BenQ-Siemens announced last week the addition of three new mobile phones to their stables. These are the BenQ-Siemens SL91, E81 and E71. The BenQ-Siemens SL91 is a UMTS slider phone while the E81 is the first miniature phone of the company, and the E71 brings new materials to mobile phones manufacturing.

BenQ-Siemens SL91
The BenQ-Siemns SL91 is equipped with a touch-sensitive keypad which makes it to resemble the LG Chocolate, though the technology used is different. While the BenQ-Siemens touchpad reacts to pressure, the LG Chocolate touchpad reacts to electro-conductivity. Apart from this the BenQ-Siemens SL91 is packed with the following other features:

• Weight: 109g
  
• Dimension: 89 x 47 x 23 mm
  
• Display: TFT 16M colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.2″)
  
• 3.2 Megapixel camera with autofocus
  
• MicroSD card slot
  
• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/UMTS support with video calls
  
• Bluetooth & USB 2.0 connectivity
  
• MP3 player
  
• FM Stereo with RDS
  

BenQ-Siemens SL91

The BenQ-Siemens SL91 is a richly-packed mobile phone. The retail package will include a desk cradle for both charging and synchronisation. The desk cradle would be fitted with an integrated micrphone and stereo speakers with colour light signals to notify users of events.

BenQ-Siemens E81
The BenQ-Siemens E81 is a UMTS phone with a classic bar shape and compact size. It’s features are highlighted below:

• Weight: 90g
  
• Dimension: 99.8 x 46.7 x 16.7 mm
  
• Display: TFT 256K colours, 176 x 220 pixels (1.8″)
  
• 1.3 Megapixel camera
  
• 64MB internal memory
  
• MicroSD card slot
  
• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/UMTS support without video calls
  
• Bluetooth & USB 2.0 connectivity
  
• MP3 player
  

BenQ-Siemens E81

BenQ-Siemens E71
The BenQ-Siemens E71 is a bar-shaped phone with an interesting innovation in the material used for the silver-coloured version of the mobile. This is by the use of a non-sticky coating to keep fingerprints to a minimum on the glossy surface. The E71 has the following features:

• Weight: 80g
  
• Dimension: 104 x 46 x 15 mm
  
• Display: TFT 256K colours, 240 x 320 pixels, (2″)
  
• 1.3 Megapixel camera
  
• 16MB internal memory
  
• MicroSD card slot
  
• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
  
• Bluetooth & USB 2.0 connectivity
  
• MP3 player
  
• FM Stereo
  

BenQ-Siemens E71

Both the BenQ-Siemens E81 and E71 are expected to be commercially available frm September 2006, while the BenQ-Siemens SL91 is expected to hit the market in the last quarter of 2006.

BenQ-Siemens SL91, E81 and E71