Just bought the Nokia 6108

[Ghibli]

I must say this is one of the better phones from Nokia. Here is a short review.

It feels much more expensive than other phones like the 6100, as it is also heavier.
The flip can be used to answer/end calls, and is solidly constructed. The handwriting recognition is, contrary to what Cnet says, better for English input,(which is good for me because my Chinese is not very good) because you have to write the Chinese characters very quickly or the phone will take the word in segments, however the is also a list of similar words given for both English and Chinese.
The display is identical to the 6100, average compared to my Samsung T400, and the colours are not very vivid.
The polyphony is lousy 4-chord, I expected better than what is on the infinitely cheaper 3530.
Two things that really bugged me were the inability to receive graphics or tones via IrDA, and I also cannot send MMS with sound. Also, for some reason I am unable to run downloaded Java applications meant for the 6100. There is no FM radio either.
Two good features, however, are the built-in e-mail client, which the 6100 doesn't have, and xHTML browser.
Also, the two-way dictionary is very easy to use. There is also the convenient 'go-to' function for the right softkey that is also present in the 7250.
The side buttons are 6100-style, and hence easier to press than those on the 6610/7210/7250. The stylus is very nice to hold, and is triangular in cross-sectional shape and has a rubberised strip for better grip, and also fits very snugly in the stylish slot in the back cover.

An extra pen(not stylus) and special back cover that doesn't house the stylus is also included in the sales package, along with a headset.

[Ghibli]

Mine is the golden-tan one. it really looks good in real life.

[Michael]

I found the recognition system to be very bad. I could never get "This is a test message" to be recognized. Generally I didn't get past the "this is" part.

I looked in the manual multiple times for hints, or a special alphabet to use, but never found anything that helped.

Shame, because otherwise I liked it. I have some photos of it that were not good enough for the main site. I'll post a couple later.

[Ghibli]

I've found that it actually recognises letters better when you write cursively. For example, it would be better to write the letter 'l' in a loopy sort of fashion instead of just a straight line.

By any chance were you trying to write lower-case letters while the phone was still in capital mode?

[Michael]

I don't write in cursive. Can't, really. And no, I didn't have the case wrong, I tried it both ways.

I only played with it for a half hour, but it seemed really bad to me. It is a nice design, though.

[Ghibli]

One inconvenience, though, is that the 6108 needs bespoke accessories like desktop chargers because it is thicker.

[msmaron]

Had the 6108 fpor a week and retuned it. Was a great phone and the RF was outstanding, but unless you are in aisa it is my opinion that the write pad is useless as is the Chinese/english Dictionary. For that reason alone i returned it and got the 6100 which is more practicle