Latest Phones

The Good: The Nokia 6103 is a tri-band phone with a clamshell design and a basic feature set.  It supports both SMS, MMS and E-mail/IMAP protocols, has both an external and internal display and includes both Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity support.

The Bad: The phone is quite expensive for its limited capabilities, with the poor 0.3 megapixel camera, lack of MP3 support and tiny 4.4Mb of internal memory with no expansion slot particularly disappointing.   The phone can be connected to a PC for backup and the installation of additional Java applications; however a USB cable is not part of the retail package and is quite pricy.  The design is simple and vaguely appealing, however its wide girth and stubby external antenna make getting it out of a pocket somewhat cumbersome.

The Bottom Line: This is an adequate offering for those wanting a basic phone without all the fancy bells and whistles. However multimedia junkies and futuristic fanatics need not apply.