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The last phone announced by BenQ-Siemens in Munich was the BenQ-Siemens SL91 slider phone.

Equipped with a touch-sensitive keypad it resembles a lot the LG Chocolate that we reviewed not while ago. The main difference is the technology used by the two manufacturers. While the Chocolate used touchpad reacting to the electro-conductivity of a person's skin, the new SL91 would use a Force Sensitive Resistance technology which practically means that the BenQ-Siemens touchpad would react to pressure instead of electro-conductivity. This way the SL91 touchpad navigation keys can be used even with gloves - something impossible for the Chocolate.

The fun doesn't end with the touchpad. The BenQ-Siemens SL91 also features a 2" 16M color TFT display with a QVGA (240x320) resolution along with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus with a maximum picture resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, a microSD memory card slot, tri-band GSM/GPRS/UMTS support with video calls, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, stereo FM radio with RDS and a MP3 player.

The retail package would also include a desk cradle for the phone which would serve the double purpose of charging the battery and connecting the phone to the PC for synchronization. The desk cradle would be fitted with an integrated microphone and stereo speakers and would notify the user of events with color light signals. The BenQ-Siemens SL91 would be available in the last quarter of 2006.