In the wake of ecological boom, many mobile phone manufacturers rushed to add to its line of models are equipped with solar panels. Network techon held a small «home» for the investigation of the practicality of newfangled features charging from solar energy. As a «victim» was chosen just appeared in the sale of mobile phone Sharp SOLAR PHONE SH002 from Japanese operator KDDI. The model is a cot with a rotary screen and well packaged functionality: support for networks of 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared port, a TV tuner and the display with a resolution 480h854 point. Virtually the entire upper surface is the solar array is located at the bottom, and only 1.1-inch monochrome display. This is the first model «dory» available on the market and the first in which the manufacturer specifies the characteristics of formal power from the sun.
According to Sharp, 10 minutes of charging in bright sunny day would be sufficient for minutes or two hours in the standby mode. To evaluate the effectiveness of charge from the solar panel outside the display informs the user about the level of received ( «optimal charge», «charge», «no charge» and «the absence of solar energy») and the accumulated energy in the minutes of the conversation. Unfortunately it must be recognized that at the present stage of solar battery in the phone plays only a minor role in the diet. Journalists from techon had «cook» sun-unit within 40 minutes to accumulate charge for a minute call. A five-minute call to the phone had to be kept under bright sunshine to 85 minutes. Summing up, we can conclude that while the use of a mobile phone without the network adapter is not possible.
Materials:
– Japanese release waterproof phone with a solar panel;
– MWC 2009: ekotachfon Samsung Blue Earth with the solar nutrition;
– Global Communications.
