Right from the moment you are handed the packaging, you’ll have an inkling that the Nokia 3110 Evolve is trying to be a little more responsible. OK, so the box isn’t quite Apple iPod small, but it’s as close as you’ll get right now. And 60 per cent of that packaging is recycled.

Things don’t end with the smaller packaging, though. The phone itself has bio-covers that use more than 50 per cent renewable materials, reducing the amount of fossil fuels it takes to create it. The charger also minimises the amount of energy used if you forget to unplug it – using 94 per cent less than is set out in the Energy Star standard.

The phone’s green credentials also follow through on the extras supplied with it. Some of the usual additions, which many may see as unnecessary, have been left out to keep the bundle as simple as possible. If you want the Nokia PC Suite you can get it as a download, not from a disc that’ll eventually be landfill. If you want to connect it to a PC the chances are you already have one or more miniUSB leads from other compatible devices, so you don’t get another here. Besides, you could just as easily sync it using Bluetooth or Infrared.

OK, so some of the green additions aren’t as good. You can’t delete the World Wildlife Fund links in your mobile web favourites, which is a tad annoying if you have a large list of your own sites stored.

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