Sprint and Samsung Celebrate Earth Day With The Eco-Friendly Samsung Restore

budney · Apr 20, 2010

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Sprint and Samsung Mobile Celebrate Earth Day by Continuing their Green Leadership with the Eco-Friendly Samsung RestoreMaking it easy to go green without sacrificing technology, Samsung Restore will be available this summer; for more information visit www.sprint.com/restore

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., & DALLAS, Apr 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Sprint (NYSE:S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, continue to lead the wireless industry in providing eco-friendly wireless phones with today's unveiling of their second "green" device together - Samsung Restore(TM). Samsung Restore features the award-winning Sprint One Click customizable user interface and offers environmentally conscious customers the perfect blend of technology with an environmentally friendly design.
Samsung Restore will be available this summer in all Sprint retail channels including Sprint Stores, www.sprint.com and 1-800-SPRINT1 for $49.99 with a new two-year service agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate (taxes and surcharges excluded). For more information, customers can visit www.sprint.com/restore.
This is the third eco-friendly phone for Sprint, joining a host of eco-friendly accessories and programs already in place by the company. Samsung Reclaim(TM), announced last year, was the first phone in this country with components partially constructed from bio-plastic2 materials. Made from 80 percent recyclable materials, Reclaim recently received the Best of Green: Best New Cell Phone Award in the Science and Technology category by TreeHugger.com.
Sprint ranked highest among all U.S. telecom companies and #15 overall on Newsweek's Green Rankings, with a series of new environmental initiatives and green innovations. Sprint also scored highest among U.S.-based national wireless companies on the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2009 Global 500 Report on carbon disclosure.
"Samsung Restore qualifies for the Sprint Eco-Logo and builds on Sprint's commitment to leading the wireless industry in environmental responsibility," said Kevin Packingham, Sprint senior vice president-Product Development. "We had great success with our first eco-friendly device, Samsung Reclaim, and have found that consumers want eco-friendly devices without sacrificing technology. Restore provides both and continues Sprint's great environmental commitment and legacy."
Samsung Restore is a full-feature messaging whiz, offering a slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard with optical joystick, 2.0 MP camera and camcorder, MP3 player with microSD card slot (supports up to 32GB; 2GB card included in the box), Stereo Bluetooth(R) wireless technology, access to Sprint Family Locator, Sprint Football Live, Sprint Navigation and Sprint TV3. Customers can easily e-mail or send texts to their family and friends in a flash. Samsung Restore will be available in two vibrant colors - Midnight and Limeade.
"Samsung Restore follows the success of Samsung Reclaim, our first eco-friendly device with Sprint," said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer for Samsung Mobile. "Restore builds on Samsung's overall commitment to the environment, which includes developing devices with eco-friendly components, including casings, reduced and recyclable packaging and Energy Star qualified chargers. Restore offers users an impressive feature set and stylish design ideal for multiple messaging capabilities."
Earth-friendly design
Samsung Restore and its packaging are designed with environmentally responsible components:

The outer casing contains 27 percent post-consumer recycled plastic and the handset as a whole is 84 percent recyclable.

Restore meets strict RoHS standards and only has low levels of environmentally sensitive materials (PVC, BFRs, Phthalates, Beryllium).

The device is powered by an Energy Star Version 2.0 qualified energy efficient charger (level V); with standby power loss less than 30mW.

The packaging is 100 percent recyclable, featuring a cardboard box made from 70 percent post consumer materials and printed with soy ink.

The paper manual has been replaced with an online user manual, which users can access once the device is available this summer.

Restore comes pre-loaded with Sprint's One Click Green tile, giving users instant access to a collection of green, earth-friendly information and tips, including: Best of Green, a well-rounded collection of information to inspire a greener lifestyle, and Planet Green, providing tips and information to help make your life a little greener. Samsung Restore includes a unique typographic default ringer with a song called "Mother Earth." It also comes pre-loaded with eco-oriented ringers and screensavers.
Continuing Sprint's Green leadership
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larry · Apr 25, 2010

I played around with one of these already and wasn't very impressed. It's nothing more than a Rant 2 with very little differences except a slightly larger screen and the one click interface. The keyboard has a nicer layout but the keys are rather flat and the phone kind of has a cheap feel to it like the Exclaim has.

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