because its one of the best phones around
even compared to the 3g phones wich cost alot more.
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on
25th Jan 2005
I got this as it was the only decent looking phone O2 would give
me on a free upgrade. It does have a lot of features i will give
it that much but after a week I just had to send it back as personally
I just could not get along with it. Firstly the key pad drives me
insane. It took me a good 5 minutes to write a decent sized message
as I spend all the time looking for the damn buttons... THEN when
I am able to write it I either have to do it 2 handed or I cover
the screen. The alarm... if you have the phone set to silent dont
expect to hear the alarm sound! It has no real shortcut to write
a new message which I can deal with however when in menu, whatever
sub menu you are in, unless you exit back fully it remembers where
you are. i.e. you go to the sent messages section and exit right
back to the main screen with the red button... if you go back to
messages you are still at the sent messages meaning you need to
exit back again if you want to write a new one. The battery kife
is dire and due to the location of the on off button, the phone
is prone to accidental on`s and off`s... particularly ons when on
a plane! The chap that seemed to think UK reviewers were scared
of german phones doing well... I suspect you think far too highly
of yourself. If we dont like it we dont like it. country of origin
is wholely irrelevant
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Reviewed by Justin Phillips from UK
on 25th Jan 2005
This phone came highly recommended by an o2 sales rep. However I
find it massively frustrating to use. To write a text requires more
hands than I have and the buttons are tiny. The phone is a third
larger than my current Sony phone and has no additional features
worth mentioning. Finally the operating system is over complex leading
to a time lag between pressing the (tiny) buttons and the action
actually happening. If I could give it 0 stars I would. I have now
sent the phone back
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Reviewed by ashk from iran on
15th Jan 2005
my sx1 is very good. i love it
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Reviewed by Ashkan from Iran on
7th Jan 2005
SX1 is the best cellular phone but if you can please say me how
can I unlock it? What is my phone code....?:(:( My email address
is : arashk72@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by internal_me from thailand
on 22nd Dec 2004
SX1 is the best-ever phone in the world. Since Siemens is not a
bad brand, SX1 is the best in term of quality. Previously, I used
P800, P900 and Nokia 6600. Of the three phones, I found P900 is
the best in term of screen and sound quality. P900 offers more functionalities
(a PDA like-function). Howerver, P900 seem too big for me. So, I
sold it 6 moths ago. And 6600 is also a good phone and pocketable
but its sound system is bad, I am really very disappointed with
its sound system. However, It's more affordable. It is now USD285
in my country. For the above reason, I sold it to my friend. Recently,
I have bought SX1. Now I am using it and I think it is the best
phone, it's small, light and rich in functionalities, especially
mp3 player and FM radio offer an excellent sound. I have all the
functions from Symbian v6.1 plus a built-in mp3 player and stereo
FM radio. In my opinion, SX1 equips with a complete entertainment
system. I like it very much. But now I want to sell it and buy motorola
E680 as it offers somthing more.
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Reviewed by Hurricane from Pakistan
on 17th Dec 2004
Dont go on to the negative remarks the Britishers have abt the phone,
theyre a daunted rival to Germans. This one is really great just
go and buy if you can afford it and youll be astonished with the
performance.
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Reviewed by mahmut from canada on
15th Dec 2004
i love the siemens and nokia phones but siemens sx1 is very interesting
phone style is very fantastic
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Reviewed by lukas from czech republic
on 10th Dec 2004
very good fone buy it you dont be angry
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Reviewed by Dan from UK on 26th
Nov 2004
great phone apart from a short battery life and sometimes some of
the keys get stuck and dont want to work. But apart from that is
great phone lots of memory and features
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Reviewed by joost from netherlands on
18th Nov 2004
This phone, although rich in features, is a grotesque comedy of
errors and inconsistencies. I am willing to overlook lack of functions
such as switching off the backlight (which accounts for slightly
more than 90% of total power consumption) or the 2 minute maximum
lenght of a voice recording (wonder why I bought that 256MB MMC).
Or the presence of two relatively useless side buttons, which have
been utilised so much better in earlier models. However, there are
severe shortcomings, which make use of this device most annoying
at times. I have never, ever, seen a mobile phone without automatic
key lock. Nor one, that on pressing a particular combination of
keys, while been switched off (is this some new Nokia tradition?),
is going to format its memory, thereby erasing all possible records.
Nor have I ever seen such a mess in sound profiles and signals.
The list goes on, and is rather lengthly. In retrospect, I certainly
hope this is the very last time Siemens uses Nokia software in one
of its phones. It has transformed a nice piece of hardware into
something slightly better than a useless piece of junk. Oh, and
hope they don't turn to Microsoft next time (-smirk-).
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Reviewed by Tom Meneses from Philippines
on 16th Nov 2004
I HAVE an SX1 and mine has been nothing but a nightmare. I got my
phone from my cellular provider and was excited with all the features
it had. (I had become a Siemens fanatic ever since I bought the
S57 model - the build quality of Siemens in second to none - so
I thought that this would be the phone of my dreams. It was for
about 3 weeks. First it started hanging. I thought that was acceptable
at times. Then when I went to the US, the unthinkable happened:
System Error: Unable to open Messages This happened to ALL the phone's
functions. Camera, MP3 player, you name it. I returned to Manila
and tried to have it replaces but the company said that they could
only repair it. They upgraded the firmware. It worked for a while.
Then system errors started popping up AGAIN! I sent it to the Siemens
Concept Shop in SM North Edsa - they replaced the Installation Board.
It works again, but still hangs on occasion (when making calls,
when sending/receiving sms, when recording video...). Also, the
phone re-starts when I try to send things to my Palm Zire 71 via
infrared. I still love Siemens phones - I'm planning on getting
the S65, but because of certain software bugs, I'm afraid to do
so. Please read this review and beware of the SX1 - I can't even
sell the damn thing here. Any info on the S65 would be great too.
Email me at tommy_meneses8664@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by biggie from egypt on
2nd Nov 2004
just got the sx1 after breaking my tanger e100 last week.... and
i like it.... i'm a big guy so as u can emagin i have really big
hands and fingers....the phone is nicely balanced.. weighs just
right... i like the dimensions of the phone and the position of
the camera.... i was surprised how easy it was for me to get acustomed
to the keypad. i can easily reach all the keys with my thumb. i
like the screen its bright and clear.. however i really havent seen
any screen better that that used on the tanger e100....menue is
easy to navigate.. and the bundled software is a nice tough....
i give the phone a 4 simply because it isnt as versitile as the
microsoft powered smartphones... bit then again, my expectations
towards phones changed since using a the tanger,,, too many options
in a phone is a bad thing.. hehehe
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Reviewed by eskandaloso from Philippines
on 29th Oct 2004
*note to readers... ignore the negative reviews, these people don't
even own the phone* For those morons who doesn't even have the phone,
SHUT UP! This page are for REVIEWS, not IMPRESSIONS. DESIGN - FYI,
keypad layout is not a problem (atleast not for me), only took me
less than two weeks to adjust to it. There is, however, one design
flaw that was preventing me from giving the sx1 a perfect score
- joystick. Chrome surface is too slippery and hard to navigate.
(especially when playing games :)) FEATURES - I can't believe some
people thought that the 6600 is a better phone. I doubt if these
people actually use the Symbian 7 improvements other than theme
support. With mp3 (STEREO), radio, hot swappable mmc, and BETTER
BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONALITY - can share pc internet connection easily
(NOW TRY THAT WITH YOUR 6600, MORONS!!!), SX1 is surely one of the
best phones of its time.
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Reviewed by leon from uK on 28th
Oct 2004
man!!! the hell with this phone is it nokia 6600 or what?!?!?! come
on!
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Reviewed by honey from Canada on
25th Oct 2004
I have an advice for some of the people writing negative reviews
about Siemens SX1: MAKE SURE REALLY OWN ONE AND ACTUALLY USE THE
PHONE BEFORE YOU SHOOT IT DOWN! If you can get past the wacky keyboard
layout, this phone is outstanding. I got used to the keypad layout
and it's fun to use. Everything works solid on this phone and this
will probably the only phone I will have for a very long time. Great
job Siemens!
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Reviewed by KiRC from Philippines on
21st Oct 2004
The phone is loaded with features. Everything is absolutely nice,
except for its keypad. Its the epitome of absurdity. How are yuo
supposed to text with your palm covering the screen?The functions
keys (OK, NO, C) are placed at the center, and they consume sucha
large amount of space. Sometimes, its nice to innovate, but make
sure the innovations not absurd. Such a big loss for Siemens.
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Reviewed by eduardo from portugal on
15th Oct 2004
it's mine and i love it!
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Reviewed by ali from south africa on
15th Oct 2004
i was one day being wanting a phone.So i is being going to vodashop
and asking what is being the best phone.The man is being saying
to me the new siemens sx1 is being the best so i is being saying
can i see it,and when i is seeing it i is being loving it. So i
say it is the best phone even though i cant afford it. Thanking
you.
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Reviewed by salman khan from pakistan
on 5th Oct 2004
i think the siemens company hav done an outstanding job 2 release
a phone which has an odd shape cuz those r the type tht really stand
out these days i love thephone4 me it is definitely tht or the k500i
or of course the 6600 but i think siemens shud take out more phones
like this one its gr8!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Ted from Philippines on
16th Sep 2004
Its got a bigger screen than Nokia's 60 series mobile phones. The
Symbian OS assures this phone many 3rd part applications. It looks
cool but tell me, can you really text with this thing with just
ONE HAND?? I can see a bunch of these sold in Greenhills as second-hand
which were traded-in for a Nokia 6600. A promising but failed concept
from Siemens.
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Reviewed by Glen from England on
4th Aug 2004
I absolutely love this phone! Great looks, great ease of use - yes
the buttons are crazy but they are real easy to pick up. Sound quality
is spot on for the MP3 player and radio, my most used application
- and if you dont like the way it operates... just find some new
software online! Easy.
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Reviewed by Daniel from England on
26th Jul 2004
Its the best phone ever!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Onyeoguzoro John from 144
oba akran av. Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria on 22nd Jul 2004
I find this phone amazingly beautiful, compact and sophisticated.
The Features and benefits are unique and peculiar to Siemens. As
a phone freak myself, i will confess that it is in a class of its
own. My friends here in Nigeria are looking forward to saving enough
funds towards procuring a master-piece like the siemens sx1. Please
keep it up.
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Reviewed by Peter from on 3rd
Jul 2004
At first i thought what a nice design until I saw it in a shop,
It Was H-u-g-e! and cheap looking. besides it uses the crappy symbian
6.1 OS and not the new 7.0s
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Reviewed by Alex from Portugal on
2nd Jul 2004
Needed to upgrade from a Siemens ME45 and got the Sharp GX20...
man... I was probably drunk. Apart from pictures and colour screen
it was actually a downgrade. I had to pay an extra 130, to convince
some SX1 owner to exchange ot for the GX20 and YES!!! Now I have
the SX1. I didn't know a mobile could be this good. I really like
it, you can customize it a lot. Bad points: I guess battery does
not last that long, but I heard the Nokia 6600 is a lot worse. And
the keypad takes a bit to get used to, doesn't it?! But hey, it's
GREAT!
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Reviewed by john from ENGLAND on
23rd May 2004
u just cant stpo using this its jyst too good.
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Reviewed by Kweku from Ghana on
21st May 2004
i think this phone is a break through for siemens i am really fascinated
by the radio and the fact that it comsumes less battery power. its
really great
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Reviewed by blade from uk on
5th May 2004
hi i think all you people are mad buying the siemens sx1 and not
the nokia 6600 its the best it kicks siemens ass and at least it
was out on time but i was thinking of buying the sx1 but phoned
up siemens and asked if they would send me a brochure and im still
waiting!
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 9th
Apr 2004
The video time is only 60 seconds with sound, you can go on until
the memory has run out with no sound. Firmware 7 will improve the
phone
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Reviewed by dear john from uk on
26th Mar 2004
mike:- video clip time is on the sx1 ?? 60sec
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Reviewed by dear john from uk on
22nd Mar 2004
mp3 great ,the phone that makes the 6600 look like a toy. got a
256mb mmc card for just Ģ44, lots and lots music and hundreds of
pictures .Plus it's nice and slim ,so can fit in your back pocket
even if you have a big bum(arsenal).
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Reviewed by mike from uk on 10th
Mar 2004
looking at an SX1 instead of a sharp gx20 does anyone know what
the video clip time is on the sx1 ?? (nokia 6600 is 9 secs, gx20
is 20 secs) cheers
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Reviewed by Tom from England on
10th Mar 2004
well i aint actually seen the phone in real life but ill tell ya
summit it looks class. Its different from all the other phones the
way it looks etc,size.......who cares about it all that matters
is what the phone is capeable of doin. I have got a sagem my-x6
not a bad phone when i got it bout a week after release but now
its the sort of phone what everyone has. If you wnt to be differnet
from the croud i would recomend this (Y)
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Reviewed by faisal shafi from pakistan
on 27th Jan 2004
this phone is really massive.it is really best for those who want
to look different from others and sx1 has all which you want it
is really dream phone i am really fell my my self full of fun having
this great thing
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Reviewed by jim from England on
18th Jan 2004
oh my God!!!!!and to think, i postponed my suicide for this turkey...
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Reviewed by HINT from ENGLAMD on
6th Jan 2004
GOT IT!!! finally, cost a bundle but well worth it, works like 6600
but its a siemens, you think its a nokia, thank god it isnt. SX1
probably the best phone ive ever had, camera quality is good, bit
disapointed with the mp3 player but other then that no qualms.
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Reviewed by matt from England on
3rd Jan 2004
i have been waiting for this phone forever!!!! i almost bought a
6600 today but the sx1 better be worth the wait! i need new phone
cos i got a brick!
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Reviewed by simps from uk on
3rd Jan 2004
Finally arrived this morning . Impressive so far but picture quality
dissapointing. Not as easy to lock as Sl45. Keys take a bit of getting
used to. Overall very good, nice replacement for sl45.Mp3 not noted
in manual but does exist!
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Reviewed by lol from uk on 1st
Dec 2003
out all net works from 10/01/2004
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Reviewed by p1$$ed 0ff from - on
29th Dec 2003
out jan 10th on 02 in UK ,so should grt one by june LOL LOL LOL
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Reviewed by Atilio from Italy on
27th Dec 2003
The only drawback this phone has its the strange keypad arangement.It
takes a while to get used to it.I tested a prototype and it took
me 1 week to get used to.The features were great.Sometimes it crashed
but its normal cause mine was a prototype.A great phone.I wonder
when will they "really" take it out this time.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 18th
Dec 2003
I've just phoned Siemens (08705334411) and their telling me the
the phone will be released in January. I agree with what the majority
are saying - Hurry up Siemens, you're losing value business.
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Reviewed by Axl from Italy on
13th Dec 2003
After 5 glorious siemens phones I've changed to a umts NEC e606....great
mistake!!!!!! I want this SX1, it is the phone I would ever had,
it has everything I want!!!!
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Reviewed by Henrik from Sweden on
5th Dec 2003
If they canīt get out the phone before Feb i rather buy Nokias 6230
that has mp3, video, camera, radio and mutch more
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Reviewed by Tim Chisholm from United
Kingdom on 4th Dec 2003
i have waited too long for this phone now, im just gonna go for
the Sony Ericsson p900. sorry siemens should have brought it out
on time.
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Reviewed by will from uk on 4th
Dec 2003
Dam!!!!!!!!! just phoned Siemens UK and got told feb 1st shouldbe
in shops.
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Reviewed by Hemunt Ladwa from England
on 26th Nov 2003
Mad phone, as a co reporter stated, siemens are taking the P$$$
with the launch of it. im ready to switch networks for it, but knowing
O2 direct are backing out of selling it instead going for the 6600
is disapointing. Still i seen live model just have to wait and see
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Reviewed by Tim Chisholm from United
Kingdom on 24th Nov 2003
THE GERMANS ARE THE MOST EFFICENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD(along with
the Japanese), but they have failed for the first time ever, they
haven't managed to bring this phone out by the time they said it
would be. this is the best phone in the world, i am just waiting
for it to come out, so i can run down to the shop and buy it!! come
on you germans, dont lose your reputation!
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Reviewed by Djimmy Sagnount from South
Africa on 23rd Nov 2003
amzing phone, i can not belive howe gud it iz. but this phone its
really rood, it haz evrythng. itz realy eazy to yuze azwell. grate
phone!
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Reviewed by Stewart Edmonson from United
Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 23rd Nov
2003
BEST PHONE EVER!!!
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Reviewed by Tom Edson from U.K on
23rd Nov 2003
I love this phone and it is the best phone in the world ever, i
cant think of a better phone coming out ever, amazing, nothing wrong
with it or anything and the functions are amazing, BUY!
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Reviewed by Tim Chisholm from United
Kindom on 21st Nov 2003
NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS PURELY ABOUT THE RELEASE DATE, NOT ABOUT THE
PHONE ITSELF. I am getting a bit sick and tired of siemens, they
keep postponing this phone, i have all my money ready and want to
buy this phone tomorrow. I am raring to go and get it, everytime
i read up about it, i want it more, BUT because it is taking so
long for siemens to bring it out, i am starting to consider the
Nokia 6600. ACT fast Siemens or you will lose a lot of customers.
IF THIS PHONE IS NOT OUT BY THE 15th DECEMBER, I WILL BUY THE NOKIA
6600. HURRY UP, AND BRING IT OUT!!!! (this review was nothing to
do with the phone, this phone on the other hand is amazing, that
is why i havent given it a poor rating, the service from siemens
on the other hand IS poor) Thanks for listening. <> <> <> <> <>
<> **END**
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Reviewed by Alfredo from USA on
16th Nov 2003
Well, sure the phone may have 5 stars but, as already noted by another
reviewer, Siemens needs to hurry up and do something about the release
date; in fact it is sufficient to go look at the new phones that
Motorola, Sony, and Sendo (beside the already famous Nokia 6600)are
coming out with. In particular the Motorolas that have not been
released yet are truly cool and full of features just like the SX1
such as 65000 TFT display, camera, camcorder, memory, MMC card slots,
MMS email, wap quadruple bands ( not on SX1 )etc etc etc. I feel
there is an awful lot of people that is in love with SX1 but there
a whole lot of "new kids on the block" that people is noticing and
Siemens risks of "missing the bus" this time. I personally give
it till the end of December, than I'll chose between N6600 and a
new Motorola.
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Reviewed by Faisal from Kuwait on
13th Nov 2003
2 words..... VAPOR WARE
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Reviewed by David Beck from UAE on
21st Oct 2003
I just saw the Siemens SX-1 at the GITEX 2003 in Dubai, UAE. I was
amazed by its build quality, out-of-this-world looks & superb functionality.
I was tempted to compare the SX-1 to the also-new Nokia 6600. After
a lot of debating.. I was soon convinced that the SX-1 offers much
more to gadget-freaks than the Nokia 6600. The piece which I used
was a demonstration model, and the operating system was quite stable.
It did crash though after a few minutes of man-handling by me. I
was told that the SX-1 will be available for sale around the first
week of December 2003, for approximately $500. This information
is from a Siemens sales engineer, so you can consider it as pretty
reliable. When asked about the crash of the OS, he said that since
they still have a few bugs to sort out the OS cannot be considered
completely stable. The features which I really liked about the Siemens
SX-1 are - a. Highly responsive (& fast) OS b. 4x digital zoom on
camera c. MMC card support (external bay, unlike the 6600) d. FM
Radio player & MP3 Player e. Alien like looks f. Screen quality
& size Overall.. this phone is a must buy for phone/gadget freaks,
though some might consider it as a large phone, but with the punches
this baby packs.. it sure looks tiny.
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Reviewed by John Scully from UK on
1st Oct 2003
The Germans have pulled an English! [pun intended: "under-delivering
a product", in this case, not at all] This phone is vapour-ware.
Where is it? They were flouting that it would be released last March
(2003) and everything went quiet on the western front. Then they
mentioned it again, this time for August more likely September.
It's now October for crissakes. Get on with it! Did somebody on
the factory floor forget to ring the bell that says "start selling
it!" - ? Talk about european complacency... I'll wait for the Japanese
version. You've got me really frustrated.
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Reviewed by Tim Chisholm from United
Kingdom on 24th Sep 2003
This mobile phone is cutting edge. Siemens have combined all the
latest technologies to produce the SX1. The Siemens SX1 includes
an MP3 player, Video Camera, Digital Camera with zoom, Bluetooth,
E-mail capabilities, 65k colour screen, latest Java Technology and
an FM Radio. All this comfortably fits in a 110g handset. With all
these technologies, the Siemens SX1 hasn't lost its unique styling
and ease of use. Siemens have cleverly put the keys down either
side of the phone to make it easier to type text messages and E-mails,
and a five-way joystick for easy navigation around the main screen.
It also has 24MB integrated memory with a slot for additional memory.
All of this with MMS, Polyphonic Ringtones, Built-in Handsfree Speaker,
Infrared, GPRS, XHTML Broswer and a USB port for connection with
a PC makes this a must-have Gadget. The Siemens SX1 leaves its competitors
behind, and have produced an original and incredible piece of technology.
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