
Siemens Company Overview: Siemens cellular telephones were very early mobile phones, produced by Siemens AG. The company created the first phone with a colour screen, (the S10, with 4 different colours - red, green, blue and white - that could be displayed), the first "outdoor" phone (the S10 Active, with enhanced shock, dust and splash protection), the first slider phone (the SL10), the first phone with real GPS support (the SXG75) and probably the first phone with an MP3 player and external memory card support (MultiMediaCard) (Siemens SL45). In 2005 the Taiwanese company BenQ acquired the financially bleeding mobile phone subsidiary from Siemens and gained the exclusive right to use Siemens trademark for 5 years.
Audio Playback: The Siemens A40 does not come with an MP3 player.
Video and Picture Taking: The Siemens A40 is not equipped with a camera or a video recording function.
Messaging and Internet: The Siemens A40 is not capable of accessing the Internet, due to the limitations of GPRS access. Unfortunately, there is no MMS capability. Unfortunately, the Siemens A40 lacks the modern ability of t9 intelligent text messaging. Without this feature, text messages take much longer to type.
Connectivity and Interactivity: With the A40, you can't really do much when connecting to other devices, since it's USB capabilities are limited to nill.