Samsung Unveils Blue Earth – Eco-Friendly Mobile Phone
Samsung Electronics has recently announced the launch of its latest eco-friendly device named Samsung Blue Earth. Blue Earth is made from Post Consumer Material (PCM), which is extracted from water bottles, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions during the manufacturing process. The device, including the charger, is free from harmful substances such as Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Phthalate.
According to the company,
The new device comes with a wide range of multimedia features that are meant to prove it one of the nicest environmentally friendly handsets on the market. The device also comes with low power needs, as well as with eco-friendly materials included in it, besides the multimedia features and the stylish design.
Samsung’s Blue Earth is not just another addition to our mobile line-up, but a significant step forward in our commitment to protecting the environment,said Mr. JK Shin, executive vice president and head of the Mobile Communication Division of Samsung Electronics. “I am very pleased to announce the launch of this landmark eco mobile, and Samsung will continue to introduce innovative eco-friendly mobiles like Blue Earth to target the broader consumers.
Features Of Samsung Blue Earth
- 3 inch full touchscreen
- 3 Mega-pixel camera with Smile and Face Detection
- 3G and EDGE
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0
- GPS with A-GPS support
- FM radio
- microSD card support
- 5 star energy efficient charger
- Eco-mode
Samsung Blue Earth will be launched in Sweden in October. The launch of this handset in European and Asian markets are still unknown. The price of this handset was not revealed.
Author: Omkar Dutta
Omkar Dutta is a 21 yrs old Mobile Enthusiast from Mumbai, India. He loves to check out latest software, mobile phones and web services. Currently, he writes for this awesome blog as well as Fone Arena. You can follow him on Twitter @0mkarrOmkar Dutta has written 1010 articles for us.
The author of this post can be contacted at omkar@techie-buzz.comComment Using Facebook
3 Responses to this Article | Share your Opinions/Comments
We moderate comments to prevent spam. Moderation is done within few hours. Please try and stay on topic and refrain from using abusive language. If you think there is a problem with this post, please email the post author or send us an email at tips@techie-buzz.com with the URL and the problem you see and we will rectify it as soon as we can.
I think its high time there were some viable eco-friendly phones out there, with the advance of smartphones you'd think they would also develop some environmentally concious models for the market
we should be always eco-friendly nowadays because we need to protect the environment.,’
SAMSUNG S7550 Blue Earth phone, released on 4th quarter of 2009. But I can’t seem to find it available here in our country. Please help me, any information will do: estimated release month here in Philippines..