Samsung Becomes Eco-Friendly with W510 and F268
Posted on June 17, 2008 in Technology by Annie
In the World IT Show in Seoul, Korea, Samsung showed its environment friendly side as it unveiled 2 new eco-friendly phones. The company’s first eco-friendly phone Samsung W510 is made up of bio-plastic. Bio-plastic is made up of natural material extracted from corn. Besides this no heavy metals like mercury, lead or cadmium is used in the production of Samsung W510. In addition water soluble coating is used for coating this eco-friendly W510 phone.
The second eco-friendly phone i.e. Samsung F268 is also produced using the same bio-plastic. The additional benefits of Samsung F268 are that even the accessories are free from PVC (Poly Vinyl Carbon) or BFR (Brominated Flame Retardants). Besides this Samsung F268 fulfill all the requirements of Energy Star. F268 is equipped with an alarm which alerts you when the battery is fully charged hence encouraging you to unplug its charger.
In June W510 will be launched in Korean market whereas F268 in Chinese market. The company did not reveal about the launching of its eco-friendly phones in USA. But Samsung is making constant effort to reduce the environmental impact by launching eco-friendly products. Samsung is not only one to go green, even Nokia is active in this field.
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