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Siemens SL45 (2000)

Siemens SL45

Release year: 2000 ★ 3.1/5(57 ratings)

. Excellent, in playback, the MP3 player with its almost infinite memory, which alone would cost a considerable sum. The audio quality is excellent, it feels like using a landline phone and even the other party hears optimally. The only flaws of the small Siemens (apart from the cost already mentioned) are: a menu that is not exactly intuitive, but that is normal given the very numerous functions present, which requires a bit of time to be used quickly and to the best; slowness in downloading MP3 files from the PC, given the use of the serial port which requires power supply for the transfer to take place (to download a song of about 4 MB the time required is about 15/20 minutes, more or less); ringtone volume which, even when set to maximum, is not very high and is hard to hear in particularly noisy environments.

Technical specifications

NetworksDual-band GSM 900 / 1800 MHz
Dimensions105 x 42 x 17 mm
Weight with battery88 g
BatteryLithium
Standby time170 h
Talk time4 h

In the box: 1 Lithium battery, 1 travel battery charger, 1 user manual, earphones, kit for connecting it to the PC.

Messaging

SMSYes
EMSNo
MMSNo
ChatNo

Messaging notes: Equipped with T9/iTAP technology (or similar), support for sending and receiving Broadcast messages.

Design and display

DisplayDisplay with 7 lines available for 18 characters per line.
Display colorBlack and white
Display sizen/a
Backlit keypadYes
Keypad lockYes
One-touch phonebook accessYes
Antennaexternal
VibrationYes
Headphone jackYes

Design notes: Truly exceptional, aesthetically speaking

Features

SIM Application ToolkitYes
Built-in speakerphoneNo
J2ME supportNo
Conference callingYes
Voice dialingYes
Voice recorderYes
Phonebook entries500

Feature notes: Rich and even overwhelming, the first few times you use it, the menu, with animated icons. Its main entries include: organiser; extra/games; messages; lists; contexts; audio; time/charges; forwarding; settings. Impossible to list all the functions and features of the SL 45. However, the terminal in question naturally features the MultiMediaCard (with 32 MB of memory) which, besides all the storable files, can "host" MP3 type files that can be listened to with the built-in player.

Connectivity

GPRSNo
WAPYes
IrDA (infrared)Yes
Built-in modemYes
EmailNo
BluetoothNo

Connectivity notes: Equipped with Wap protocol, infrared, integrated modem card.

Personalization

MP3 playerYes
Custom ringtonesYes
Silent modeYes
Downloadable ringtonesNo
Polyphonic ringtonesNo
Downloadable images and logosYes
AM/FM stereo radioNo
GamesYes
Downloadable gamesNo
Interchangeable covers and faceplatesNo

Personalization notes: Customizable ringtones.