samsungPublic consciousness lately has been very focused on ‘living green’, and so green gadgets have been becoming more popular. From televisions to cameras, this label has been applied to all kinds of electronics, promising a device that uses less power, and made of recyclable materials. The first to apply this to a cellphone was T-Mobile, with the Motorola Renew W233. Flaunting a long battery life, and plastic parts made of recycled plastic materials. Now it’s Samsung’s turn with the new Reclaim SPH-M560, also made of recycled plastic and even packaged in a recycled paper box. They go so far as to use soy-based ink in the user manual.

Though, Samsung improves on the idea by adding a full QWERTY keyboard in a sleek, slider design. It’s quite compact, at only .56 inches deep, and weighing only 3.5 ounces. It features a 320×240 resolution screen, and a shortcut button for speakerphone. It also has a 2 megapixel camera, which offers pictures in five resolutions and three quality settings. And as for the battery life, it has 6 hours of talk time, but has been tested at 7 hours and 29 minutes. Following their ‘green’ theme, it has also passed radiation tests by the FCC at a digital SAR of 1.16 watts per kilogram.

The Reclaim is available for $49.99 with activation of a two-year contract.