MOBILE CAN BE CHARGED THROUGH SOLAR POWER NOW

In the month of june last year SAMSUNG had launched the world first solar powered mobile phone,the “Solar guru” ( Guru E1107 ) in the Indian Market.This device of SAMSUNG can solve the problem of unavailable or unstable electric supply,basically in rural areas. The phone has the capacity to provide around 5 - 10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging.



The phone also supports dual GSM bands (900/1800MHz) and includes a 1.52-inches 65K CSTN screen, FM Radio, MP3 ringtones, torch, Mobile Tracker, Fake Call and a 800mAh battery.The intial cost was kept  Rs 2799/-

Recently vodafone has also Launched its solar power enabled handset VF247, specifically to the indian customers.The phone can be charged using the sun light and has inbuilt sun boost hardware and software.It will take 8 hours to charge by solar power under standard condition.

Vodafone VF247 Features

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  • GSM Tri-band
  • 1.44 inch 65k colour display
  • Solar charging
  • Torch
  • FM Radio
  • Prepaid Balance Indicator
  • Eco/friendly packaging
  • 8 day standby
  • 4 hours talktime

  The handset will cost Rs. 1500 in indian market.      

LG is also one the latest entrant in this segement with its model LG POP GD510 ,it is a slim phone and can charge enough for 2.25 min talk time after 10 mins exposure in sun light.

In future we may see several other mobile manufacturer may come in this market as Electricity problem is quite evident in most part of the country and Solar power enabled mobile seems to be only feasible solution right now.