Two Green Eco-Phones from Sony Ericsson Mobile

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Sony Ericsson has launched two new green mobile phones, which it claims reduces CO2 emissions by 15 percent compared to other Sony Ericsson handsets.The Naite and the C901 cybershot phone.The C901 GreenHeart measures 105x45x133mm and weighs 107g. Only available in white, the handset also features a 2.2in 240x320 display, a 5Mp camera with 16x zoom and xenon flash, integrated GPS, media player and Bluetooth connectivity.As per Sony, its portfolio of GreenHeart pioneer products is expected to expand in the future with new additions and innovations.

Those who doubted that the GreenHeart concept would ever come to fruition need not wonder any longer as Sony Ericsson is just about ready to bring their new eco-friendly phones to the market.GreenHeart comes to the market with an electronic, in-phone manual that replaces the paper version, saving this way more than 90% paper while also allowing for a more compact packaging.

The phone's casing is made of more than 50% recycled plastics and sports an optimized display light sensor to drain less power from the battery. The phone will come with the MH300 GreenHeart headset, made up of 100% recycled plastics, and with a WalkMate application.

Like we always emphasize on Inhabitat, it certainly helps that the new GreenHeart models are desirable and pleasing to the eye. After all, there really is little point in spending energy and resources making an eco-friendly phone if no one wants to own it.The handset industry is closely followed by environmental organizations around the world due to its large scale. More than 1 billion phones are sold globally each year, which requires the use of sales boxes, add-ons and tons of rare raw materials.

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The next released model is Naite which comes with a 2Mp camera. The phone features the same 2.2in display as the C901 GreenHeart, as well as Bluetooth connectivity, and measures 108x47x12.6mm. It is available in red or silver and also comes with a Carbon Footprint calculator so consumers can work out just how much CO2 they are using. It takes the EP300 GreenHeart charger, a low-power charger that is among the first to come to the market, an Ecomate application that has been developed so as to help users make greener choices, and a Carbon Footprint Calculator that shows how much CO2 is saved when walking and not using a car.

The device has been made using recycled plastics and features a more eco-friendly packaging that complements the low-power consumption charger.The new C901 will be released later this month and the Naite will come out in September. The latter phone will also come with a new low-power charged that operates at 30 milliwatts (mW), where currently the chargers are rated at 100mW.

Naite scales things back with a 2 megapixel camera, a 2.2-inch 240×320 pixel display, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 band support when it hits in Q3.

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The Sony Ericsson Naite will also come bundled with an EP300 Greenheart, which is a low-power charger. Sony Ericsson also announced a commitment to reduce the company's carbon footprint by 20% by 2015. By the same date, it will also reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 15% from the full life cycle of its products, including mining, production and use by consumers.

The C901 Greenheart, the Sony Ericsson Naite and the MH300 GreenHeart headset will be available in Q3 this year. No pricing details have been released yet.

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The GreenHeart concept is a key pillar in Sony Ericsson’s revitalised product portfolio strategy and the sustainable innovations found in the GreenHeart pioneer products will eventually roll out into the broader portfolio.Naite handset includes many of the environmentally friendly features of the C901, but also ships with the EP300 GreenHeart charger. This charger complies with Energy Star level V efficiency specifications, according to Sony Ericsson, and consumes just a tenth the power of a standard charger in standby mode.