The Siemens S65 is a 2004 model mobile phone. MobileBurn reviews the Siemens S65 and writes, “The S65’s 65k color display is a bit of a mixed blessing. While it is pretty large, and has a fair number of pixels to work with (132×176), it doesn’t put out enough light to get the job done. The display is quite readable, to be sure, but falls short of being bright enough to be considered stunning. A boost to the backlighting would go a long way here, because otherwise the display is quite nice, with a nicely reflective backing that allows it to be viewed easily in direct sunlight.”

CNET reviews the Siemens S65 and writes, “The S65 comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera which makes it one of the higest-resolution models currently available on the market, but the quality of the pictures doesn’t stand up to the camera on the Sony Ericsson S700i. However, as far as picture quality goes it stands head and shoulders above most others. The handset also comes with a 32MB MultiMedia Card allowing you to store many photos that you can later transfer to a PC. The camera comes with a digital zoom but we recommend against using it as the pictures tend to be very grainy. It has difficulty focussing on objects at a distance, but takes very clear pictures up close without the zoom function enabled.”

iMobile reviews the Siemens S65 and has this to say about user interface, “The user interface of the S65 can be modified with themes, but one thing stays the same – the main menu. Two main colours are used here, grey and gold. The icon that isn’t selected is smaller than that selected, and is grey – when selected the icon enlarges and becomes gold. I think this looks really bad and just tacky, and the icons aren’t very user-friendly either. Changing the themes on the handset doesn’t change any icons on the S65, just the background and colour scheme. The same grey and gold icons are still there in every theme, and if you’re not using the standard theme it looks even worse. There are four extra themes and the standard (black) theme preinstalled on the handset.”

GSMArena reviews the Siemens and writes, “The display is simply rough and it’s evident also at a glimpse. It doesn’t really matter with font, which is clear and big enough. The problem comes up with graphics, e. g. icons of the main menu or pictures. Lower resolution decreases attractiveness of Siemens S65, even though it’s not “service affecting”, but notable when you compare it with the new Sony Ericsson K700, higher class Motorola or Samsung mobiles. Siemens already used a poor display for its older S55 model. Despite that S65 model features an incomparably better display, it’s still not winning our praise (let’s hope that Siemens is going to introduce an enhanced successor earlier than in two years).”

Mobilediareviews the Siemens S65 and writes about additional camera functions, “Additional camera functions allow users to control Color Modes (Normal, Sepia, and Grey Tones), White Balance (Automatic, Indoor, Outdoor), Brightness (Joystick Left / Right), and Self-Timer. Unfortunately, there is no mirror for self-portraits, so users will have to either use the Self-Timer or randomly point and shoot. When the optional flash accessory is attached, additional menu options (Automatic, Off, Red-Eye) are enabled.”

Mobile-Review reviews the Siemens S65 and writes, ” If you like the design and you are not interested in the fact how qualitative and accurately some functions are implemented, you may choose Siemens S65. Functionally the device is not very powerful for its class, though CX65/M65 are the best models in the middle segment. Many small mistakes are typical for Siemens S65 and they cross out all positive features of the phone. This model is for those ones who got accustomed not to using a phone but developing it permanently to a perfection that has no limits as we all know. Ordinary users should look for something more traditional and stable.”