Enviro-gentle: Introducing Nokia’s eco hero phones

A sustainable ethos applies to all of Nokia's phones but there's still room for the eco hero models

Published by Boc Ly on June 22, 2012

 The Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Asha 311 and Nokia 808 PureView

You can buy Nokia phones in all sorts of tints and shades but no matter what model or colour you choose; you will always be buying a phone that is good for the planet.

That’s because all Nokia devices are made with the environment in mind.  Like, for example, the materials used to help make it and, just as importantly, specific substances that were not used to help make it.

In addition, energy-saving features and the use of recyclable packaging are further testament to your Nokia phone’s green credentials.

The eco innovators

This sustainable ethos to the manufacture, use and recycling applies to all Nokia phones. At the same time, some phones will have new environmental innovations and features that can then be gradually implemented across the entire range.

The latest of these ‘eco-heroes’ include the Nokia 808 PureView, the Nokia Lumia 610 and the Nokia Asha 311.

So why do they deserve such exalted status?

In common with all other Nokia phones, they are free of PVC, BFR (brominated flame retardants), and RFR (chlorinated and brominated compounds and antimony trioxide).

The Nokia Asha 311 contains bio plastics and the Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 610 includes recycled metals. 

All the elements within these three phones can be recovered as materials or energy. The minimal packaging is also 100% recyclable and the user manuals are electronic to reduce the need for printed papers.

 Green power

Nokia Lumia 610

As well as what it is made out of, how a phone operates can also serve the sustainability agenda.

The three ‘eco heroes’ have energy efficient features such as power saving modes, automatic screen brightness adjustment and chargers with low standby power usage.

The Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 610 can also help you to live a greener life.

Nokia Transport, Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive are apps that can help you use public transport, find the quickest route in a car (and help to reduce fuel consumption) or guide you as you walk to your destination.

They are not the only  ‘eco apps’ either. The Nokia Store has a Green Channel Collection that makes it easier to find, download and install all the sustainability-themed apps, games and content. 

More than a Game

Being environmentally responsible doesn’t mean you can’t have fun at the same time.

Nokia’s Climate Mission 3D is an exciting game where the challenge is to ‘virtually’ reduce global warming. The game consists of three different types of challenges where you either shoot fruits to plant new trees, merge small icebergs to create big ones or collect needles to build a nest.

Nokia Asha 311

The game also includes tips on how you can reduce your own ecological footprint.

The Nokia Asha 311 comes pre-installed with Climate Mission 3D and another game called Green Farming to help raise awareness and engagement with sustainable living.

Climate Mission 3D is now also available in the Windows Marketplace, for devices such as the Nokia Lumia 610.

So, with Nokia’s ‘eco-hero’ devices and these great apps and games there’s no longer any excuse for not helping to save the planet!

Download Nokia Climate Mission 3D by searching for the title in Marketplace on your Lumia device. If you have a Symbian smartphone, a version is available here.

Comments

  • http://www.facebook.com/code565472 陳政文

    Asha 311 still not shown in Nokia Taiwan’s site make me very nerves.

  • Bataleon

    Respect.

  • Bataleon

    Respect.

  • droopyar

    Nokia 808 PureView is the beast, the best!

  • droopyar

    Nokia 808 PureView is the beast, the best!

  • droopyar

    Nokia 808 PureView is the beast, the best!

    • Suriya Narayanan

       I don’t think. Poor phone, has only such a high resolution camera but no apps to make use of it eg. any AR apps? IP(Image Processing) apps. Symbian doesn’t even have OpenCV port. Look at Android and learn. It is just sufficient to provide good hardware. Software part should also be taken care of.

      • droopyar

        ??? Why you need to edit an image on the phone??? just download it to pc, and use Photoshop or any PC software. I have never edit any image on any phone. Useless.

      • droopyar

        ??? Why you need to edit an image on the phone??? just download it to pc, and use Photoshop or any PC software. I have never edit any image on any phone. Useless.

      • droopyar

        ??? Why you need to edit an image on the phone??? just download it to pc, and use Photoshop or any PC software. I have never edit any image on any phone. Useless.

      • http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

        Symbian has a ton of image processing apps, plus wikitude and a couple of others for AR.

      • http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

        Symbian has a ton of image processing apps, plus wikitude and a couple of others for AR.

      • http://conversations.nokia.com Ian Delaney

        Symbian has a ton of image processing apps, plus wikitude and a couple of others for AR.

    • Suriya Narayanan

       I don’t think. Poor phone, has only such a high resolution camera but no apps to make use of it eg. any AR apps? IP(Image Processing) apps. Symbian doesn’t even have OpenCV port. Look at Android and learn. It is just sufficient to provide good hardware. Software part should also be taken care of.

    • Suriya Narayanan

       I don’t think. Poor phone, has only such a high resolution camera but no apps to make use of it eg. any AR apps? IP(Image Processing) apps. Symbian doesn’t even have OpenCV port. Look at Android and learn. It is just sufficient to provide good hardware. Software part should also be taken care of.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/YZ5PG6AKSB46LER2XJYADDW7DE Keith L

    That’s cool but why don’t the high-models like the 900 get the same treatment?

  • Lovrena

    Good to see Nokia’s effort on sustainability. Hope to read about this game and about other such things on the dedicated product websites as well. (Especially for Asha 311, as this game will be pre-loaded).

  • http://twitter.com/Hdrules Hradayesh Nimavat

    Nice efforts from Nokia and Microsoft is also contributing well by announcing no windows phone 8 update for current Mango running phones including high ends like Lumia 900 etc so that customers would send their phones to Nokia for recycling and as this article suggests most of Nokia phones are 100% recyclable good for environment ;-)

  • http://twitter.com/trinnemaa Toni Rinnemaa

    untrue like everything else about Nokia’s values. Other products from Samsung and Apple are as eco as any Nokia’s (microsoft) product.

    Life as fully working device Apple Iphone is leading. Nokia only produce phones that are almost useless less than year like the “new” microsoft phones that wont get upgrade to WP8 and Nokia did know about it before they made Lumia 800.

  • http://twitter.com/trinnemaa Toni Rinnemaa

    untrue like everything else about Nokia’s values. Other products from Samsung and Apple are as eco as any Nokia’s (microsoft) product.

    Life as fully working device Apple Iphone is leading. Nokia only produce phones that are almost useless less than year like the “new” microsoft phones that wont get upgrade to WP8 and Nokia did know about it before they made Lumia 800.

  • Samarth Singh

    Nokia says “recycle your phone”.

    Good, but why would we recycle them when they don’t break down? Rather sell them or keep them for spare, isn’t it?

    My dad has a 7 years old Nokia 6670. And it won’t die as yet… Still running fine.

    • Kenny

      then by all means extend the use of the phone when it still permits and recycle them when no longer usable. This way, all recyclable material in a phone is not thrown into dump sites. Oh, don’t forget the chargers too.

      • Samarth Singh

        Yeah, just waiting for it to collapse.

        Hmm… Chargers… Yeah will surely dump them into the Nokia recycle box…

  • Samarth Singh

    Nokia says “recycle your phone”.

    Good, but why would we recycle them when they don’t break down? Rather sell them or keep them for spare, isn’t it?

    My dad has a 7 years old Nokia 6670. And it won’t die as yet… Still running fine.

  • henrikweide

    Why is Climate Mission 3D not visible for the 808 in the Nokia Store, when it is for the Nokia N8?
    When side-loading the game onto the 808, it works just fine.