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BenQ-Siemens EF91

 BenQ-Siemens EF91 Cancelled
13th February 2006

The BenQ-Siemens EF91 is the second HSDPA (3.5G) announced in Europe, following on from last month's Samsung announcement.

Theoretically, HSDPA can support a data transfer rate of 7Mb/sec or beyond, 20 times faster than 3G, although it's unlikely that early 3.5G models will reach anything near that data rate.

In truth, there is very little availability of HSDPA anywhere in the world - most providers have only been deploying equipment to support it since the end of 2005. However, many major operators in Europe, the Americas and the Pacific Rim have started rolling out HSDPA, and it should become more widely available through 2006 and 2007.

 BenQ-Siemens EF91 closed Back to the BenQ-Siemens EF91 though - this is a pretty conventional looking handset but with some neat features. There's a 3.2 megapixel digital camera (although Sharp got there first with the Sharp 903), a QVGA 240x320 pixel display, microSD removable memory and stereo Bluetooth. There's a multimedia player, plus everything else you'd expect to find in a high-end 3G phone. So, the EF91 looks promising as a 3G device, add in 3.5G and it looks very interesting indeed.

Of course, one question with a handset such as this is.. what is it for? BenQ-Siemens say that it will have improved multimedia download speeds and better video calling, but it's hard to see exactly how you can use the full potential of HSDPA on a small device such as this. Paired with a laptop, this would make an excellent broadband modem (if in an 3.5G coverage area). But perhaps this technology is better suited to high-end smartphones rather than clamshells.

BenQ-Siemens say that the EF91 should be available from summer 2006. Coverage in you region will depend on a local carrier supporting HSDPA.

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BenQ-Siemens EF91 at a glance

Available:

Q2/Q3 2006

Network:

GSM + UMTS + HSDPA

Data:

GPRS + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA (3.5G)

Screen:

240x320 pixels

Camera:

3.2 megapixels

Size:

Size/weight tba

Bluetooth:

Yes

Infra-red:

No

Polyphonic:

Yes

Java:

Yes

Battery life:

tba

 

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