Samsung launched a new lowcost solar powered mobile phone, on wednesday (10 June2009).
Priced at Rs.2,799($59). It has a solar panel on the back which can generate enough power to charge the phone.
It provide around 5-10 minutes of talk-time with one hour of solar charging when the handset is turned off.
“Solar charging can give you enough time to make few important calls when there is no electricity or you are not close to a plug point,” said Sunil Dutt, country head of Samsung India. The battery will attain full power with about 40 hours of solar charging. "The main aim is to allow users to make a call where there is no electricity" the company said. The first few batches of Guru E1107 will be imported from South Korea. Saumsung has already launched about 20 models this year and plans to take this number to about 40 across categories.
price: 2,799 ($59).