Well I haven’t bought a new mobile phone for a while and saw a BenQ-Siemens EF81 on Ebay and decided to get it.

It’s virtually the same size as my trusty Motorola V3 but is a lot more up to date in what it can do. The advert on Ebay said:

The BenQ-Siemens EF81 is a premium handset with premium features. With a magnesium and brushed stainless steel exterior the BenQ-Siemens EF81 packs a lot of technology into an extremely slim handset.

2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
262,000 colour screen
bluetooth technology
clock, alarm & calendar

Boasting a 2.0 megapixel digital camera with 5x zoom, the BenQ-Siemens EF81 turns mobile snapshots into stunning photographs perfect for viewing on the large 262k colour TFT screen made from hardened mineral glass to ensure durability.

The BenQ-Siemens EF81 also has 3G functionality allowing you to enjoy such features as live video calling from your mobile together with super-fast data download or just simply audio and video streaming.

It does a lot more than that in reality and you can also put a memory card in it so it will store more ringtones, mp3’s and pictures than my old Motorola will.

The only disappointing thing I have found so far is the camera. It’s only got the one and it is fixed to point at you when the phone is open presumably for the video calling so people can see you. That means you have to rely on the small screen on the front of the phone when you are taking pictures which is really too small for that.

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