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Kyocera Hydro Wave

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User ratings:
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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1 editorial reviews
With its low $29.99 on-contract price, the Hydro Vibe serves up water resistance, but there are better phones on the carrier.Read more
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Pros

  • Sharp
  • bright
  • vivid

Cons

  • the Hydro Wave is an ugly phone
  • Wave is restricted to recording video at 720p HD
  • few pixels across too big a screen
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Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 960, 540 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 220 ppi
  • 2300 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 2 Mpx
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Kyocera Hydro Wave - Pros & Cons

Kyocera Hydro Wave

Pros

  • Sharp
  • bright
  • vivid
  • phone design is practical and functional rather than innovative and daring
  • neat
  • tidy and actually pretty stylish as
  • simple
  • austere design with straight edges and clean lines
  • the ROM is stable enough to be a daily driver
  • amazing specs
  • It aims at achieving higher levels of functioning

Cons

  • the Hydro Wave is an ugly phone
  • Wave is restricted to recording video at 720p HD
  • few pixels across too big a screen
  • the lens had a difficult time focusing
  • Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element
  • colors appear muted and washed out
  • conversations still sounded too pinched
  • Video recording capabilities fared a bit better

Kyocera Hydro Wave - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2300 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
220 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Kyocera Hydro Wave - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306
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 storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.66 in
Width2.85 in
Depth0.42 in
Weight5.11 oz
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Connectivity
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh
Standby time600.0 h
Talk time18.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
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
Water resistantyes
Shock resistantyes
Dust resistantyes
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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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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Kyocera Hydro Wave Kyocera - Editorial Reviews (1)

Kyocera Hydro Wave Splash-happy budget phone cuts corners
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Published: 23.05.2014
Splash-happy budget phone cuts corners

With its low $29.99 on-contract price, the Hydro Vibe serves up water resistance, but there are better phones on the carrier.

By Lynn La
13 minute read

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