Siemens announced three new low-priced A-series phones for the entry-level market. They don't have built-in cameras or MP3 player but all of them have color screens and polyphonic ringtones. The three devices are in different design a bar, slider, and clamshell form-factor.
Siemens A31 is entry-level bar phone with low-level functionality and small dimensions. It is dual band GSM phone (850/1900 or 900/1800) with 65k color screen and polyphonic ringtones. The built-in memory is only 1.5MB. Its main specifications are:
- Dual-band 850/1900 GSM phone in bar form factor
- 128x128, 65k color STN display
- 32-chord polyphonic ringtones
- SMS, EMS, MMS
- WAP, GPRS
- Java
- 1.5MB of memory
Siemens AL21 takes the sliding design to the entry-level market. It is tri-band GSM phone with 4-way navigation key and sliding numeric keypad, featuring 65k color display and JAVA. Its main specifications are:
- Tri-band 850/1800/1900 or 900/1800/1900 GSM phone in slide form factor
- 130x130, 65k color STN display
- 32-chord polyphonic ringtones
- SMS, EMS, MMS
- WAP, GPRS
- Java
- 1.5MB of memory
The AF51 is the clamshell phone, with internal antenna. It is operates on GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz networks and has GPRS high-speed data. It has dual color displays and supports JAVA applications. AF51 main specs are:
- Tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM phone in clamshell form-factor
- Dual 65k color displays
- SMS, MMS, WAP
- Games, Java
The new A-series of Siemens will be available in the first quarter of 2006
Source:
Siemens (BENQ Mobile)
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