| Manufacture | BenQ-Siemens | HTC |
| Model | E61 | Shift |
| Form factor | Block | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 88 gram | 800.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 101 x 44 x 17 | 207.00 x 129.00 x 25.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900
| 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 0.3 Megapixels (640x480), 4x digital zoom | 0.3 Megapixels (VGA 640x480) |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 1.8 inches | 7.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 128 | 480 |
| Display height | 160 | 800 |
| PPI | 113.83 | 133.28 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | Intel A110 800 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 1 MB for end user | 1 GB RAM for Vista. 64 MB for Snap VUE. 40 or 60 GB hard disk |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic 40 voices, MP3 | MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | Li-Ion 840 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 215 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 200 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
