Kyocera Duracore Phone (Sprint)

usability, price

reception, sound

31% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Good call quality, earpiece volume, and speaker volume. Rugged build. Removable battery.

Noise cancellation is only average. Poor camera.

Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions The DuraXTP uses the Brew Mobile Platform. It has a simple UI, with Messaging and Contacts shown on the home screen for quick access. Hitting the OK button in the middle of the direction pad takes you to a grid or list...

Solid QWERTY keyboard. Good battery life.

Lackluster display. Poor camera. Bulky.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions There's 0.9GB of free internal storage and a 2GB microSD card preloaded in the slot underneath the battery. It also worked with my 32GB SanDisk card, but not my 64GB card. The Rise was able to play AAC, MP3, and OGG...

Rugged. Solid keypad. Good voice quality.

No camera. Not quite as rugged as the Kyocera DuraMax. Outdated UI.

Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions Standard calling duties aside, the DuraCore is a pretty bare bones feature phone. The main menu features the same grid with 12 icons that Sprint has used on many flip phones in the past. It's dated, and requires at...

Very durable. Large keypad. Clear voice quality. Long battery life.

Earpiece and speakerphone could be louder. Dated UI.

Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions Aside from Direct Connect, the DuraMax is a decent but umimpressive flip phone. The main menu consists of 12 icons arranged in a familiar grid pattern, the same one Sprint has used on many flip phones in recent years....

Comfortable QWERTY keyboard. Solid email support. Decent call quality.

No 3G. Poor camera. No music or video playback.

Multimedia and Conclusions Multimedia options are poor. You get 10MB of free internal memory on the Brio, along with an empty microSD card slot underneath the battery cover. My 32GB SanDisk card worked fine. But the thing is, you won’t need to expand...

Solid QWERTY keyboard. Decent call quality.

Poor media playback. Tiny, low-res display. Lackluster camera.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions There's 68MB of free internal storage and a microSD card slot buried underneath the battery. There's a 2GB card preinstalled; our 32GB SanDisk card worked fine, as well as a 64GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card.

The Kyocera DuraXT has an indestructible design, a decent camera, push-to-talk direct connect, and solid call quality.

The DuraXT isn't easy on the eyes, it has a nonstandard 2.5mm headset jack, and it can accumulate moisture underneath its screens.

Though its clamshell design isn't pretty, the Kyocera DuraXT is tough as nails, with great call quality, and a respectable camera to boot.