
Siemens SL45
Release year: 2000
. 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
| Networks | Dual-band GSM 900 / 1800 MHz |
| Dimensions | 105 x 42 x 17 mm |
| Weight with battery | 88 g |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Standby time | 170 h |
| Talk time | 4 h |
In the box: 1 Lithium battery, 1 travel battery charger, 1 user manual, earphones, kit for connecting it to the PC.
Messaging
| SMS | |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Chat |
Messaging notes: Equipped with T9/iTAP technology (or similar), support for sending and receiving Broadcast messages.
Design and display
| Display | Display with 7 lines available for 18 characters per line. |
| Display color | Black and white |
| Display size | n/a |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | external |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack |
Design notes: Truly exceptional, aesthetically speaking
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 500 |
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
| GPRS | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
| Bluetooth |
Connectivity notes: Equipped with Wap protocol, infrared, integrated modem card.
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Interchangeable covers and faceplates |
Personalization notes: Customizable ringtones.