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Siemens AL21 Cell PhoneTargeting fashion-conscious youth, BenQ announced the new Siemens AL21 cell phone in a slider design and vibrant colors. A transflective TFT LCD display graces the AL21, and is capable of producing 65k colors.

An affordable little package, the phone is available in Red Temptation and Black Magic colors, with metallic paint finish and translucent plastic rear casing which looks very different from other phones. Like the A31, the AL21 also supports MIDP 1.0 for reasons unknown.

Other features include:

  • 32-chord polyphonic ringtones
  • GPRS
  • Handsfree operation

    Basic utilities like currency converter and calculator among others are included. If not anything, I like its style a lot. You can get your hands on the Siemens AL21 in Q1 of 2006, and more info is available from BenQ's website.


  • Siemens AL21 Features

  • 4-way navigation key and two soft keys
  • 65,536 color display
  • Messaging: SMS, EMS and MMS
  • MMS supporting text, still images, voice, and animations
  • Speed dialing keys
  • Programmable soft keys
  • Calendar including day, week, and month
  • Customized keypad sounds
  • PC-Synchronization with Mobile Phone Manager
  • WAP
  • Java MIDP 1.0
  • J2ME (Java) based games and applications
  • Calculator
  • Currency converter
  • Birthday reminder
  • Start-up assistant for clock set, MMS configuration, etc.
  • File manager: Flash File System and Explorer
  • Car Kit Portable as accessory

    Siemens AL21 Specifications
    Technical Profile

  • Dimensions:86.8 x 45.8 x 19.2 mm (L x W x H)
  • Weight:78 g
  • Standby time:Up to 220 h (standard battery)
  • Talktime:Up to 300 min (standard battery)
  • Battery:Li-Ion 600 mAh
  • Charging time:Less than 2 h for 100%
  • Antenna:Integrated
  • Display:130 x 130 pixels, 65,536 colors, TFT, 7 lines plus headline
  • Storage:Approx. 1.5 MB
  • Connectivity:Serial cable, USB cable

    System/Standards

  • Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900; GSM850/1800/1900
  • EGSM (GSM phase 2/phase 2+)
  • GPRS multislot class 8, coding scheme 1 -4*
  • VocodersFR, HR, EFR, AMR

    SIM Functionality/Security Controls

  • SIM Application Toolkit (class 3)
  • SIM lock, various levels
  • PIN 1 & 2 control
  • Ciphering A5.1 and A5.2
  • SIM plug-in (3/1.8 V), SAT class 3

    Data Services

  • Mobile Internet access (WAP 1.2.1 plus parts of 2.0)
  • Data download OTA via SMS or WAP
  • MMS release 98
  • EMS rel. 4.3
  • Data services (CSD) at 9.6 Kbps and GPRS
    (up to 53.6 Kbps)