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Samsung has just launched two mid-range mobile phones, the W510 geared for the Korean market and the F268 geared for the Chinese market. What makes these two phones special is the fact that they will be marketed as environmental-friendly products, given the fact that Samsung says they use recyclable materials when they created these handsets.

The W510 was said to be Samsung’s first mobile phone made out of “bio-plastic” materials extracted from - corns. Samsung is also bragging about the fact that this mobile handset was produced without the use of any heavy metals. Yes dear readers, no Lead, Mercury and Cadmium and not even any applied water-soluble coating.

While the F268, according to Samsung does not contain BFRs (Brominate Flame Retardant) or PVC. Well, that is some comforting piece of information indeed. Additionally, the F268 also feature an alarm which triggers a sound when the phone is fully charged. The alarm won’t stop unless the user pulls the plug off. And of course being environment-friendly as it is, it follows that the F268 adheres to the Energy Star requirements of the US EPA and US Dept. of Energy.

Aside from being environment-friendly devices, Samsung has not provided us with other features and details of these two phones. Hopefully they are as user friendly as they are environmentally.

Via [Akihabara News]

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