Conclusion

Testing of the Siemens SP65 certainly wasn’t a boring experience and it was nice to receive a product which wasn’t great for a change. Unfortunately as you can see from the review content the handset is far from good either.

Whether it be the build quality issues such as the battery cover which doesn’t fit well, the finish that’s easily scuffed, the keypad that’s hard to use or the software which is painfully slow there wouldn’t be many times when using the handset that you wouldn’t be annoyed by some aspect of its features or design. Other than a couple of features (the emergency phonebook and survival dictionary) and the fact that the handset isn’t overly heavy or bulky there really aren't many redeeming features to recommend a purchase.

The business users that this phone is aimed at will also be very disappointed, yes it does have good connectivity and you could manage your email inbox on the move, however the lag caused by the underpowered internals and the subsequent slow software combined with the excessively small keypad means productivity would certainly be higher with a different handset.

Even if you want a phone to use just for calls there are many other models on the market (in a much lower price range) that would do that job quicker.

A very disappointing product from Siemens, stay well away.

The SP65 can be purchased online with a contract from free to £100 or sim free for approx £200.

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