The BenQ Siemens C81 was classes as a supreme mobile phone back in 2006, but does it still work as well as the newest phones on the market. The C81 does have pretty good quality video functions if I can recall with recording, playback and downloads being pretty good, you can choose between MPEG4 and H.263 format for your short-movie productions plus the pretty standard camera of 1.3 megapixel was reasonable back then and would have to say is still reasonable of today’s standards. MP3 and AAC++ audio files plus stereo headset and RS Multimedia Card and more shown below, this surely was a fantastic phone back then (we say it is but what do you say?)

BenQ-Siemens C81 Features & Specifications –
• GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
• 27 x 36 mm TFT Display with 256K colors/132 x 176 pixels
• MP3, Polyphonic & AAC Ringtones
• Vibration
• Photo call
• 10 received, 10 dialed & 10 missed calls (Call Records)
• 23 MB shared memory + RS-MMC Card Slot
• USB v2.0
• Bluetooth
• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
• EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• MMS, SMS, Email & Instant Messaging
• 1.3 Megapixel Camera with 1280 x 1024 pixels & Video
• WAP 2.0/xHTML Browser
• T9, Organizer, Voice memo & Calculator
• Java MIDP 2.0
• MP3/AAC player
• Up to 300 Hours Standby
• Up to 5 Hours Talk Time
• 104 x 46.5 x 17.7 mm
• 90 g

BenQ-Siemens C81 Downsides – No Infrared port, No 3G, No WLAN and No HSCSD