Samsung has introduced its ‘Samsung E1107 Crest Solar’ mobile phone which is also known as ‘Samsung Solar Guru’ in India.

It is a solar powered basic mobile phone that is built on the ‘green’ concept and has finally lined itself in the array besides Nokia and Sony Ericsson which have also designed models on the ‘green’ earth concept; of course they are not Solar though.

Although what lines up in the array of Samsung’s mobile phone as the world’s first solar powered phone, it will soon a nudge competitor when Sharp releases its SH002 mobile phone (on June 24th) that is built on the same concept but has much better features than the Solar Guru.

The Samsung Solar Guru features a 1.52inch screen with a CSTN display that offers 65K colors at 128×128 pixels. It is a 500 entries phone book and comes with a flash light,mp3 ringtones, a speaker phone and a security feature what Samsung calls Mobile Tracker to trace your lost or stolen mobile phone. To keep yourself entertained, you can listen to the radio on its FM or have some fun with its built-in games.

A standard Li-on 800mAh battery powers the phone which can be charged either using the traditional charger that comes with it or using the solar cell on its back, so you will definitely like spending more time in the Sun.

An hour of charge through the solar cell will power the phone for a talk time of up to 10 minutes, which means it takes 40 hrs approximately for a complete charge on the battery through it.

The solar phone supports a dual band (900/1800) GSM network and weighs 82gms. It will be available in black color at an affordable price of 59$ or 2,799 INR unlocked. It is now available in India and is expected to be also released in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and Latin America.

If you like what you see click here to find your nearest samsung store in India to buy Samsung E1107 Crest Solar Guru.