Talk Time : 240 Mins
Battery Standby : 500 Hours
Weight : 129 g
Size (mm) : 113.5 x 59 x 13.3 mm
Bandwidth : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; HSDPA 900 / 2100
Media Player : Yes
Bluetooth : Yes
Online Review of the Latest Mobile Phones and Gadgets
It makes sense to keep a solar powered phone as simple as possible, because the simpler the phone is then the lower the power drain.. and the more use you can get out of the solar panels. To this end, the Samsung E1107 is a really very simple phone with a 128 x 128 pixel display, an FM radio and a built-in flashlight plus GPRS data and a WAP browser. There's really nothing else going on here apart from that - the E1107 just covers the absolute essentials.
Samsung says that a one hour charge from the solar panels can provide 5 to 10 minutes talktime. Not a lot, perhaps,but if you're stuck up a mountain with a broken leg then that is really all you need.
If you want one of these, then you shouldn't have long to wait. According to Samsung, the E1107 Crest Solar should be available from this month, and will eventually be sold across South Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Sources indicate that the E1107 will retail for about €50 SIM-free including taxes when it becomes available this summer.
Samsung Crest Solar E1107.