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Nokia 3610 Prototype B5.0 : Rare Lime Green Variant
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: LadyBird
⏱ Life timer: 12h | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2002 | 💰 Release Price: 150 €
📊 Units Sold: ~1M (final units)
📰 Why this phone matters: A genuine Nokia 3610 Prototype B5.0 (Type NAM-1), originating from Nokia’s internal late engineering phase. The PROTO B5.0 marking, the blank Model field, and the early-format Nokia R&D label identify it as a true pre-production unit used for hardware validation, firmware testing, and RF checks before the model entered final approval.Although this prototype uses a housing and keypad identical to later retail versions, the internal label and hardware revision confirm its role as an authentic Nokia lab device – produced in small quantities and never intended for commercial distribution.
A compact but historically significant DCT4-era engineering sample, and a solid rarity for any serious Nokia prototype collection.
📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔
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Nokia 6108 Prototype B5.0: Early Engineering Sample in Pink
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: Handwriting Recognition
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Libai
⏱ Life timer: 3 | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: 200 €
📊 Units Sold: ~300k (final units)
📰 Why this phone matters: 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.
📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔