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Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 Price, Design, Performance & Specs Review

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 is out now. The manufacturer unveiled the smartphone in the month of November 2018. It comes as a little heavy lad that has moderate features. First, this device is waterproofed and has a good performance. It comes as a mid-range smartphone with cool features.

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 is from the stable of Verizon Wireless in the United States.

Most of those features will be examined in this review as we take a look at the price, design, display, battery, camera, performance, etc, of Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2.

Design and Display of Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2

Body design of this smartphone is with rugged materials. Dimensions are 150.2 x 73.4 x 13.5 mm and it weighs 243 grams. It comes in only black color. This is a water resistant smartphone, with fingerprints and face recognition technology.

Display type is IPS LCD capacitive multi-touch screen. Display colors are up to 16 million colors. The screen size is 5 inches but there is no secondary display in the device. Pixel density is 443 ppi, pixels resolution is 1920 x 1080, and aspect ratio is 16:9. Meanwhile, the screen to body ratio is 63.5 percent. Salient features of the smartphone are scratch resistance, sapphire shield for Verizon, and glove and wet touch support.

Camera Features

There is a single 13 MP camera at the rear. This lens has LED flash. However, the front selfie camera which is 5 MP has no flash attributes. The video performance is 2160p@30fps.

Camera features are geotagging, auto focus, HDR, touch focus, face detection, panorama, digital zoom, scene mode, and white balancing settings.

Hardware and Software

At the software department is an Android OS v8.1 Oreo without Java support. There is also Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 to power the device. Furthermore, the CPU is Octa-core 4 x 2.2 GHz Cortex A53 plus 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex A53. In the same vein, the GPU is Adreno 508.

Storage Capacity and Sensors

Internal memory outlay is 4GB of RAM that cannot be increased. But the internal storage is 64GB and can be increased up to 512GB through the use of a microSD card.

Sensors in the Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 are accelerometer, proximity, light, fingerprint, compass, and gyro.

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 Network and Connectivity

The device is able to handle 2G, 3G, and 4G internet connection. This means that it has support for GSM, CDMA, HSPA, and LTE. To make these work, there is a provision for one single Nano SIM slot inbuilt in the device.

Other network connectivity components are Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, NFC, headphone jack, and USB v3.1, Type C. However, there is no infrared, or HDMI in this device.

Battery Life

Powering the Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 is a 3240 mAh non-removable battery that has no wireless charging or fast charging technology. The talk time is up to 21 hours and the standby time is up to 13 days.

Price and Availability

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 sells for $444 USD. This is the best price you will find online. It is the official price of the smartphone. The mobile phone has been released in the month of November 2018 and is for sale in multiple stores.

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 Full Technical Specification

General

  • Device Type

Rugged Smartphone

  • Model

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 (Verizon Wireless)

  • Announced

15-Nov-2018

  • Released

15-Nov-2018

  • Status

Available

Design

  • Type

Bar

  • Dimensions

150.2 mm x 73.4 mm x 13.5 mm (5.91 x 2.89 x 0.53 in)

  • Weight

243 g (8.5 oz)

  • Colors

Black

  • Waterproof Yes
  • Fingerprint Yes
  • Face Recognition

Yes

  • Dedicated Keys

Volume, Power, Fingerprint, Push-to-Talk-Plus Key, Camera

  • Device Security

Fingerprint, Face, Pin, Pattern, Password, Slide

  • Features

-Rugged design
-Fingerprint scanner (rear mounted)
-MIl-STD 810G compliant
-IPX5/ 8 Waterproof (Up to 6.5 feet for 30 min)
-IP6X dustproof

Display

  • Display Type

IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen

  • Size

5-inch

  • Secondary Display

No

  • Touch Screen

Yes, Multi touch

  • Pixel Density

~443 PPI

  • Resolution

1920 x1080 Pixels

  • Display Colors

16 M

  • Display Protection Yes
  • Features

-Scratch resistant
-16:9 aspect ratio
-~63.5% screen-to-body ratio
-Sapphire Shield for Verizon
-Glove & Wet touch support

Network

  • Supported Network

GSM/ CDMA/ HSPA/ LTE

  • 2G Network

GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz

  • CDMA

Yes

  • 3G Network

HSPA 850/ 900/ 1700/ 1900/ 2100 MHz

  • 4G Network

LTE 700/ 800/ 850/ 1700/ 1800/ 1900/ 2100 MHz

  • SIM

Nano SIM

  • Hybrid Sim No
  • Dual SIM

No, Single Sim

Hardware

  • Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

  • CPU

Octa-core (4 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

Adreno 508

  • RAM (Memory)

4 GB

  • Internal Storage

64 GB

  • Card Slot

Upto 512 GB (microSD)

  • Dedicated slot

Yes

  • Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity
Light
Fingerprint
Compass
Gyro

Software

  • Operating System

Android OS v8.1 Oreo

  • Java Support No
  • Youtube Yes
  • Facebook Yes

Messaging

  • SMS

Yes (threaded view)

  • MMS Yes
  • Email

Yes

  • IM Yes

Camera

  • Primary

13 MP

  • Flash

LED

  • Front

5 MP

  • Front Flash

No

  • Video

2160p@30fps

  • Camera Features

Touch focus
Autofocus
Face detection
HDR
Panorama
Digital Zoom
Geotagging
Scene mode
White balance settings

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR

  • Infrared No
  • Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band, WiFi direct

  • Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
  • GPS

Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS

  • NFC Yes
  • Wireless Charging

No

  • Headphone Jack Yes
  • HDMI No
  • USB

v3.1, Type C

Data

  • GPRS Yes
  • EDGE Yes
  • Speed

42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA); LTE 600/ 150 Mbps

  • Web Browser

HTML 5

Media

  • Video Format

3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265

  • Audio Format

MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player

  • FM Radio

Yes

  • Alert Types

Vibration, MP3

  • Ring Tones

Wav ring tones

  • Loudspeaker

Yes

Battery

  • Battery Type

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

  • Capacity

3240mAH

  • Placement

Non-removable

  • Talk Time

Up to 21 hrs

  • Standby

Up to 13 days

MISC

  • SAR US

Head- 1.19 W/kg, Body- 0.89 W/kg, Hotspot- 0.74 W/kg

  • Features
  1. Document viewer
    2. Photo and video editor
    3. Voice search
    4. Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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