The Samsung Reclaim green cell phone is like none other.
While this should not be confused with the similar-sounding Samsung Exclaim for Sprint, it sells in a similar vein as the MOTO W233 Renew green cell phone for T-Mobile and is green just like the Samsung Blue Earth S7550 phone, too.
While this should not be confused with the similar-sounding Samsung Exclaim for Sprint, it sells in a similar vein as the MOTO W233 Renew green cell phone for T-Mobile and is green just like the Samsung Blue Earth S7550 phone, too.
While the MOTO W233 Renew is the world’s first cell phone made from recycled water bottle plastics, the eco-friendly Samsung Reclaim green cell phone is made up of 80 percent recyclable materials and is designed with organic components and packaging.
Even more, 40 percent of the Reclaim’s casing is made from corn-based bio-plastic. This handset makes our list of the best green cell phones.
The Samsung Reclaim has much of the other stuff you’d want in a cell phone as well including a full QWERTY keyboard for quick text messaging along with a killer, long-lasting battery.
It’s also a lightweight phone, offers high-speed 3G data speeds, features GPS for turn-by-turn navigation and is a relatively slim phone.
Price
The price is right with the Samsung Reclaim. While its retail price is $279.99, a two-year Sprint service contract and a $50 mail-in rebate bring the cost down to the very affordable $49.99 level for low budgets.
Even more, 40 percent of the Reclaim’s casing is made from corn-based bio-plastic. This handset makes our list of the best green cell phones.
The Samsung Reclaim has much of the other stuff you’d want in a cell phone as well including a full QWERTY keyboard for quick text messaging along with a killer, long-lasting battery.
It’s also a lightweight phone, offers high-speed 3G data speeds, features GPS for turn-by-turn navigation and is a relatively slim phone.
Price
The price is right with the Samsung Reclaim. While its retail price is $279.99, a two-year Sprint service contract and a $50 mail-in rebate bring the cost down to the very affordable $49.99 level for low budgets.
Samsung Reclaim
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The battery with the Samsung Reclaim impresses with a rating of up to 6 hours of continuous talk time. This makes the About.com list of our best cell phone batteries.
- Made up of 80 percent recyclable materials with 40 percent of the casing made from corn-based bio-plastic
- Designed with organic components and packaging
- Sprint One Click: green tile offers easy access to eco-friendly content
- Full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- Instant messaging (IM), MMS (picture messaging) and SMS (text messaging)
- High-speed 3G data speeds (where available)
- Music and streaming music capable
- Background music-playing mode
- Sprint TV
- GPS navigation enabled for turn-by-turn directions
- Web browsing capable
- Email capable
- 2-megapixel digital camera with zoom (on our list of best camera phones)
- Camcorder
- Bluetooth short-range wireless (i.e. for a wireless headset)
- Slot for microSD memory (512 megabytes of included removable memory and up to 32-gigabyte cards supported and available for purchase)
- Speaker-independent voice-activated dialing
- Social Zone application for keeping up with your favorite social communities (Photobucket, MySpace and more)
- T9 predictive text input (internal dictionary predicts text as you type)
- Wireless backup (restore your contact information; additional charges apply)
- 911 emergency location capable
- TTY compatible for the deaf and hard of hearing
The battery with the Samsung Reclaim impresses with a rating of up to 6 hours of continuous talk time. This makes the About.com list of our best cell phone batteries.
Size, Weight
The Samsung Reclaim measures in at 3.87 inches by 2.32 inches by 0.61 of an inch. While this does not make the About.com list of our best slim cell phones, it comes close and is a relatively slim cell phone.
The Reclaim weighs in at light 3.5 ounces. While this does not make the About.com list of our best lightweight cell phones, it comes close and is still relatively lightweight.
Differentiation in the Marketplace
This is a no-brainer. The Samsung Reclaim stands out in the marketplace as one of the very few green, full-featured cell phones made of sustainable materials.
The Samsung Reclaim measures in at 3.87 inches by 2.32 inches by 0.61 of an inch. While this does not make the About.com list of our best slim cell phones, it comes close and is a relatively slim cell phone.
The Reclaim weighs in at light 3.5 ounces. While this does not make the About.com list of our best lightweight cell phones, it comes close and is still relatively lightweight.
Differentiation in the Marketplace
This is a no-brainer. The Samsung Reclaim stands out in the marketplace as one of the very few green, full-featured cell phones made of sustainable materials.
Samsung Reclaim
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