In 2009, Samsung introduced its new cellular phone model called the Samsung Blue Earth. It is a touch-screen phone packed with the usual features of Samsung cellular phones but with eco-friendly features. With just one click, the user will know how much pollution he may have contributed and how many trees were saved by using the new environmental phone.

The Samsung Blue Earth structure is made of materials recycled from plastic bottles or now known as post-consumer materials (PCM). It has built-in solar panels at the back which prolongs the battery life as it continues to charge every time it is exposed to the sun. Even its packaging is also made of recycled material. Samsung even encourage the cellular phone user to use the box into art projects. Samsung was indeed successful in developing an eco-friendly phone.

Due to the use of recycled materials and the solar panel, the Samsung Blue Earth is heavier than the other Samsung phones. This is a potential cause of concern to the users despite the compact design of the phone.

For some users, the slight heaviness of the phone is easily ignored as Samsung made the Blue Earth attractive to use especially with its color (blue!) and great design that makes it a real stand out from the crowd. Also, even if it is made of recycled materials, it has a design that can compete with high-end Samsung Phones.

One other concern for this phone is the fact that its structure is a bit fragile. Some users claimed that the Blue Earth breaks when they accidentally sat on it or when it falls from a relatively low end table. Some users found it irritating that they still have to remove the battery if they will change their SIM card or their microsd memory card.

Nevertheless, these concerns are pretty common to cell phone users. Of course, no one can expect that Blue Earth phone will be lighter with the solar panels built on it. Phones most probably will break if it will be sat down or if it fell from a high place. Blue Earth is not the only cellular phone which requires the battery to be removed first in order to get the memory card or the SIM card. The fact remains that this compact, recycled, eco-friendly cell will have a great impact in the environment and the society. In fact, there are environmentalists who encourage other phone companies to follow the ingenuity of Samsung Electronics. Some even suggest that instead of making new phones like the Blue Earth, why not have all other phones use recycled materials and make them into eco-friendly tech gadgets too.

\