The BenQ-Siemens AF51 cell phone is now approved by the FCC, and could hit the US markets soon. We had seen the AF51 cell phone late last year on the Whack.

Boy, this phone took a lot of time to get the FCC's approval. Anyway, this seems to be more of an entry-level phone, with a 65k color display and no MP3 player on-board. It does support MMS, although there's no integrated camera.

Anyway, it's a stylish and slim clamshell, and still sports the Siemens logo. It will be available in Panther Black and Dolphin Grey colors, and weighs just 80 grams. The AF51's saving grace is that it is compatible with GPRS and comes with an integrated WAP/XHTML browser - and it can double up as a data/fax modem.