The Siemens CX75 was released in 2005, and is a

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manufactured by BenQ Mobile. The CX75 is a triband cameraphone that can take digital photographs up to 1280x1024

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s in size. It includes

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technologies, supporting GPRS class 10 connections with WAP 2.0 capability. It supports polyphonic ringtones in

MIDI MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...

as well as tones in the

MP3 MP3 (formally MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III) is a coding format for digital audio developed largely by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany, with support from other digital scientists in the United States and elsewhere. Origin ...

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(+) and

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formats. On the

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side, the phone supports

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2.0. It has 8.29 MB of onboard memory available for the user, and supports

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cards for further expansion. The phone is similar to the specifications of the

Siemens M75 The Siemens M75, this is the successor of Siemens M65. The phone released in 2005, is manufactured by BenQ Mobile. It is one of the few mobile phones to be weather and shock resistant (tested to comply with the IP54 standard), while not skimping ...

, 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.

Features

* Triband (supports

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900/1800/1900

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bands) *

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...

and

IrDA The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) is an industry-driven interest group that was founded in 1994 by around 50 companies. IrDA provides specifications for a complete set of protocols for wireless infrared communications, and the name "IrDA" also ...

wireless technologies *

Hot-swappable Hot swapping is the replacement or addition of components to a computer system without stopping, shutting down, or rebooting the system; hot plugging describes the addition of components only. Components which have such functionality are said ...

card slot *

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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

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Complete data sheet

External links

Review by GSM Arena

User Manuals / User Guides for CX75
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