Siemens M75
Discontinued 9th March 2005
Siemens gave us a sneak
preview of the M75 a few weeks ago without much
detail on the technical specification, but now we have
it and frankly it's quite impressive.
You can view the M75 pretty much as a ruggedised
CX75
as it is largely identical in terms of hardware. What
does set the M75 apart though is the shock-resistant
housing, made up of a rubber case and metal chassis.
This certainly adds to the size and weight of the M75,
but it does give it a pleasingly rugged look.
Technical
highlights are a 132x176 pixel TFT display in 262,000
colours, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, expandable
memory using RSMMC cards, audio and video playback (including
MP3s), email client, WAP 2.0 browser, push-to-talk,
3D enhanced Java gaming and some other features such
as a weather application and micro-payment support.
The Siemens M75 is a tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 device
with GPRS. External connectivity is through Bluetooth,
USB cable or infra-red. Physical size is 111x52x21mm
and 110 grams which is quite large, mostly because of
the added protection. Talktime is up 5 hours with around
10 days standby.
It's actually a very good handset in terms of specification,
quite aside from the handset's rugged looks. The biggest
omission we can see is the lack of a FM radio, which
we think is a serious flaw in this handset with is designed
to be used outdoors, after all. This is certainly a
chunky handset, and really the antithesis of the CL75
"girlie" phone, but we rather like it.
Siemens say that the M75 will be available from June
2005 in "Volcano Black" and our favourite,
"Safari Green" (pictured)
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Siemens
M75 at a glance
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Available:
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Q2/Q3
2005
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM (900/1800/1900)
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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132x176
pixels, 262,000 colours
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Camera:
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1.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium-large
candy bar 111x52x21mm
/ 110 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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5
hours talk / 10 days standby
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