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Nokia 6108 Review - Part No.1

By Unknown | Tue 3rd, June 2008

On Asian market, Nokia often offers the models, which differ from such ones for Europe. It would seem Nokia 6108 should look like other 6000 series models, but it differs from them radically. It's the first GSM phone (not smartphone) with handwriting input.

The first look at the device doesn't reveal any special features, the appearance is typical for phones from Nokia, only keyboard layout differs a bit. Alphanumerical keyboard is fixed on the flip, which one can open and see sensor input panel. The construction is extremely unusual. The phone doesn't look bulky (98 gr), it's a bit thicker than other platform 40 devices (106—406.4—26mm, or 106—46.4—22 with other cover, without stylus).

The thickness is caused by the back panel contained stylus holder; it's inserted into the socket. The stylus is made of plastic, it is big and convenient, it has rubber insert, which prevents its sliding in hands. The standard kit includes also second stylus, which one can carry in shirt pocket, as it has special latch. You can also change the back panel, the second panel (included into standard kit) has no stylus holder, the phone becomes more habitual

The flip has not only protective function, but also serves as usual flip, i.e. in case of incoming call you can open the flip and accept the call. It's one of a few models with flip produced recently. The construction of the device is firm, the flip fixes surely.

The screen of the device has a resolution of 128—128 pixels, it allows displaying up to 5 text lines and text labels for soft-keys. The screen display up to 4096K colors, it's a typical screen for Nokia phones. It's impossible to tell something extraordinary about it. Our sample has vertical lines on the screen, in European models such effect is seen extremely rarely. Probably phone's assembling is told on the screen, it is pressed too firmly on the printed board.

The navigation key is 4-way, one can browse menu using it. All the keys are made of plastic, alphanumerical keyboard has blue backlight. The designations are well visible in different light conditions. The keyboard is average by comfort, as the keys are too close located to each other and have short motion. It seems like it's caused by flip presence, its thickness doesn't allow making keys more comfortable. Overall, the keyboard can be used, it doesn't cause steady seizure.

You can open the flip using only one hand; the sensor panel has grey-blue backlight. The device supports handwriting recognition, it can be English or hieroglyphs. The second variant was impossible to be tested, as I don't know Chinese. The panel has several zones, having chosen one of them and using stylus you change input modes (English, punctuation, numbers etc.) In fact, the input is character-oriented, i.e. you are unable to write words, you should enter characters. You can change speed in menu - slow, normal and fast. In my opinion, even the maximal input speed is insufficient. You write a letter and it is recognized during second and a bit. At that, on the screen appears a line of characters, which match the writing you've entered. If the highlighted letter or symbol is incorrect, then you can choose the correct version from the list, having scrolled it.

After a weak it was impossible to learn using such input method with comfort, recognition speed is too slow. Evidently, this fact is explained by low processing power and by nothing else. This device should be taken up as the first signs, as Nokia's test of strength in this area. That explains the deliberation of the handwriting input.This model is used to run in new technologies, user perception is examined.

You can see volume key on the left device's side. Infrared port is located on the right side. There's traditional power button on the top butt-end, speaker outlet is right there.

Charger connector and Pop-port is visible on the bottom butt-end. To remove the back panel you should use stylus. To open the panel is only possible by pressing the latch. It's impossible removing it having pulled it down

The device is equipped with lithium-ionic battery with capacity of 850 mAh (BL-5C). According to the manufacturer, it is capable to provide up to 4 talk hours and up to 140 standby hours. In reality, the device operated 5 days in case of 45 minutes of talking and up to 20 minutes of using other functions. Time of full re-charging is about 2 hours.

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