MTK6573 - MTK 6516 - Solar Powered Android Smartphone


It has been long time , manufactured phones with solar panels- battery charging technology. But it also seems less well-known and not a lot we find in the market. Mobile users are also apparently still looks reluctant to consume these solar cell phone.


Umeox Apollo, has introduced their special product, smartphone with recharging-solar power at MWC 2011. There are 2 varian introduced. MTK6573 and MTK 6516. Booth will use Android and Operating System, that every one of booth will launced in U.S.A market and another one for EUROPE and Asian region that may be available at the end of Q2 2011.


Generally, MTK6573 as well as MTK 6516 has a undifferent shape and design like general today smartphone. But may just with different color combination, and the ability of the rear panel created to capture the power of the sun Sunar and then transfer them to a battery.

Hardware that is offered is also pretty good, 1 Ghz microProcessor, 3.2 inches touchscreen dispaly, high MP camera on the back, multimedia features include FM receiver, and microSD slot. Via : MobileCrunch