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Vodafone Introduces Solar Powered Phone VF247

by Tarun on July 27, 2010 7:13 pm | VODAFONE 10 comments

Vodafone Essar today announced the launch of its latest generation eco-friendly solar charging handset in India.The new handset uses a solar powered solution to benefit users in areas with adequate sunlight.

VF 247 solar powered phone charges by itself, by exposure to ambient light. Sun Boost, the special inbuilt hardware and software ensures that the phone charges also in a room, under normal daylight.

The VF 247 solar powered phone comes with essential mobile phone features such as FM radio, color screen and a powerful torch light and will be commercially available shortly.

Speaking on the launch, UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon George Osborne MP said, “I’m very pleased to help launch Vodafone’s new solar powered handset. It’s the new UK-India economic partnership in action. The handset will get more people connected, paying less and doing their bit for the environment.”

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• dinesh July 28, 2010 at 10:03 pm

  handsets released by vodafone are not worth buying.think twice before buying them,

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• rajiev July 28, 2010 at 4:48 pm

  samsung already dun it

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• Webly Gomes July 28, 2010 at 9:03 am

  Waiting for its arrival

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• Ken Hutchinson July 28, 2010 at 8:40 am

  Whats the price?
  Wow..1 hour good sun = 10 min talk time…

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• Robert Eisler July 28, 2010 at 8:36 am

  Why is this phone eco-friendly? Is the manufacture a green manufacture? Are the materials used eco-Friendly?

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• Avishek Ghosh July 27, 2010 at 10:23 pm

  ***Specification….2G Network:GSM Tri Band 900/1800/1900,Display:1.44-inch TFT,65K colors,Speakerphone,Call records,SMS,FM radio,Colors:Black,Solar panel for battery charging,Made of eco-friendly materials,Flashlight,Calculator,Currency converter,Standard battery-Li-Ion,Solar Panel….it costs around 1200 INR….

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• Keshav Jha July 27, 2010 at 10:22 pm

  Vodafone bundled handsets have a small life generally. They do not last long.

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• Avishek Ghosh July 27, 2010 at 10:20 pm

  Specification…..

  ***2G Network:GSM Tri Band 900/1800/1900
  ***Display:1.44-inch TFT,65K
  ***Speakerphone
  ***Call records
  ***Messaging:SMS
  ***FM radio
  ***Colors:Black
  ***Solar panel for battery charging
  ***Made of eco-friendly materials
  ***Powerfull Flashlight
  ***Calculator
  ***Currency converter
  ***Standard battery, *Li-Ion
  ***Solar Panel in back

  The new Vodafone VF 247 price in India will be around Rs.1,200….

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• Avishek Ghosh July 27, 2010 at 10:17 pm

  It seems to be a good phone…but it needs a hooping 8 hours to charge…although better than samsung solar guru…..but vodafone handsets r not good…….as so many users face so many problems with some vodafone handsets i.e 125

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• Owais July 27, 2010 at 9:28 pm

  good phone wht is the price

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