SOLAR HYBRID SH-08A - solar-powered waterproof phone announced by NTT docomo in Japan

NTT docomo has announced its development of the SOLAR HYBRID (docomo STYLE series SH-08A), a solar-powered, waterproof mobile phone that will go on sale at all DOCOMO sales channels in Japan from September. The clamshell measures 109 x 50 x 17.3 mm (21 mm at the thickest point) and weighs 140 grams. It has a 3-inch screen with a 480x854 pixel resolution (16.7 million colors).

The SOLAR HYBRID SH-08A comes with an 8-megapixel CCD camera that takes excellent photographs even dim lighting or when objects are moving. With a waterproof body it's resistant to water sprays from all directions and can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water. The device can be recharged with sunlight as well as electricity. Even if the battery has completely lost its charge, just 10 minutes of solar recharging via a panel on the phone's body provides approximately one minute of talk time.