The Siemens S65 is the top-of-the-range model in the Siemens xx65 series. The S65 comes in an austere black and sliver finish, and gives a feeling of solid technical superiority. The phone is a traditional candy-bar design of medium size and weight, so it feels solid and purposeful.

The display is large, although not so high resolution as competitors like the Sony Ericsson K700i. It's a good quality screen, using TFT technology and 65k colours. Overall a very good screen, although not the best in its class.

The camera is one of the few megapixel cameras currently available, with a resolution of 1.3 megapixels, making it nearly as good as anything else available. However, it cannot match the quality of the Sony Ericsson S700i, the Nokia 7610 or the Sharp GX30. There is also a video camera and sound recorder. The video camera is capable of recording short clips only.

Connectivity includes a Bluetoothâ„¢ option, and the phone is easy to sync with a PC. Memory capacity is good with exchangeable 32 Mbyte memory cards for storing data, in addition to the internal memory.

The S65 could have been a fantastic phone but it is badly let down by software and reliability issues. We have deducted two stars from our score for this reason. Read our user reviews below for an idea of the sorts of problems to be expected from the S65.

Feature of the Siemens S65 include:

• Display: TFT, 65k colours, 132 x 176 pixels
• Integrated 1.3 mega pixel camera (1280 x 960 pixels) with digital zoom
• Integrated video camera and video playback (MPEG4)
• Sound recorder
• Bluetoothâ„¢ wireless connectivity & Infrared
• PC synchronisation
• 3 games
• Personal organiser functions
• WAP, GPRS
• Internal memory: 11 Mbytes, plus exchangeable 32 Mbytes MultiMediaCard
• Tri-band
• Vibration alert
• Size: 109 x 48 x 18 mm
• Weight: 98g