Eco-Friendly Phones

I really appreciate cell phone manufacturers and carriers starting to pick up on the green trend. We are starting to see many phones today which are being made out recycled materials. Even product packaging is being made from recycled materials and are using soy based inks. Some carriers, like T-Mobile, are even enticing their customers to conserve resources by charging for paper print outs of their monthly bills. In hopes that customers will choose to have their bills delivered by email. Effectively cutting back on waste. Now a days though, there really are few reasons to continue to have your bill printed out. Most phones will allow you to access your account and make payments to it.

Some of the latest phones leading the green trend are the Motorola Renew, Samsung Blue Earth and the Reclaim. Both are really good looking phones packed with great features. The Blue Earth has touch screen with a customizable home screen. This phone still does not have US carrier. And there is no word on price or availability. I personally am really looking forward to this release.

The Samsung Blue Earth will have a built in solar cell on the back side. It will take about a total of 14 hours of sunlight for about 4 hours of use. The phone however, will still use a standard charger. The phone itself is made up mostly of recycled water bottles. And it’s components are for the most part recyclable. The phone has an energy saving mode that allows you to easily adjust the screen brightness. This mode also maintains bluetooth power usage down to a minimum.

The new Samsung Reclaim is the latest eco-friendly phone. It’s available thru Sprint and is only $49.99 with contract. This is a slider phone with a full querty keyboard. Available in green and blue. It is also made from recycled plastics and Samsung along with Sprint, promise that $2 from each the sale of each phone will go to The Nature Conservancy.

These phones are packed with most of the same capabilities as most other phones. So why not go for the eco-friendly option?