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BenQ-Siemens Pandora (EF51)

by Jayvee on February 17th, 2006

I had a chance to grab a sneak peek into the upcoming line of phones from BenQ-Siemens. Codenamed Pandora (in Asia), this phone is a prototype version of the new company’s music phone. I’m quite pleased with the way the new company is churning out sensible phones with attractive designs.

The Pandora has two modes. When it is closed, it serves as a digital music player. In fact, from afar it even looks like a Creative Zen micro.

When opened (as in ‘opening Pandora’s Box’), the phone reveals a small keypad that’s still amazingly easy to use. The back of the phone houses a 1.3MP camera (!!!) as well as the external stereo speakers. Sadly I didn’t have the chance to try out the music playing capabilities.

This phone was announced back in 3GSM and will be available mid-year.

[Tech Digest has a short overview of the specs]

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