Samsung debuts solar-powered cell phone

June 12th, 2009 | Category: Phones

(Credit: Samsung)

If you’re an outdoorsy type, you might never have to nag about your phone running out of juice again.

Samsung announced Wednesday its first solar-powered GSM mobile phone, the E1107, plus known by the catchier name Crest Solar. The phone is a dual-band GSM (900MHz and 1800MHz) and can be charged anywhere the sun is shining.

The phone

is about the same shape and size as most regular compact cell phones, but with one big difference: on the back it has a solar panel that’s capable of providing abundant juice for about 5 to 10 minutes of talk day for each hour of charging.

Of course, that depends on how sunny it is. …

Orginal post by Dong Ngo

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