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  Nokia 6108 Prototype B5.0: Early Engineering Sample in Pink

  A striking Nokia 6108 Prototype B5.0, internal codename “LiBai”, built under Type RH-4 and marked with the unmistakable Model: XXYY placeholder – one of Nokia’s classic signatures for true pre-production devices. The PROTO B5.0 designation places this unit in the late engineering stage, where final hardware refinements, handwriting-input validation and UI stability testing were performed before the model was green-lit for production.

  The pink housing paired with this prototype label makes it highly distinctive: while certain pink variants were later released in select Asian markets, the internal markings on this unit – early production codes, non-consumer label structure, and the development codename printed directly on the shield – confirm it as part of Nokia’s controlled R&D chain rather than a retail batch.

  With its clean prototype identifiers, engineering-phase hardware and the unique “LiBai” project naming, this 6108 B5.0 proto stands as a rare and desirable example of Nokia’s experimental era, capturing the device exactly as it passed through the company’s internal development process.

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  Nokia 6108: The First Handwriting Classic

  The Nokia 6108 is one of the most unusual and innovative mass-released Nokia phones, designed specifically for the Chinese market and built around a unique flip-down handwriting input system. Released in the early 2000s, it combined a traditional candybar keypad with a dedicated handwriting pad hidden beneath the keys. The included stylus, neatly stored on the back of the device, enabled users to write Chinese or English characters directly onto the phone, making the 6108 a remarkably advanced hybrid device for its era.

  This full box example is extremely rare. Most 6108 units were heavily used in China and Southeast Asia, where handwriting input was a daily necessity. As a result, surviving phones usually show significant wear and often lack the stylus, manuals, or original packaging. A complete, intact full box with all accessories is very hard to find today and greatly increases the collectible value of this model.

  With GPRS, MMS, email, Java applications, SyncML support, a two-way English/Chinese dictionary and speakerphone, the 6108 offered a feature set far beyond standard Series 40 devices of its time. Its IR port enabled early PC synchronization long before modern wireless standards became common.

  Internally known as LiBai, the 6108 reflects Nokias experimental phase, merging conventional keypad use with stylus-driven handwriting input long before capacitive touchscreens became mainstream. Its distribution was limited to Asia-Pacific markets, and because it was heavily used for educational, business and translation purposes, complete boxed units like this one are exceptionally hard to source.

  With its flip-down handwriting pad, integrated stylus, region-specific firmware and fully intact accessory set, this Nokia 6108 stands as a distinctive and rare piece of Nokia innovation, showcasing the company’s creative engineering during the early 2000s.

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  Nokia 6310i

  The Nokia 6310i is a mobile phone from Nokia first introduced at the CeBIT fair in March 2002 with sales starting later that year and discontinued in late 2005, it was Nokia’s first tri-band phone offering (GSM 900/1800/1900). Primarily marketed as a business phone it was for some years the dominant GSM device in the corporate world. The device was most commonly offered in Two-tone Silver/Grey or Two-tone Gold/Black trim; the third option, a Copper coloured variant, was much rarer.The model is basically the same as the earlier 6310 from 2001, with the addition of tri-band reception, Java and a blue-backlit LCD Screen (as opposed to the earlier green backlighting). The 6310 itself replaced the 6210 from 2000, preceded by the 6150 (1998) and 6110 (1997). Accessories (such as batteries) can generally be swapped between all these models.This phone has been (and still is)very popular for its robustness, simplicity and long battery life years after being discontinued as a product.Many have called the 6310i one of the best handsets Nokia ever produced.

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