Samsung launches solar-powered mobile phone in India

Published on Jun 11, 2009

The 'Solar Guru' launched by Samsung provides up to 10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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Samsung Electronics launched a solar-powered mobile phone in the Indian market. The company has introduced this phone mainly for those consumers who reside in places where the electricity supply is not regualr or ample. The phone branded as 'Solar Guru' is priced at Rs 2,799 and provide around 5-10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging. Samsung has demonstrated this phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this February. The 'Solar Guru' (Guru E1107) enables users to charge the battery using solar energy. It has other features like FM radio, MP3 ring tones, embedded games and torch light. It measures 105.2 x 44.15 x 16.4mm, has a 1.52-inch screen with a resolution of 65K CSTN (128x128), comes with 1 MB of on-board memory. Apart from the above, the Solar Guru also offers the very Indianized feature called "Mobile prayer". This comprises of various religious prayers and wall papers. 

 

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