Posted by Vertical Mind
I'm thinking of getting one as my next phone. What do you guys think of it??
http://mobile.burn.com/review.jsp?Id=119
Posted by jam
Yes im also saving to get the new s55
Posted by caff
Its only 256 colour and same resolution as T68i..........its no point getting it if you alraedy has T68i beside its java and polyphonic .......
Posted by dragon76ers
Is it a triband phone? Thanx!
Posted by angelraven
I would pass on the S55 for now. And wait for the following generation of the coloured screen mobies. I am still hoping that Sony will give S-E mobies the CLIE ass kicking saliva dripping screens... please please please... the T69i perhaps? LOL... I am getting on the CMD-Z7 getting a better screen. If Nokia can do with the 7210, S-E is definitely going to kick their ass.
Posted by Deltayoda
I'm with you on that angelraven. The phone does look very NICE, especially the menus and its everything the T68i needs, but I'm just waiting.
Posted by ogie_gall
the s55 is the phone that could match up with the t68i.
Posted by luwi
what is the resolution of screen?
Posted by [MDS]
i won't buy it, because of the poor color palette on the screen, otherwise it seems like a perfect phone, but who knows, may be i will take it...
Posted by Vertical Mind
This is in noway confirmed yet but I have heard that the price will be VERY good. They say somwhere between 420 and460 Euros INCLUDING the digicam!
If this is true, would you guys who do NOT whant to buy it at this point reconsidder??
Posted by casperr
Im definitely buying it
Saving for it now
And just sold my T68i again, will just use nokia 3310 for now until this siemens baby come out
Posted by [MDS]
i would not reconsider if it has 256 colors.. if it is more, at least 4096, sure i'll get it....
but now, ohhhh the SPV!!!!!
Posted by Fingers
I want one, but might hold out for the U10, it's just a Motorola clone but still think it's the way to go
Posted by airevolt
could the s55 also be the s57 globe telecom is giving away here in the philippines?? looks good though but i am not buying a siemens anymore...maybe a nokia or another se but not a siemens...
Posted by Fingers
Yeah I think the s57 is the Asian language version of the s55, why don't you like Siemens? I like them better than Nokia
Posted by Vertical Mind
To be honest, I dont realy case how many colours there are, I just want a nice phone with a lot of funktions.
Posted by Rolud
I totally agree with Fingers ! In my opinion, Siemens is making a lot better phone than Nokia !
And if the S55 is as good as the other Siemens, it should have all the features of the T68, plus a more complete address book with fields for “street” and “city” and above all, a way to remove the bloody “operator name” on the main screen…
For me, if those 2 options are into the S55, it make this phone a lot above the T68… (and I don’t care at all if it has Java and/or polyphonic…)
We’ll soon know…
Rolud
Posted by swazi
it looks great to me i might consider getting one myself
Posted by drow
One of the best things is that the digicam that comes along the s55 has a built in flash! It doesn't use the screen as a finder though (which of course is a drawback) - but again - great quality is assured regardless of the light conditions.
Posted by Eulogy
The siemens S55 will actually have better resolution than t68i.And that means that pics will be more clear.
Posted by Rickstur
Nope !
Same screen as t68!
Posted by d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z
i will get it once it comes out. very good, high quality piece of german equipment.
Posted by Eulogy
It will have the same size but better screen.And thats true!
Siemens is actually the best phone.With little problems with software and other thing.
Good quality!!
Posted by [MDS]
here are some live pics:
http://www.siemensinfo.de/gallerys55.htm
Posted by [MDS]
after reading all i could find on this phone i have come to a conclusion that its a clone of t68i with some features like java and polys, other than that there is no difference, therefore i think this product is outdated and i am not interested in getting another "t68i" with 256 colors a year after i had an original t68i... anyway, in my opinion the major selling factor will be siemens' reputation as a company that builds extremely reliable and high quality handsets... if this phone was out like 3 month after se, i would preffer it to se, but now it is too late, too many good things are headed our way, and finally the sl55 smartphone from siemens is a potential hit, keeping in mind that it will come equiped with a different lcd than this one. at least 4k, but 65 would be better... so lets wait and see..
Posted by Prom1
Si55? What phone is that? Anyone got a link or info on it? I like the design on the s55, but i agree its a copy of the t68. Why is it flip phones are so tick with color?
Posted by d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z
Dont really care about lots of colors i am content with the s55 and i am just a simple guy with simple needs. I love the cam especially. To me it is not a clone of the t68i. There are lots of phones with the same specs as the t68i some with more or less features.
Posted by laffen
The S55 could match up with the T68i, but it's out more than one year too late. It has Java ++ but I think it's too similar to the T68i to stand out in the crowd. It all depends on the price tag and the Siemens marketing budget. Keep in mind that the T68i has won almost all the test of advanced mobile phones in every printed-, tv- and online articles the last 6 month. Let's hope the P800 will be released soon, ...
Posted by Rolud
@Laffen
I don’t think it’s too late for the S55 !
Even if the T68 is the best phone on the market today… it’s still impossible to ad the “city” and “street” fields into the contacts… and it’s still impossible to remove the “operator name” in the main screen… both options available since long ago by Siemens…!!!
For me, as I’m not interested at all by the “brick” P800… (price and size are both too big…) the S55 will probably be the closest alternative to a PDA, and, by the way, a lot better than the T68…
Rolud
Posted by [MDS]
okay, one thing i dont get is, how in world s55 could be anyhow close to being a pda alternative? it has even smaller viewable area on the screen (compared to t68i) because 2 lines (top and botom) are for the status bars... s55 and pda are two different things.... sl55 is closer, yet so far away..
Posted by Rolud
@[MDS]
OK, you’re right… and I wasn’t explicit enough…!!
In my case, I don’t want to carry all the time with me a brick like the P800… however I’m carrying a small phone in my pocket.
The reason why I said that the S55 is “the closest to a PDA phone” is just because when I let my Clié at home… I’d like to have with me the most important data… which are :
- The address book (complete, with “street” and “city”…)
- The agenda
- The “to do”
- And some notes…
I always said that I’m not in need of a PDA able to phone, to replace my Clié… but I’m in search of a “small” phone as close as possible to a PDA… and the S55 is, at the moment, the best “soon available” phone able to mach my need…!!
Rolud
Posted by [MDS]
could not agree more....
but it is not for me... getting gd87, then i will take a further look into an spv... but the phone i really want is telit g80... that thing is the best. now i am hooked on that...
see it here: http://www.telit.net/products/gprs/g_new.htm
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Posted by gadgetboytom
trouble with the phone is its a bit basic
Posted by Swag
I've got a S55... Everything is so great about it. It's sooo stable and rich with functions. Silly that the screen only got 256 colours, but it doesn't really matter. I've also owned the 7650,6610 and Samsung T100 and I don't really miss more colours on this phone... Best phone I ever had...
P.S. Using it right now with the Webviewer Java App to write this message...
Posted by Miss UK
Ive also got a S55 had it bout a month now bought it at £269 Sim Free! Great lil phone, best one ive had!!! Couldnt care if da screen had 256 colours, the phone is top class for me.. Yeah its triband guys,has GPRS n BLUETOOTH, inda box u get datacable with software plus camera!
Posted by totings
Does it have an mp3 like the sl45?
Posted by BLueblooD*
I am waiting for the S57 here. I'll Buy BUy BUYYYY!!!!
Its nice to use Siemens. I'll paired it with my T68i.... AWESOME!
Posted by totings
How much memory does it have?
Posted by BLueblooD*
same as T68i.
Posted by Miss UK
The S55 is'nt MP3 Compatible, u could by the MP3 BIT seperate thought like the C45 has! The S56,S57 Look the same, have different casing colours.. Feat. Dicatphone,v.Recorder,. The s55 has that plus it weights 85g
Posted by superunknown
How about s45?
Posted by Miss UK
@ Superunknown. Checkout www.my-siemens.com for details of the S45 :o)
Posted by JohnM
Got an S55 the other day, love it! I still have my SL45i though and love that too, 2 great phones by Siemens. I'm really impressed with the picture quality of the S55 camera compared to that of my MCA-20 for my T68i.
The pic on this link was taken of my girlfriend in the pub, without the flash on. I was pleased with the results for a fast snapshot.
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/10d34248/bc/My+Photos/__hr_Eminpub.jpg?bccQuO.A8thhOBPl
Compare that to this one below, taken at work with my MCA-20 and T68i, in better lighting!
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/10d34248/bc/__hr_test0001b.jpg?bccQuO.AbucyMm9V
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Posted by Miss UK
Ive only used the Camera on mine briefly! Good Quality piccys LOL WOW uve got a big phone collection, only got 2 both brand new bought 8310 tuesday this wk lol
Posted by JohnM
@Miss UK> I'm a bit phone mad really!!! I'm very impressed with the quality of pics from the s55 camera. Only drawback is when the battery gets down to quarter charge, you can't use the camera. Shame that. I t would be good if you could use the camera, but the option to use the flash was disabled instead of disabling the use of the camera. Have you got any pics you wouldn't mind posting so I can see what sort of results you've had using the s55 cam.
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Posted by Miss UK
@ John
Ive not had time to use the Camera yet propaly,
but when I find the time I'll pop them here!
The Phone is neat yeaah LOL
Best choice ive made in Buying a Mobile phone
Posted by JohnM
Defo up there with best phones I've had. It would be hard to say between the S55, my T68i and SL45i. Ever visited Club-Siemens? You might find it interesting if you haven't seen it before http://www.sl45.com/
Posted by mariolouis
where does it say it has 256 colors?
Posted by Miss UK
Hi Yeaah ive visited Club-siemens! it's an OK site
I used to own a C45 but it had alot of fault's and I got rid of it!, I have a M50 which im selling Right now! it's a Good phone but I have the S55 so ive not got the time for it anymore... Oh and I bought a Nokia 8310 last week, got it Cheap on Upgrade! so that'll replace the M50...
@ mariolouis Visit here
http://www.gsmarena.com/idx.php3
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