Sharp and Japanese network KDDI have a come up with the world’s first solar-powered waterproof cell phone.
The phone, scheduled for a June release in Japan, can nab one minute of talk time or two hours of standby power from ten minutes of sun.
The phone can derive 80% of its charge in total from solar power.
Details on Sharp’s phone are scant, with pricing yet to be released.
The company hasn’t given a timeline on when the phone will be unveiled in the U.S., but Sharp’s cell phone will beat both Samsung and LG’s solar-powered models to market.
