I am not a fan of Samsung, but I do appreciate the phones they made for the Vodafone 360 and their Omnia is pretty impressive spec-wise. Still, most of their designs strike me as bland and their technological direction has always been more of the same thing that other companies have been doing. Their success mostly relies on doing what has been tried and tested instead of pushing the limits further.
Looking at their Genio series, you cannot help but think that they are taking too many cues from HTC and BlackBerry. Still, there are days when I see that Samsung can really make a great decision regarding a phone and push through with it. After all, they are the first company I know of that has developed a truly green mobile phone.
The Samsung Blue Earth will not save endangered animals nor will it cleanse oil spills, but it is a good step towards a better future by reducing both the carbon emission of its manufacturing process and by using recycled materials in the phone itself. The device even has a fully dedicated set of solar panels on the back for charging. Lay it out on the sun for 14 hours and you have got a full charge that is worth 4 hours of continuous talk time. If you are out in the sun while talking, you can probably extend the duration for about an hour more.
Right now, Blue Earth’s materials and production processes are still unique for this model. While others may convey their support by demanding more mobile devices like the Blue Earth, that is not what we should ask for. Instead, we should ask that all phone manufacturers follows the Blue Earth’s standards in design and production in order to produce devices that are eco-friendly.
