Samsung F268: the greenest mobile handset
Greenpeace International’s search for the greenest mobile seems to have ended and the most coveted title has been secured by Samsung’s F268 handset.
Samsung’s F268 handset, now the “greenest mobile phone in the market today” was announced winner by the ‘Green Electronics: The Search Continues’ report. In the competition with the Samsung’s handset were Motorola V9, Nokia 3110 Evolve, Sony Sony E3 2008 Announcements Ericsson C905 and LG KT520.
“At Samsung Electronics we take our responsibility to the environment very seriously and are committed to continually improving the environmental and social impact of our business,” said Geesung Choi, President of Samsung’s Telecommunication Business. “We are delighted to have got this result and aim to build on this success as we strive to make more products as green as possible and to proactively set up and expand a phone recycling system.”
The green F268 does not contain in it brominated flame retardant (BFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The PVC use has also been eliminated from the phone’s charger and headset and all the components are free from BFR.
Another unique feature is that Samsung F268 has a charger that comes with alarm to tell users to unplug their charger when their mobile phone is fully charged.
As one would expect, the phone also complies with all the Energy Star standards and abides by the strict energy-efficiency guidelines.
