The problem with most ruggedized mobile phones is that they compromise too much in the name of durability. Due to customer typecasting on the part of carriers and manufacturers, “rugged phones” are far too often synonymous with “low-end phones.” As a result, many such hardened devices have historically been relegated to the dumbphone arena. But with the rising popularity of smartphones in the business sector, and millions of Nextel customers in search of a ...
The Kyocera Torque’s 4-inch WVGA display and 4GB of on-board storage won’t necessarily impress you, nor will its 5MP camera or its older build of Android ICS. But it’s the first phone to launch in America with Kyocera’s crazy-futuristic tissue conduction earpiece technology, which blew our minds a little bit in our hands-on at MWC. But its IP67 and MIL-STD 810G durability ratings should be enough to get you to sit up and take notice, especially if you end up drop-kicking the ...
Kyocera’s not a brand that appears often on our front page, but with efforts as unique and beastly as this, we’re starting to think that’s a shame. The Torque may be a mid-range device with average specs, but those middling attributes are wrapped up in a casing rated to IP67and MIL-SPEC 810G for durability, including exposure to blowing rain, humidity, salt fog, solar radiation, and immersion in water, among others. That durability is further augmented by a duo of cool factors: Sprint’s CDMA-based Direct Connect two-way radio feature is on board, as is the rare ...