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Kyocera's New Flagship Rugged Android Phone is the DuraForce Pro

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Aug 10, 2016, 8:00 AM by Rich Brome @richbrome
updated Jul 28, 2019, 5:43 PM

Kyocera today announced the DuraForce Pro, its new rugged Android phone. The DuraForce is positioned as a significantly upgraded replacement for both the DuraForce and the Brigadier models, and comes in versions both with and without CDMA. That implies the phone may come to both AT&T and Verizon, although Kyocera is not announcing carrier partners at this time, just that it will be released "in the coming months." Most specs have been upgraded compared to the DuraForce/Brigadier. The main camera steps up to 13 megapixels, and is accompanied by a wide-angle "action camera" with 135-degree lens and 5 megapixels, plus 5-megapixel front camera. A fingerprint reader has been added to the side, which works with NFC. It's just as rugged and waterproof, but also fully washable (unaffected by soap). The screen can be used while wet and the camera has an underwater mode. The screen is larger (5 inches) and higher-resolution (full HD). The processor is a faster Snapdragon 617. It also has a larger 3,240 mAh battery and both fast charging and wireless charging. Other features a 3.5mm audio jack, memory card slot, PTT, dual front speakers, and barometer. For business users, it supports enhanced MDM, enterprise Wi-Fi, and advanced VPN capability. Its rugged specs include IP68 and U.S. Military rating for dust, shock, vibration, temperature extremes, temperature shock, blowing rain, low pressure, sun, salt fog, humidity, water immersion (up to 2 meters for 30 minutes), and icing freezing rain. The DuraForce Pro runs Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).

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Kyocera Brigadier

4.5" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 processor 2 GB RAM
3,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Wireless Charging, Water-Resistant

Kyocera DuraForce

4.5" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon 400 processor 2 GB RAM
3,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Wireless Charging, Water-Resistant

Kyocera DuraForce Pro

5" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 617 processor 2 GB RAM
3,240 mAh battery
Wide-Angle Camera, Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Reader, Water-Resistant

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