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The Kyocera M1000 Wild Card isn’t the most sleek-looking phone, but it does have some decent features and functionality. This phone supports email, Bluetooth headsets, web browsing, optional GPS capabilities, instant messaging, and sports a 1.3 MP camera phone. It looks good on paper, but the big question is whether or not this device lives up to its impressive feature-set or are all of these features just novelties to try to get people to buy this phone.
The price of this cell phone is certainly good. You can pick up this Virgin Mobile phone for just $99, and of course, there is no one- or two-year service agreement required. There are various Virgin Mobile service plans available for the Wild Card which I will detail later on in this review. Right off the bat, I’ll tell you that $99 is a great deal for this phone. It’s not very often that you can purchase a smart phone for under $100 without having to sign a long-term service contract. So I have to give the Wild Card some props for having such an affordable price tag.
The Wild Card comes equipped with a battery, a charger, and the manual, but not very many included accessories. A travel charger will cost about $20.
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Kyocera launched a triple-play of handsets this week at CTIA 2008, showing off the Neo E1100, Mako S4000, and Adreno S2400. All three handsets are expected to be available in Q3 2008 and feature support for the AWS frequencies (1700/2100MHz).
The Neo E1100 is a fashionable handset that features a bright light-pipe down the front that gets activated with an incoming call or message. This clamshell also sports a 1.3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.0 for wireless headsets. There is also a hidden outer OLED display that comes to life when a call comes in.
The Mako S4000 is a sleek clamshell designed for consumers looking to trade multimedia functions for a good old fashioned attractive handset. The VGA resolution camera and Bluetooth are both present, alongside the external color display. The Mako S4000 will be available in black or silver color schemes, for consumers on a budget.
Last but not least is the retro cool Adreno S2400, another clamshell with a hint of style. The keypad uses high-contrast colors and it sports curved edges and a textured exterior. While overall light on features, the Adreno S2400 supports MP3 ringtones and sports an external caller ID display, for convenience.
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The Kyocera K323 was designed with ease of use in mind. Dedicated one-touch buttons access a loud and clear speakerphone as well as volume controls, and the K323’s full-featured VGA camera has an integrated flash and digital zoom. Photo touchup is easy for adjusting resolution, color and adding fun frames to favorite snapshots. Along with the wireless hands-free capabilities afforded by Bluetooth, the K323 also includes all the features voice purists need including real-music ringtones and voice-activated dialing.
Kyocera K323 Features
Verizon Wireless and Kyocera have launched a new entry-level handset ready for the holiday shopping season, the Kyocera K323.
The smart looking folder-style handset sports a range of features, including a 65k color TFT LCD display and Bluetooth. Equipped with a VGA resolution camera, the Kyocera K323 includes a photo touch-up application for adding frames and adjusting color and resolution of captured photos. Alarm clock, tip calculator, and voice memo applications are installed, and speakerphone functionality is included for hands free conversations.
The phone’s full-featured camera has an integrated flash and digital zoom. Equipped with photo touchup capability for adjusting resolution and colour, the handset comes with dedicated one-touch buttons that enable access to a speakerphone as well as volume controls. The K323 also includes features like real-music ringtones and voice-activated dialling besides wireless hands-free capabilities afforded by Bluetooth, and multimedia text messaging and instant messaging.
Kyocera’s K323 features and specs :
* Digital phone
* Speakerphone
* Voice activated dialing
* Bluetooth support
* VGA camera with flash
* Supports Get It Now and VZ Navigator
* Moible IM, Email, and Chat
* Vibrate alert
* Voice memo
* Calendar
* To Do List
* Notepad
* Measures 3.54″ x 1.81″ x 0.92″
* 65K color display with 128 x 60 resolution and 6 lines of text
* Weighs 3.4 oz
* 210 minute talk time
* 165 hour standby time
Review By Krunker
Designed with ease of use in mind, the Kyocera K323 is small and pocketable, with an external text caller ID and photo caller ID on the vivid internal color display. Dedicated one-touch buttons access a loud and clear speakerphone as well as volume controls, and the phone’s full-featured camera has an integrated flash and digital zoom. Photo touchup is easy for adjusting resolution, color and adding fun frames to favorite snapshots. Along with the wireless hands-free capabilities afforded by Bluetooth, the K323 also includes all the features voice purists need, including real-music ringtones and voice-activated dialing.
Review By Reviews.Cnet
The Kyocera K323 is a basic camera phone, so you won’t get all the bells and whistles, but it does include some nice extras, such as integrated Bluetooth. First, the handset has a 500-name phone book with room in each entry for five numbers and two e-mail addresses. For caller ID purposes, you can assign a contact a photo, a group ID, or one of five polyphonic ring tones. Other features include a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, a vibrate mode, MP3 ring tones support, a Web browser, text and multimedia messaging, and a set of PIM tools, such as a calendar, a to-do list, a calculator, an alarm clock, and a voice recorder.
Review By Kensei-news
This latest Verizon Wireless handset by Kyocera comes Get It Now ready, so users can download a variety of ringtones, games, wallpapers and screensavers in addition to those already on the phone, allowing further customization of the handset. K323 also comes with a variety of helpful tools, including a photo phone book that holds up to 500 entries, alarm clock, tip calculator and voice memos to help keep the user on track throughout the day.
“The Kyocera K323 has all of the features that most people want in a camera phone in one compact design, ” said Tom Maguire, vice president of global marketing at Kyocera Wireless Corp. “Whether it ’s making a call, sending a text message or taking a quick picture, K323 makes the user experience as simple as possible in an attractive and stylish handset that fits easily into a pocket or purse.
The Kyocera Cyclops a new clamshell with a 1.3 Megapixel camera. The Cyclops is based on Kyocera K322 and like it features a monochrome external display, internal antenna, vibrating alert and photo caller ID. In addition to an improved camera, the Cyclops also features two new messaging options for Virgin. In addition to ringtones, subscribers can customize the message alert on their Cyclops with hundreds of tunes from Warner Music. The Cyclops is also the first Virgin phone to offer Virgin Audio Messaging, often referred to audio SMS on other carriers.
Kyocera Cyclops Features :
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* Speakerphone
* TXT Tones, contact specific tones for incoming text messages
* VAM (Virgin Mobile Audio Messaging) See below for more informatio
Review By Kyocera-wireless
Cyclops is the first phone to benefit from an agreement between Virgin Mobile and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), giving U.S. cellular customers access to music-based TXT Tones from Virgin Mobile. With access to hundreds of tunes from WMG’s catalog, Virgin Mobile is the first wireless provider in the U.S. to launch an exclusive text tone deal with a major record label. The 3.5-ounce Cyclops is also the first handset to carry Virgin Mobile Audio Messaging, or VAM, which allows instant messages to be sent by voice instead of keyboard. Pearl-white with a red stripe down the middle, Cyclops also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera, long battery life, cool games and Superphonic, real music ring tones.
Review By Wirelessdevnet
Cyclops takes text messaging to a new level with TXT Tones that work just like ring tones, but are linked to text messages. Virgin Mobile’s new TXT Tones allow the phone user to program a short clip of a song alerting that a new text message has been received on his or her handset. Each text tone is about three to five seconds long and can be assigned to incoming text and picture messages, offering the users the option to assign personalized TXT Tones for anyone in their phone book. The WMG catalog will be available only to Virgin Mobile customers starting November 2 through November 14, 2006.
Review By Wstm
Cyclops’ striking exterior color scheme is complemented by a stunning internal color display, as well as an external display that shows the time and caller ID. The handset comes pre-loaded with three great games — Lumines Mobile, New York Nights and Bikini Beach Party — with scores more available for download. An internal antenna makes for a sleeker and more pocketable design, while features like an integrated speakerphone and voice-activated dialing notch up the convenience.
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Kyocera KX18 Features:
* High-speed 1x EV-DO wireless access
* Unique menu system with online interface for advanced personalization
* Music player with one-button access
* VGA camera with dedicated camera key
* Supports Micro SD™ expandable memory for an additional
512MB of music storage(optional accessory)
* Dedicated Push-to-Talk capabilities
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Telecom Modem Integrated Wireless cellular modem
Max transfer rate 153 Kbps
Service provider Verizon Wireless
Cellular enhancement protocol CDMA
GeneralBuilt-in devices Keypad, Antenna, Display, Speaker, Microphone, Touch screen
Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.4 in x 1.2 in x 4 in
Weight 6.6 oz
Standby time Up to 160 h
Vibrating Alert Yes
Bluetooth enabled no
Operating System / SoftwareOS provided Palm OS 4.1
Software included EIS Web, Memo Pad, Date Book, MP3 Player, To Do List, Voice Memo, Mobile Mail, Address Book, MGI PhotoSuite Mobile Edition
MemoryInstalled RAM 16 MB
PhoneCall features Caller ID
Downloadable ring tones No
ProcessorProcessor Motorola 33 MHz
Input DeviceInput device type Keypad, Stylus, Touch-screen
AudioDigital audio standards supported MP3
Audio input type Microphone
Audio output type Speaker(s)
Voice recording capability Yes
DisplayColor support 16-bit (64K colors)
Max resolution 160 x 160
PowerBattery installed ( max ) 1 Lithium ion
Max supported batteries 1
Talk time Up to 150
Specifications for the Kyocera Switch_Back
Band CDMA 800/1900MHz, AMPS 800MHz
Data 1xRTT
Size 108mm x 52mm x 24mm
(4.25″ x 2.05″ x 0.95″)
Weight 115g (4.1oz)
Battery Life 150 hours standby time
3 hours talk time
Main Display 64k color TFT LCD, 128×128 pixel resolution
Sub-Display 64k color TFT LCD, 128×160 pixel resolution
Camera Yes, VGA (640×480) resolution
Video Video capture/playback
Messaging MMS/EMS/SMS
Email Yes
Bluetooth No
Infrared No
Java Yes
Polyphonics Yes
Memory 32MB on board memory
Availability April 2006
Review By Mobiletechnews.com
Weighing in at just over 4 ounces, the sleek and stylish Switch_Back offers great functionality within a compact and trendsetting clamshell casing. Among its most notable features are two vibrant color displays. The first display on the front face of the phone is for voice calls. But by turning the phone sideways and giving its face a quick flip, users reveal the Switch_Back’s widescreen — along with a sizeable QWERTY keypad designed to make emailing, texting, IMing, gaming or browsing online a breeze.
“We’re excited to continue our winning partnership with Virgin Mobile USA,” said Tom Maguire, vice president of global marketing at Kyocera Wireless Corp. “With its cool content, unique look and suite of tools designed around today’s mobile lifestyles, the Switch_Back is the ideal constant companion for Virgin Mobile customers. This is going to be a hot handset for 2006.
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Review By Mobilefanatic.com
Marketing Switch_Back as the first cell phone with to come pre-loaded with AOL Instant Messenger. The phone also comes with a VGA camera, a speakerphone, superphonic real-music ringtones, a pair of game demos (Sexy Poker and Lemonade Tycoon) and the standard suite of basic features (such as a WAP 2.0 Web browser, a calendar, a calculator, and a stop watch). The Switch_Back will also have access to Virgin XL online content. However, the new messaging phone is missing such features as Bluetooth and an MP3 player.
Review by CNET
You can literally light up a room with the inexpensive Kyocera K10 Royale from prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile. In a very Virgin Mobile touch, the screen and keyboard brightly flash like a semaphore lamp when a call comes in; the handset also has a top-mounted LED flashlight that throws a bright beam. Beyond the light show, there’s not much else to say about this compact handset. It has only the most basic features, and the bare-bones construction may not be for everyone. But don’t let its simplicity distract you from what this handset does best: provide loud and clear sound for conversations. It’s also fairly priced at $49.99.