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Kyocera DuraForce Pro is the first rugged smartphone with a built-in action cam

Posted on August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

The “North American leader in rugged mobile solutions” is not one to adopt fancy new technologies and gimmicky features just because they’re trendy and everyone does it, so we probably should have expected a unique marketing angle and practical use case for the dual camera recently rendered on the back of the Kyocera DuraForce Pro.Indeed, the compact 5-inch sequel to last year’s far too large 5.7-inch DuraForce XD is now ...

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Even the T-Mobile-bound Kyocera DuraForce PRO dons dual rear cameras

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

It’s probably going to be a little while until someone challenges the Xiaomi Redmi Pro for the title of world’s cheapest smartphone with a dual rear camera setup, but as far as the toughest such model goes, we have a winner today.Well, technically, the Kyocera DuraForce PRO will only reportedly see daylight on T-Mobile sometime in Q4, i.e. between October and December. Knowing the manufacturer however, and checking the unreleased handheld out in an unofficial render, there’s no doubt ...

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May the Kyocera DuraForce XD be on T-Mobile (on May 11)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Jules Wang

T-Mobile celebrated May the Fourth by holding the DeATTh Star against AT&T, now Kyocera is celebrating in its own way by announcing that the Un-carrier has picked up its DuraForce XD.As you may recall, the Kyocera DuraForce XD was originally launched on said ...

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May the Kyocera DuraForce XD be on T-Mobile (on May 11)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Jules Wang

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A freezer, a pool, and multiple drops: how we smashed the AT&T Kyocera DuraForce XD

Posted on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by Juan Carlos Bagnell

We’re none of us fans here of intentionally breaking gadgets, but when a phone’s main selling point is durability, we try to find ways to test those claims. The tricky thing about rugged phones, there is no such thing as a truly indestructible device. If you try to break a rugged phone, eventually you will succeed. Still, we can learn a lot about how this gadget handled the abuse we lobbed at it.The Kyocera Duraforce XD gives off a monster first impression, but how well does that thicker, ...

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Kyocera DuraForce XD first impressions: a big tough waterproof phablet (Video)

Posted on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Juan Carlos Bagnell

The DuraForce XD is an AT&T exclusive, so while the packaging isn’t going to be particularly impressive (we all know that orange box), what’s inside is pretty audacious.Kyocera has built a monster phone here. The specs sound pretty familiar, with a 5.7-inch 720p LCD and Qualcomm 400 series CPU, but the casing surrounding that tech is pretty intense. I can’t say I’ve ever played with a rugged phablet before, and this might be the largest phone I’ve ever been tasked to review. The chunky build provides ...

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AT&T picks up ruggedized phablet option with Kyocera DuraForce XD

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Stephen Schenck

Shoppers in search of smartphones with blistering performance, inspired hardware design, and premium features may not necessarily have manufacturer Kyocera on their short list, but the company has still managed to make a reputation for itself as a purveyor of handsets able to withstand more than a little rough handling. We’ve seen Kyocera models with rugged exteriors built to gracefully take a drop, waterproofing that keeps the phone running after an unexpected dunk, and even

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