Product comparison · 2 telephones

Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black vs VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black has 46 min more recording time than the VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver (60 min vs 14 min). The Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black has 200 entries more phonebook capacity than the VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver (250 entries vs 50 entries). The VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver has 7 more multi handset capability than the Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black (12 vs 5). Product colour: Black on the Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Black, Silver on the VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver. Backlight colour: White on the Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Blue on the VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver.

Recording time
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:60 min
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:14 min
Product colour
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:Black
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Phonebook capacity
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:250 entries
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:50 entries
Multi handset capability
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:5
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:12
Redial list capacity
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:20
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:10
Backlight colour
- BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black:White
- DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver:Blue

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Comparison of CD6851B/IT, DS6421-3
58 specifications	A Philips BeNear CD6851B/IT telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black Model CD6851B/IT View product	B VTech DS6421-3 telephone DECT telephone Caller ID Black, Silver Model DS6421-3 View product
Performance1 differ
Recording timeDiffers	60 min	14 min
Number of melodiesKnown for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
IntercomKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Phone features2 differ
Phonebook capacityDiffers	250 entries	50 entries
Message counter on baseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi base capabilityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi handset capabilityDiffers	5	12
Paging functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VIP group functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Short Message Service (SMS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dialer locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Handset
Call management1 differ
Redial list capacityDiffers	20	10
RedialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conference callKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Caller ID on call waitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Alarm clockKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clock with calendarKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Any key answerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Navigation keyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Languages supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	English, Spanish, French
Indicationidentical
Battery capacity indicatorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery charge indicatorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery full indicationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery low indicationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voicemail indicationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display1 differ
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.1 cm (2.4")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backlight colourDiffers	White	Blue
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Battery typeKnown for one	AAA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of batteries supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Talk timeKnown for one	22 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standby timeKnown for one	300 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	750 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HandsetKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	GAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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