VF 247 – Vodafone’s First Solar Powered Mobile For India

Vodafone has declared the release of its first Solar Powered mobile for India.
This Solar Power-driven mobile is termed as VF 247 is aimed at the country side Mobile handset markets in India. Indian villages which face electricity shortages can make use these solar power driven mobiles. They need not worry about frequent power-cuts or searching for electrical ports to charge their mobiles.
India’s first solar power driven mobile is the Guru 1107 from the Samsung. The VF 247 has come a year after the Guru 1107’s release. The VF 247 can be charged automatically by exposing it to Sunlight. The phone has got a unique software and hardware called as Sun Boost, that will charge your mobile even when staying inside a room during a normal weather conditions. So, your phone will be safe from the side effects of direct sunlight. Just a ordinary ambient light is enough to charge the mobile. It takes 8 hours to get charged from the sunlight. After your mobile is fully charged, you can have a talk time of 4 hours and standby time of 8 days.
The VF 247 is a colour mobile that features a torch light and a FM radio. Other specification details were not revealed by Vodafone.
The cost of VF 247 will be ranging around Rs. 1,500 and will be available from the month of August.