Siemens CX75
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The Siemens CX75 was released in 2005, and is a mobile phone
manufactured by the German
/Taiwan
ese company BenQ Mobile
.
The CX75 is a triband cameraphone that can take digital photograph
s up to 1280x1024 pixel
s in size. It includes 2.5G technologies, supporting GPRS class 10 connections with WAP
2.0 capability. It supports polyphonic ringtones in MIDI as well as tones in the MP3
, AAC
(+) and WAV
formats. On the mobile gaming
side, the phone supports Java ME
MIDP 2.0. It has 8.29 MB of onboard memory available for the user, and supports RS-MMC cards for further expansion. The phone is similar to the specifications of the Siemens M75
, apart from the protection system of the M75, in addition to weight, size and keys.
In early FW
versions (FW2, 5), the phone suffered from some bugs and in general bad performance, especially in menus. This has been mostly corrected in the latest FWs. It is suggested to upgrade to FW13, and not the latest FW23, as it does not improve the phone a lot, and some users have experiences problems with this.
The FW is user-serviceable, by using a DCA-510 or a DCA-500 datacable, it is possible to upgrade to the newest FW, which is found on the official BenQ-Siemens site.
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Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
manufactured by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
/Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese company BenQ Mobile
Siemens cellular telephones
Siemens cellular telephones were mobile phones produced by Siemens AG.In 2005 the Taiwanese company BenQ acquired the financially bleeding mobile phone subsidiary from Siemens and gained the exclusive right to use Siemens trademark for 5 years...
.
The CX75 is a triband cameraphone that can take digital photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
s up to 1280x1024 pixel
Pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
s in size. It includes 2.5G technologies, supporting GPRS class 10 connections with WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...
2.0 capability. It supports polyphonic ringtones in MIDI as well as tones in the MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, AAC
Advanced Audio Coding
Advanced Audio Coding is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates....
(+) and WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
formats. On the mobile gaming
Mobile game
A mobile game is a video game played on a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet computer or portable media player. This does not include games played on handheld video game systems such as Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable....
side, the phone supports Java ME
Java Platform, Micro Edition
Java Platform, Micro Edition, or Java ME, is a Java platform designed for embedded systems . Target devices range from industrial controls to mobile phones and set-top boxes...
MIDP 2.0. It has 8.29 MB of onboard memory available for the user, and supports RS-MMC cards for further expansion. The phone is similar to the specifications of the Siemens M75
Siemens M75
The Siemens M75, released in 2005, is a mobile phone manufactured by the German/Taiwanese company BenQ Mobile. It is one of the few mobile phones to be weather and shock resistant , while not skimping on other features like a 1.3MP digital camera, 262k color screen and a digital music player...
, apart from the protection system of the M75, in addition to weight, size and keys.
In early FW
Firmware
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices...
versions (FW2, 5), the phone suffered from some bugs and in general bad performance, especially in menus. This has been mostly corrected in the latest FWs. It is suggested to upgrade to FW13, and not the latest FW23, as it does not improve the phone a lot, and some users have experiences problems with this.
The FW is user-serviceable, by using a DCA-510 or a DCA-500 datacable, it is possible to upgrade to the newest FW, which is found on the official BenQ-Siemens site.
Features
- TribandTribandTriband may mean:*Tri band, an electronic device that can operate in three frequency bands*Triband , a flag with three stripes...
(supports GSMGlobal System for Mobile CommunicationsGSM , is a standard set developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe technologies for second generation digital cellular networks...
900/1800/1900 MHz bands) - BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
and IrDAInfrared Data AssociationThe Infrared Data Association defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short-range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks ....
wireless technologies - Hot-swappableHot swappingHot swapping and hot plugging are terms used to describe the functions of replacing computer system components without shutting down the system...
RS-MMC card slot - Polyphonic MIDI, WAV, MP3 and AAC(+) ringtones
- Dimensions: 112 x 48 x 19 mm (length x width x depth)
- Volume: 90 cubic centimeters
- Weight: 98 g
- 132x176 pixelPixelIn digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
s TFT LCDTFT LCDThin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing...
display
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