Today BenQ Mobile has announced the new mobile phone line to be released under Siemens brand. The A-series includes 3 models – AF51, AL21 and A31. These are a candy bar, a clamshell and a slider of entry-level category. They are equipped with quite big screens, support 32-tones polyphony and GPRS, WAP and MMS. Let’s see them one by one.

The AF51 represents a compact clamshell. Its external screen has a mirror effect, and the internal one is protected from scratches by a special cover. Both screens support 65K colors.

The specs of the AF51:

• Standards - GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS
• Internal CSTN-screen, 130x130 pixels, 65K colors
• External CSTN-screen, 96x64 pixels, 65K colors
• 32-tones polyphony
• WAP and Java MIDP 1.0
• SMS and MMS
• Talk time – up to 300 minutes
• Standby time – up to 220 hours
• Dimensions – 79x41x19.55 mm
• Weight - 80 g

The AL21 is a slider and is designed for young people interested in current fashion trends.

The specs of the AL21:

• Standards - GSM (900/1800/1900 or 850/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS
• TFT-screen, 130x130 pixels, 65K colors
• Memory – 1.5 MB
• 32-tones polyphony
• WAP and Java MIDP 1.0
• SMS, EMS and MMS
• Talk time – up to 300 minutes
• Standby time – up to 220 hours
• Dimensions – 86.8x45.8x19.2 mm
• Weight - 78 g

And at last, the A31 – a candy bar featuring “minimalism and effectiveness”. It is focused on organizer functions. There is a calendar with reminder, alarm clock, stopwatch, world time and currency converter.

The specs of the A31:

• Standards - GSM (900/1800 or 850/1900 MHz) and GPRS
• CSTN-screen, 128x128 pixels, 65K colors
• Memory – 1.5 MB
• 32-tones polyphony
• WAP and Java MIDP 1.0
• SMS, EMS and MMS
• Talk time – up to 300 minutes
• Standby time – up to 270 hours
• Dimensions – 102x46x17.6 mm
• Weight - 85 g

The whole series will be released in Europe, Latin America and Asia in 1Q 2006.