Sprint and Samsung have launched a new eco-friendly mobile phone that’s made from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials, of which 80% are recyclable. The Reclaim is a full-featured mobile phone costing less than $50 with a two year contract. The bio-plastic material makes up 40% of the Reclaim’s casing, and is made from corn.

The phone features GPS-enabled directions, a 2 mega pixel camera with 3x digital zoom, expandable storage up to 32GB using an SD card, integrated web browser and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. The phones are available in two colours, namely Earth Green and Ocean Blue.

The packaging is made from recyclable materials with soy-based inks for the printing to save on harsh chemicals. The manual is available online to save paper and CDs and the charger is an Energy Star approved energy efficient design. Sprint is also offering eco-friendly accessories, including the SOLIO Mono solar-powered charger and two new cell phone carrying cases made from 100 percent recycled plastic water bottles.

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Samsung’s first solar-powered mobile phone has just started hitting the market, which is a dual band phone with a solar panel on the back. The phone features a 800mAh battery, which gives 5 to 10 minutes talk time for each 1 hour of sunlight reaching the solar panel. The Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone has been designed with affordability in mind, with reports that it’s already available in India for just $59 according to Unwired View.

The phone has the usual features, such as FM radio, MP3 ring tones, embedded games and making phone calls (!). However, there are some interesting additional features, such as a powerful torch light, mobile tracker (sends out an SOS in an emergency, and notifies you when the SIM card is changed), and a fake call feature so you can quickly get away from people you don’t like.

The phone is due to be released in India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America markets June 2009. Therefore we’d hope that it’d be in the shops very shortly. Interestingly, the phone is not targeted at the US markets.

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