Telus Releases the Samsung Evergreen For $29, It's Eco-Friendly

Telus looks like they're going the eco-friendly route with their latest handset. The Canadian carrier has just released the Samsung Evergreen for $29.99 on a 3-year contract, $49.99 on a 2-year contract, $99.99 on a 1-year contract, and $149.99 contract-free. This handset is packed with a box made up of 80% recycled materials, while the phone itself is made of 70% recycled plastic.

The Evergreen features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 2MP camera, and a microSD card slot.

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AT&T Announces the Eco-Friendly Samsung Evergreen, Sprint Releases the Samsung M360 Flip Phone

Two new handsets from Samsung have just been announced and they're basic phones so they're not running Android. The first one is above and it's headed to AT&T. It's the eco-friendly Samsung Evergreen (a667) and it sports a 2.4-inch display, Stereo Bluetooth, a 2MP camera, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3G, and AT&T Navigator. The handset itself is made of 70% recycled plastics while the box is made of 80% recycled paper. This will be available on November 7th for $29.99 on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate.

The other handset is below and it's the Samsung M360. This flip phone is actually available right now (here) for free on a 2-year contract or for $209.99 contract-free. This features a QVGA internal display, an external display witha  128 x 128 resolution, a 1.3MP camera, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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