Full marks to Siemens which not only has the best girl phone in the SL55, but also boasts the Xelibri range of mobis, which, whisper it, is designed to appeal mainly to women.
Just on sale now the Xelibri 8 is undoubtedly the series greatest examples of form over function. It looks very cool, attracts just the right kind of attention and feels fantastic to hold, thanks to its curves and smooth edges. It even comes with a necklace.
It gets tricky when you try making calls though. There is no keyboard, so you have to scroll through each number via its navikey, pressing the centre button when you get to the right one, before moving onto the next. It is actually quicker that it sounds, but a phaff none-the-less.
What you are supposed to do is use its voice-dialing facility, which enables you to speak the number to the phone.
There is no similar solution when texting, which is a seriously frustrating experience. Once again, each letter has to be found by scrolling through the alphabet.
What is cool is its FM radio, MMS messaging, voice memo and the polyphonic ring tones.
The 8 is strictly for those believe everything in their life should make some kind of style statement. And I while I love its innovative user interface and sleek design, after a couple of days I was gagging to get back to the familiarity of the keyboard.
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I'm likeing the sound of this! When did you say it will be available and how can I get my hands on it?
I imagine this would become extremely frustrating after a while, especially if you need to make an emergency call. What's the point? is what I think right now.