Sprint is making a big push with its green initiatives and it has just launched its first eco-friendly Android phone, the Samsung Replenish.
The Samsung Replenish is powered by Android 2.2 Froyo and it features a full QWERTY keyboard on the face. It also rocks a 2.8-inch QVGA display and a single-core MSM7627-2 600 MHz processor.
The Samsung Replenish isn’t exactly a powerhouse device but it does have a lot of credibility if you think being green is important. It has been designed with environmentally sensitive materials, has an energy efficient charge, the casing is make of 34.6 percent post-consumer recycled plastic, the packaging is fully recyclable and is made from 80 percent post-consumer waste material and soy inks.
Other specs of the Samsung Replenish for Sprint include WiFi, GPS, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, a 2 GB microSD card with support for up to 32 GB and it also features a 2-megapixel camera that can also record video. Like I said before, this isn’t top-of-the-line stuff but it is environmentally conscious stuff.
Sprint is also taking a few other steps to help its green cred, as it has also launched a new app pack for its Sprint ID service. If you don’t remember, this allows users to download multiple apps at once (sometimes a branded experience) in order to customize and personalize their phone.
The Samsung Replenish for Sprint will be available May 8 for about $50 with a new, two-year contract. If that’s not enough to get you going, Sprint will also be waiving the $10 monthly premium monthly data charges.
“We want to make it as simple as we can for our customers to go green with a robust selection of products and competitive pricing,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO, in a prepared statement. “Samsung Replenish is as green as we could make it with more than 80 percent recyclable materials, housed in partially recycled plastics, energy efficient and built with fewer environmentally sensitive materials. As if this is not enough incentive, we are also lowering the monthly rate for this phone by $10 for new or existing customers so it pays for itself within just five months.”
[Via Sprint]