LG outs solar phone competitor to Samsung
Feb 22, 2009 Green Technologies
LG Solar Phone
When Samsung unveiled its Blue Earth, LG could not but get into the game and sure enough, it had its own solar powered phone at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. Maybe everything was put together in a hurry, so there is no name yet, let alone other details.
What we know though that the phone’s solar power system is embedded onto the battery cover. More specifically, exposing the panel to the sun for ten minutes will give the phone enough power for a three-minute call, making it the perfect companion for emergency situations when no power is available to charge a dead battery. If left in natural light for long periods, the solar panel creates enough standby power to power the phone without any charging devices.
LG plans to release this eco-friendly phone in the European market at the end of this year, wh makes less sense than ZTE’s decision to release its own solar powered phone in Jamaica, where people actually face problem of unreliable power supply.
Source: LG Press Release.
Tags: LG, Samsung, Solar power
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