BenQ-Siemens P51 SmartPhone Overview
Expected UK Release Date: AvailableKey Features
65k TFT Colour Touchscreen (240 x 320 Pixels)
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Media Player (MP3 & MPEG4)
QWERTY Keyboard
Bluetooth® Technology
OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
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BenQ-Siemens P51 SmartPhone Review
The phone comes with a well designed keypad which is a full keyboard with the numerical keys coloured in black to make them stand out from the QWERTY keys. The QWERTY keyboard is extremely useful for when the user ids typing documents & inputting large amounts of text like they would do on their office PC. The user has a selection of input methods on the P51 which include the keyboard, the touch screen or by using the stylus pen on the screen. The large bright coloured screen provides 65k colours on a TFT touch screen which has a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The screen displays a colourful menu system which comes with pictured icons to assist the user. The user can navigate around the menu system by using the touch screen or the navigation control above the full keyboard.



The Smartphone comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera feature which allows the user to take photo which can be sent & shared with other contacts. The user can store their photos in the photo album feature for save keeping. The user can play & record video on the BenQ-Siemens P51 which brings a fun element to this mobile office phone. The user can send & receive emails, text messages & multimedia messages on the P51. The user can send & receive messages to & from compatible messaging mobile phone users. The user can access the Internet or their email account from a wireless hotspot or they can access the Internet by using GPRS.
The P51 comes with a built in media player which comes in the form of Windows media player & the user can enjoy music in MP3 format. The sound quality is excellent on this phone & the user can download all their favourite music to listen to whilst they are on their travels. The phone comes with a handsfree speaker phone which allows the user to take a call over loud speakers allowing the user to enjoy a handsfree call experience.
BenQ-Siemens P51 Specifications & Features
Screen
65k TFT Colour Touchscreen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Photo Album
Video Player
Video Recorder
Photo Caller ID
Screensaver
Wallpaper
Theme Display
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Push Email
Sound
Media Player (MP3 & MPEG4)
Windows Media Player
MP3 Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voice)
Voice Command
Handsfree Speaker
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
65k TFT Colour Touchscreen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Photo Album
Video Player
Video Recorder
Photo Caller ID
Screensaver
Wallpaper
Theme Display
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Sound
Media Player (MP3 & MPEG4)
Windows Media Player
MP3 Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voice)
Voice Command
Handsfree Speaker
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phone Book
Calendar
Notes
Calculator
Alarm Clock
QWERTY Keyboard
Stylus
OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
Handwriting Recognition
Office Applications
Connectivity
USB
Bluetooth®
Infrared
GPRS
Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet
WAP
XHTML
HTML
Memory & Talk Time
128 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
4 Hours Talk Time
150 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
170 g
122 x 60 x 20 mm
Phone Book
Calendar
Notes
Calculator
Alarm Clock
QWERTY Keyboard
Stylus
OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
Handwriting Recognition
Office Applications
Connectivity
USB
Bluetooth®
Infrared
GPRS
Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet
WAP
XHTML
HTML
Memory & Talk Time
128 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
4 Hours Talk Time
150 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
170 g
122 x 60 x 20 mm
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Your BenQ-Siemens P51 Reviews
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Reviewer: Sachin Goswami - Hyderabad, India
Date: 12th Apr 2008
Excellent phone. Everything is fine. Organiser is perfect. Synchronization is very good. I wish I can use my GPRS facility of phone on my lap top for Internet. Modem is not supporting this feature. If somebody help me to use Internet (GPRS) facility of my phone to operate Internet on laptop my all wishes will be fulfilled. Means if the phone acts as a modem in that case.
Reviewer: Neo Sy - Singapore
Date: 22nd Aug 2007
This is my first PDA phone & I can say it's a really bad experience. Despite many good features & design of the phone itself, it is not stable & runs slowly. & this is the second set of the same model phone that I hold. I exchange the first phone for the second 4 days after I bought it. The reasons were the phone auto-reset many times without any known issue & the other side of the line complain that the volume is too soft.
Problems encountered for the 2nd phone:
- Unable to make calls for a few times (my friends can call at the same location), can only make calls after resetting the phone (sometimes more than once). I don't know how many calls that I might miss due to this.
- Despite changing the settings for the backlight to 5 minutes many times, the backlight automatically switches off after 20 seconds. It even occurs when I am still writing on the screen.
- Buttons on the keyboard don't function too well. There are 2 characters on a single button & if we press a certain key, supposedly we can switch to the second character on the button. Today, more than once, even after I release the button & press the letter that I want to use, the second character still appear.
To cut the long story short, these are only some of the issues that I had faced. Frankly speaking, I really regret buying this PDA phone. I like the functions of a PDA phone & would most likely buy one for my next phone but it would definitely not be from BenQ-Siemens. I am going to send it in for servicing & hopefully most of these problems can be resolve.
Reviewer: Joseph Hermosillo - US
Date: 21st Apr 2007
I have the Benq-Siemens P51. I also have the P50. The P51 has the much needed WM 5.0 upgrade & GPS. However, Benq did not improve the camera or the radio. The camera is 1.3 MP where 2.0 MP is now the standard. It only has GPRS & not Edge nor 3G, the new standards. Signal strength is lacking. Support is abysmal. The firmware, which requires an upgrade, is not posted on the Benq website only the manual. By way of example, the P50 had a better firmware upgrade for its Chinese language module than for its English module. Email correspondence receives no response. The screen size is a real plus, but the lettering on the keyboard is very difficult to see. Like the Motorola MPX 300, another phone that could have been the best of the best, the Benq P50 & P51 has fallen short of the mark further compounded by an incompetent effort to adequately support the products.
Reviewer: Brian C - Australia
Date: 21st Sep 2006
I have to say the features are almost perfect. P51 has pretty much everything under the sun except 3G/UMTS/HSDPA support which is a shame. Still it is the most features complete phone ever in this size & form factor. I really like the fact that it still retains SDIO which provides greater expansion options.
Expansys UK has already put up the price & accepted pre-order. So hopefully it will shipping soon.
I think BenQ-Siemens has done a good job with this phone. Hope they can keep up the good work & next year come up with a follow-on model P52 that will add 3G support.
Reviewer: RobinZ - Netherlands
Date: 23rd Aug 2006
It's of course impossible to give ratings on practical experiences at this moment, so the ratings I gave to this mobile phone are based on the specifications in comparison with other mobile phones that are (soon) available.
There are some features that are not mentioned in the specifications. Like the GPS-receiver with SiRF Star III, A2DP-functionality for Bluetooth, Wifi supported types are b/g, 128 MB ROM + 128 MB RAM & a Xscale PXA272 416 MHz processor. It comes with Windows Mobile 5 so it has all standard PDA features & there is a lot of software available for it.
All these features together in a single device is very rare to find. My opinion is that there is only one device that has almost the same spec's, the Fujitsu-Siemens PocketLoox T830 which has a 2 Megapixel camera + front camera & UMTS/3G support. But it is bigger, heavier, has a PXA270 416 MHz processor, 64 MB ROM & 240x240 resolution display. I'm not going to use UMTS so my choice will be the P51.
I read reviews that said that in Holland the P51 will be released in September. I also read reviews which mentioned November, but I stay optimistic.
Reviewer: Kevin Giles - Bromley, UK
Date: 13th Aug 2006
Sleek looking for a smartphone & well equipped with touch screen, stylus, qwerty keyboard, push email, windows 5.0 & handwriting recognition. I am pleased to see the P51 smartphone comes with a camera, video & music feature as well as great smartphone features.
Reviewer: John - Holyport, UK
Date: 12th Aug 2006
I have reached a point in my life where I need a smartphone for my business needs but I have been looking for over a month for the right one. I like the BenQ-Siemens P51 but I am not sure when or if it is available in the United Kingdom. I would be grateful if someone could let me know the release date of this smartphone & I will keeping an eye on this site for other users comments on the P51. It looks great & the specification is ideal for my needs but I would like to hear more about it from the users. Enjoying this site & bought my wife the Sony Ericsson K800i after reading information from this site, thank you.
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