Samsung Unveils Solar Powered Cell Phone

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its "Blue Earth" solar-powered full touchscreen mobile phone becoming the world's first phone on the market to charge its battery by a solar panel on the back of the phone. The new eco friendly cell phone is made from recycled plastics and the shell of the phone symbolizes a flat and well rounded shiny pebble.

The handset and its charger, are free from harmful substances such as Brominated Flame Retardants, Beryllium and Phthalate which are found in almost every phone on the market.

The interface allows users to dim the backlight and brightness as well as the duration of the backlight. You can even place the Bluetooth in "Eco mode" to save power or even turn it off to be extra green.

In addition to the new Eco mode, there is an eco walk function that counts your steps with a built-in pedometer, allowing you to count how much CO2 emissions have been reduced by walking instead of driving in the car.




The packaging for Blue Earth is designed to be both small and light, made from recycled paper, and comes with a 5 star energy efficient charger which uses standby power lower than 0.03W. As part of the Voluntary Agreement of European Commission IPP (Integrated Product Policy) pilot program, Samsung has agreed to start using rating on energy consumption on the no-load mode of the mobile device charger.

Samsungs The Blue Earth Dream demonstrates our small but meaningful commitments for the future and our environment, said Mr. JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division of Samsung Electronics. "We are committed to achieving the highest eco-status with our customers and business partners by providing the best eco-products and promoting eco-activities.

Pricing is not yet known but the availability will be some time in the second half of this year.