Solar Powered Handset

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Samsung Launches Solar Powered Handset in India

Samsung India has just announced the global launch of their first solar-powered mobile phone, the “Solar Guru” (Guru E1107 - Price Ind. Rs. 2799) in Indian market. It enables users to charge the battery anywhere via sunlight.

Samsung launched the phone at a ceremony organized by the company at its manufacturing complex at Noida. 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.

With an extended solar-powered battery, the Samsung Solar Guru solves the problem of unavailable or unstable electric supply, particularly in far flung areas. The phone has the capacity to provide around 5-10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging.

Solar Guru comes in a compact design with features such as an FM Radio, MP3 Ring Tones, Embedded Games, Torch Light & Mobile Tracker, which automatically alerts when the SIM card is changed or sends out an SOS message in an emergency.

Also, Solar Guru provides “Mobile Prayer”, a specialized feature for different religions that includes religious prayers and wall papers.
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