Nokia's 6103b gives you a camera, media player, FM radio, the Internet, instant messaging and it also makes phone calls. Some of this it does well, some of it the handset does less well.

First the strong points of this unit.

It is small and light.
It has excellent battery life.
The back-lit keys are easy to use even for my largish fingers.
Interior display is bright enough for all interiors.
Call quality is excellent (T-Mobile®/Oklahoma City), I've never dropped a call.
User interface is easy to navigate.
It has a camera and shoots video.
It is 850 MHz band capable.
Bluetooth®, pop-port™ and IrDA features allow PC and inter-unit connectivity.
It has a full color exterior screen.
Voice dialing is accurate at picking out the correct address book entry. Because it recognizes pre-recorded voice tags it is not capable of dialing a new number from the user saying the digits.
The unit allows a fair amount personalization The FM radio works surprising well.

Relative weaknesses of this device:

There is distortion from the lens. Straight lines are curved.
There is minimal user memory available. It is not expandable and fills quickly.
Too small case bumpers lead to unavoidable damage to the interior LCD screen from keyboard - screen interference. An extra .5mm of latex in the bumpers might have mitigated this design flaw.
T-Mobile® firmware limits Internet access, but with the limited available memory it's not the only constriction on Internet use.
The main screen is next to invisible in most outdoor settings. Deep shade is the only hope for seeing what is on the screen when outside. This makes the voice-dialing feature even more valuable than it might otherwise be.
It has a too small maximum jar size for java applications. It limits what you can shoehorn into the inadequate memory.
Radio function requires attaching an enhancement. That's Nokiaspeak for a headset.

Personal Experience

When I picked out this handset at the T-Mobile® store I had many from which to choose. I picked this one based solely on the keypad. It was the easiest to use. In basic phone functions, dialing and transmitting and receiving voice it is excellent. The auxiliary functions are where the compromises and trade-offs become apparent. I used this mobile telephone for about a month before having it flashed, unlocked and decustomised (v.4.90). The good points are still good, the poor points, except for the Internet access issue, remain. Flashing has actually helped the battery life.

Would I recommend this handset to another person? Yes! I bought one for my son as an upgrade from his Nokia® 3390.

The Bluetooth® and pop-port™ connections make use of the Nokia® PC Suite very simple. The IrDA allows my son and me to quickly transfer information between the phones. How cool is that? My address book automatically updates whenever I walk into the room where I keep my computer. The Bluetooth® ability allows me to use the phone without tying up my hands and having to hold the handset to my ear. I like this a lot. Folks sharing the road with me like it also.

The camera is just so-so. It is VGA (480 x 640) resolution so printing anything bigger than 3 x 5 is going to look grainy and blocky. The lens is pathetic. There is no such thing as a straight line with this camera.

If you need to make a phone call this is an excellent device. Overall, it was a good first phone.