Siemens C72 Candy Bar mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on design. “Ease of use” paul, derbyshire View all 35 real customer reviews

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35 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
61% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	7.5
Design	7.0
Ease of use	7.5
Features	6.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.7
Overall rating	7.7

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Score 8.0/10

paul, derbyshire

+ ease of use

- camera not great

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Dec 2005

Score 10.0/10

marie, wakefield

+ great value for money, easy to use.

- none that i have found.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ size of buttons not too small but phone still compact

- not easy to find answerphone retrive message, took some finding

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2006

Score 10.0/10

sue, Swansea

+ great value, replaced one my son had destroyed.

- not small enough, camera not very good.
complicated to use.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Feb 2006

Score 6.0/10

JOHN, EXETER

+ SIZE AND GOOD FEATURES

- SEEMS TO TURN IT SELF OFF TO EASILY

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2006

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Sleek design

- The aeriel thing at the back

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jan 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ camera

- i dont like wap

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Nov 2005

Score 10.0/10

Lesley-Anne, Dunfermline

+ very easy to use and

- battery life

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Feb 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- wont connect to computer with windows vista

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Very easy to use

- None really

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purchased 25 Nov 2008

Score 5.0/10

Alan, Dunoon , “Other”

+ I only need it for emergencies , For me being 80 I wish it had bigger Keys. But it serves its purpose Thank You

- I cannot find how to work it for Music ???

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purchased 08 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ann, Wishaw , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ It's light and has a good sized screen.

- Not sure the joy stick is a good feature but it hasn't broken on me yat!

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

SUSAN, WESTHOUGHTON. BOLTON , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ A good basic phone. Camera basic, but acceptable considering cost of the phone. Easy to use.

- Style not fantastic. Screen not brilliant.

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purchased 10 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music and entertainment lover”

+ cheap and straight forward to use.

- few added extras. doesn't play music

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purchased 08 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

ian, liverpool , “Business or web user”

+ Great all round phone,great vfm

- No bluetooth

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purchased 06 May 2009

Score 6.0/10

Tony, Epsom , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Compact

- Difficult to understand operation

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purchased 09 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Glenys, Middlesbrough

+ Easy to navigate

- Disappointed with the camera facility

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purchased 07 Jul 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Too complicated compared to my old Nokia

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purchased 06 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Easy to navigate most of the functions.
Small, light, elegant design.
Cheap!!! Well, it was reconditioned, not sure what it would have cost new.
Nice big screen, with large enough icons.
Shortcut keys are conveniently located and assigned to most useful functions.
Light-up keys easy to see in the dark

- Navigation within phone/addressbook - it's annoying that the new entry/groups is at the top when you enter the "show entries" section, considering there is already a separate "new entry" option in the first addressbook menu.
Too easy to hit the browser button when using the joystick. would be better located further away, like where the power button is.
Space button is inconveniently located for texting - would be better as one of the bottom keys.
Annoying that you can't save entries in the PHONEbook which don't have numbers - e.g. Facebook email address, forcing you to make the addressbook your default.
The keypad lock, being just the one key unfortunately unlocks accidentally very often when the phone is in a bag or pocket, and virtually always connects to the internet at these times.
Camera quality is poor, but what can you expect for the price?
For some reason, it keeps asking me if I want to reset the time-zone after every time I use the web browser, and sometimes just completely randomly.
Not overly impressed with the ringtones.
Would be more flexible if you could set several alarms, e.g. one for weekdays, one for weekend, etc.
Doesn't appear to be any way to check your credit (pre-paid phone).
Can't seem to get numbers when using T9 predictive text, you have to change to numbers-only input.

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purchased 15 Sep 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Only paid £19.50 as it was a recon to replace my broken Nokia.

- Not very user friendly

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purchased 02 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Menu system is logical and easy to navigate

- Technology used is now out of date

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purchased 09 Oct 2009

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Summary of Siemens C72 Reviews from Across the Web

Simple, compact and not heavy on features

Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Candy Bar

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	No
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	0.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	128x128
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
SatNav	No
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	No
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary OS
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	No
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	86
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	300
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	Yes
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Dimensions (mm)	105x47x18
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	No
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.