Apart from getting charged by green energy, the body of the phone is made out of recycled water bottles and has no brominated flame retardants, beryllium and phthalates - all incredibly toxic substances. "Eco" mode efficiently adjusts screen brightness, backlight duration and Bluetooth usage, while an "eco walk" app / built-in pedometer tells you how much CO2 emission you've saved by walking instead of driving.
The design looks fantastic too. Like the iPhone, Blue-Earth will be a touch-screen phone without physical buttons.
It also includes a pedometer, and CO2 emissions calculator, and Samsung is aiming for minimal packaging made entirely from recycled paper. Samsung is clearly throwing the gauntlet to all phone manufacturers, and we hope to see solar cells integrated throughout the rest of their line. The phone will be unveiled on February 16th at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Pricing has yet been confirmed.
