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Kyocera Hydro Reach

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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3 stars
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2 stars
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The waterproof Kyocera Hydro Reach is a decent Android handset for Boost Mobile customers who need to use their phone in the great outdoors, but offers little to entice everyone else.Read more
Kyocera's latest Hydro-series handset is the Reach. It's a waterproof smartphone for Boost Mobile that offers a low-cost of entry to the world of Android. The Reach can certainly handle getting wet, but it's somewhat underpowered and suffers from several other issues. Here is Phonescoop's in-depth report.Read more
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Pros

  • the Reach is fairly compact
  • The phone produces enough illumination for use indoors and out
  • easy to carry around and use

Cons

  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • Color reproduction is dull around
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 960, 540 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 220 ppi
  • 2160 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 2 Mpx

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Kyocera Hydro Reach - Pros & Cons

Kyocera Hydro Reach

Pros

  • the Reach is fairly compact
  • The phone produces enough illumination for use indoors and out
  • easy to carry around and use
  • Colors are accurate
  • and viewing angles are good
  • near-stock Android
  • better performance
  • and great battery life
  • so text and video are reasonably sharp
  • It aims at achieving higher levels of functioning

Cons

  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • Color reproduction is dull around
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • Voices sounded muffled and sometimes cut out entirely
  • hands-free system was pretty rough
  • somewhat underpowered and suffers from several other issues
  • they are easily drowned out by noise
  • There is no dedicated camera button
  • it suffers from the same issues as photos
  • lacks waterproofing and its display doesn't pack

Kyocera Hydro Reach - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2160 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
220 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.1 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Kyocera Hydro Reach - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304
RAM memory1 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage8 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.47 in
Width2.84 in
Depth0.39 in
Weight4.97 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2160.0 mAh
Standby time161.0 h
Talk time11.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density220.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx
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Design
MaterialPlastic
Dust resistantyes
Fully waterproofyes
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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