Samsung launches world's first solar-powered phone

Samsung today launched the world’s first solar-powered mobile phone, priced at Rs 2,799 in the Indian market.

The handset, ‘Solar Guru’ (Guru E1107) enables users to charge the battery using solar energy.

“The Solar Guru has been developed keeping in mind the needs of Indian consumers, especially customers residing in areas where the electric supply is unstable,” Samsung Country Head (Mobile Division) Sunil Dutt said.

The handset has the capacity to provide around 5-10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging. This is apart from the normal electric charging.

It has other features like FM radio, MP3 ring tones, embedded games and torch light.

“The handsets would be imported from Korea and will be available in the Indian market from the middle of this month,” Dutt said adding that in the next few months, Samsung would also look at manufacturing the handsets from its facility in Noida.