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The First Green Cell Phone

By Charles R. Bryant

The world is changing. Companies are releasing more and more environmentally conscious items. They are even making eco friendly versions of existing products. Organic (referring to food, produce, and plants) and green (referring to electronics, clothes, and other things which were made out of recycled parts) are the label by which the items are classified as. What many people don't realize is that there are green cell phones in the market. There aren't many but there are few on the market. One green phone by Samsung available with Sprint is the Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560. This phone yields many advantages that the owners can utilize. It is an affordable phone with amazing features; anyone in the market for a new phone should seriously consider this phone.

Most notably the Reclaim's casing is made out of recycled plastic. This detail is surprising because the phone doesn't feel weak or vulnerable. The eco friendly motif even extends to the packaging as well. The box the phone comes in is made out of recycled paper and the owners manual is printed in a soy based ink. The Reclaim has a rectangular design. It has a nice design and it fits comfortably in ones pocket and when held in hand. Luckily the phones controls aren't affected by the small size. The face buttons are located neatly underneath the screen. The full QWERTY keyboard is inside the slide compartment. The keys are not raised or separated but they are wide enough to allow easy typing and maneuvering.

As with most multimedia phones the Samsung Reclaim offers many applications. One can access social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. A user can also access media streaming sites like YouTube and watch videos or listen to music off the web. Going along with the eco friendly theme the phone also has a Green Glossary and Green Guide app which helps people determine what items are healthy and eco friendly. There is also email syncing which allows you to view your email on Yahoo, Hotmail, and Gmail. Being a Sprint and EV-DO phone the Reclaim gives its users access to Sprint Radio, Sprint TV, and Sprint Movie.

The Reclaim is also a camera phone. The camera is 2 megapixels. It takes pictures in varying degrees of quality and resolution. It has 3 quality settings, 5 resolutions, a self timer, digital zoom, 5 white balance settings, and 4 shutter noises. The Reclaim can also record video, the video can be uploaded directly to YouTube and Facebook.

The phone has good phone call quality. But unfortunately the person on the other line will sound distorted when you turn the volume up. The same thing happens when using the speakerphone. Also when on the speakerphone the person should speak directly to the phone because the microphone has a little trouble picking up voices.

This is an amazing phone. It is eco friendly, affordable, and packed with great features. Anyone in the market for a phone with vast capabilities should consider this phone. Not only will he or she enjoy it they will also be helping the environment.

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