Nowadays, handset makers are jam-packing all possible attachments and software into a paper thin, super compact phone. Although these phones are head-turning eye candies, there are some who prefer simplicity and functionality more than anything else.

BenQ Mobile's new economy class models, A38 and A58, combine modern design and professional functionality. Having only the essentials like an organizer, a large address book and various mobile games, think of it as a phone adapting Zen.

BenQ-Siemens A38 Specs:

• 103.5 x 45.5 x 18.75 mm
• 1.4 inch color display with “Color super-twist nematic” (CSTN) LCD display technology.
• 60,500 colors, 96x64 pixels
• function keys in contrasting colors
• large address book (300 entries)
• can archive up to 300 text messages
• Privacy Manager for incoming calls protects the user from undesired calls
• 32-chord ringtones
• alarm clock, a world clock, a calendar and a calculator
• standby time of up to 286 hours and talk time of up to 248 minutes
  

BenQ-Siemens A58 Specs:

• An integrated Bluetooth interface
• A radio frequency connector (RF connector)
• A connection for an external antenna to ensure optimum reception in a car
• An integrated organizer and clear unified contact book for up to 500 contacts
• A dictating machine (recording time of up to 60 minutes)
• “Color super-twist nematic” (CSTN) LCD display with 65,536 colors, 128x128 pixels
• MP3 ringtones
• Comes in “Carbon Black” and “Mercury Silver”