Jun 11, 2009
Samsung Recently launched its first ever Solar powered phone in India,known as “SlolarGuru” [Guru E1107].Its perhaps the greenest phone on the lines of “Blue Earth” to be launched in Britain Later this year.Solar Guru allows users to charge the battery using solar energy once the battery runs out of charge.The price Rs 2799.
Its other features include dual GSM bands (900/1800MHz),1.52-inch 65K CSTN screen, Mobile Tracker, Fake Call, 800mAh battery,FM radio, MP3 ring tones, embedded games and torchlight. Made out of recycled material, the new handset is free from harmful substances such as beryllium and phthalates.The hybrid solar recharge phone delivers around 5-10 minutes of talk time with one-hour of solar charging when the handset is turned off and sunlight has adequate intensity. The battery will attain full power with about 40 hours of solar charging. On similar lines the counter part “Blue Earth” which is a touch phone delivers 4 hours out of 12 hours of charging.But still my take is Soloar powered phones have a lot to cover in terms of getting people rid of battery charging .
This phone is targetted towards rural India especially people residing in areas facing power crunch so that they can rely on solar charging to remain connected.Certainly the cutting edge technology such as solar power would boost its sale and help samsung to make inroads into the Indian rural sector.
After India it is all set to roll out in other Asian,latin american and european markets.
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