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Benefon Exion mobile phone review
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 Benefon Exion is announced in 2001
Design
The latter quickly became immensely popular and also the manufacturer's flagship, but with the advent of the Exion, Benefon has finally entrenched itself as an important player in the market for experienced users, the Benefon Exion is slender and not very compact handset at 100 x 46 x 21 mm and 109 grams. The black and white display is ideal for text, messages and simple pictures like logos and picture massages.The display resolution 100 x 48 pixel is not very high but is normal for low class phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker.
Lacking LEDs of any kind, however, the display - combined with vibration and audible alerts - is the Exion's only way of notifying users of new messages and missed calls. This is common for all Benefon handsets, requiring users to inconveniently have to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting rather than just glance at it.
Ergonomics
The Exion is comfortable to hold and lies well in ones hand.A numerical keypad placed below offers appropriately-spaced keys and are pleasantly comfortable in use.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Benefon handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the shrunken center keys for no apparent reason, make the phone harder to dial than necessary.Unfortunately, the keypad of the Benefon Exion emits excess noise, but on the bright side its keys have been comfortably spaced and sized. We're not entirely happy with the design of the navigational pad and its adjacent buttons, however, as distinguishing between these less easy than it ought to be.And last,but not least, a simple two-way navigation buttons centered below the display.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the Benefon Exion has to offer: there's also support for SMS, and a range of applications such as FAX/Modem, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of and spacious phone book..
Performance
Audio quality on the Exion was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 900 mAh Li-ion battery is rated for 1.4 hours talk time or 150 hours standby, which is quite low given the battery's theoretical capacity. Charge time is about 135 minutes.
Availability
The Benefon Exion is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Benefon Exion is a beautiful phone to hold and use, and it's quickly won our hearts. The typical Benefon design flair is present in abundance, with all the requisite consumer features to back it up.But love doesn't notice such little flaws. |
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