Phone companies and producers are responding to growing concerns about the planet and have began to produce cellphones that are better for the world. Previously Samsung had been unveiled what they called as a "Green cellphone" now Sony Ericsson have copied suit with the release of the Sony Ericsson Elm.

The Elm is a compact and light mobile measuring 110x45x14mm and weighing 90g, which is lighter than many other devices you can buy today. This is truly ideal for those users who wish to do their best for the planet the Sony Ericsson Elm has been made from recycled plastics and it is free of harmful chemical substances, which can take such a long time to break down when the mobile phone is not required. Using older parts will even assist to cut back on the power it takes to produce the handset from beginning to end.

Inside the package is a low power consumption battery charger, a e-manual and lessened packaging than you'll normally expect to uncover. Sony have tried to make the Sony Ericsson Elm as environmentally friendly as you can with a green calculator, and Walk Mate eco application, to help you spend less energy and reduce waste.

With regards to features and functions, the Sony Ericsson Elm phone and it’s slider brother cell phone, the Sony Ericsson Hazel, provide a comparable experience - which is a good one. Both of these Sony models feature a 5 megapixel autofocus digital camera, web browser with Wi-Fi and HSDPA, GPS, media player, FM radio and Bluetooth. They are all fairly standard attributes, but it is nice to recognise that these have not been dropped from this handset.

Even though its green, you'll not be lacking online activity functionality. People will have total access to social networking internet sites like Facebook and Twitter, that will be integrated for rapid entry to all the latest gossip and there are several additional multimedia features such as TrackID and MegaBass. Another highlight is Intelligent Volume Adaption and Noise Shield for improved telephone quality.

The Elm is a decent phone that seems to blend an excellent standards with being environmentally friendly as well as looking trendy. This is a good move which more handset producers would be looking to follow. Most of the time, whenever we open the box for our new phones, there is so much wasted packaging in the box. We get two or three booklets and guides, that we may never really have to use. We say, well done Sony and lets see more of this in the future.