Kyocera Announces Availability of New DuraForce PRO at Sprint
November 11 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The First Rugged Smartphone with a Built-In
Super Wide View HD Action Camera Available Now at Sprint Stores
Nationwide and Online
Kyocera International Inc., the North American leader in rugged
mobile solutions, and Sprint today announced the launch of
Kyocera’s latest rugged Android™ smartphone—the DuraForce PRO—at
Sprint retail stores nationwide and online through the company’s
website. The DuraForce PRO is the first rugged 4G LTE smartphone
with a built-in Super Wide View HD (1080p) Action Camera. It offers
an affordable, durable and dependable smartphone for both business
users and consumers and costs only $18 per month over 24 months
with installment billing (total SRP of $432.00)1.
The DuraForce PRO is the latest in Kyocera’s leading portfolio
of military-grade rugged, waterproof devices. Complementing the
phone’s 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera, the phone’s new
135-degree Super Wide View Action Camera offers functionality once
reserved for dedicated action-camera devices, including Underwater
Mode, and can be integrated with popular action-camera mounting
systems.
“Kyocera’s new DuraForce PRO provides Sprint’s customers with
industry-leading rugged technologies and features, and, as the only
rugged device with a built-in high-definition action camera, it
enables users to stay connected and capture the content they love
no matter the circumstance or environment,” said Chuck Becher,
senior division vice president of sales, marketing and product at
Kyocera International’s Communications Equipment Group. “We’re
confident that Sprint’s customers will love all the durable
features that are synonymous with Kyocera, as well as the
affordable price point.”
DuraForce PRO was designed to provide businesses and consumers
with a dependable smartphone that can withstand the harshest
environments and mishaps, all with the peace of mind of a standard
2-year limited warranty. For an industrious worker, an adventurous
thrill-seeker or a parent on the go, DuraForce PRO incorporates
cutting-edge technology and features designed to function in life’s
most demanding moments. It is equipped with a large 5-inch Full HD
display and a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ octa-core processor (1.5GHz x
4/1.2GHz x 4). For added security at work or at play, the phone’s
power button also functions as a biometric fingerprint reader to
unlock the device.
The phone is shockproof, drop-proof, and dustproof, with
certifications to IP68 (waterproof up to 30 minutes, up to 2 meters
deep) and Military Standard 810G for protection against dust,
shock, vibration, temperature extremes, blowing rain, low pressure,
solar radiation, salt fog, humidity, immersion, temperature shock
and icing/freezing rain. Enabling seamless one-to-one or
one-to-many communications, DuraForce PRO also includes a dedicated
side button for Sprint’s Direct Connect Push-To-Talk (PTT)
services, which can also be programmed by non-PTT users for
one-touch access to a favorite feature or application.
For more information about the new Kyocera DuraForce PRO, visit
www.kyoceramobile.com/duraforce-pro, or follow the company on
Twitter at @kyoceramobile to stay up to date on devices, launches,
contests and more. Visit Kyocera’s web site for a full list of
device specifications.
ABOUT KYOCERA
Kyocera International Inc.’s Communications Equipment Group
(CEG) is the headquarters for Kyocera wireless devices in the
Americas. Designed with durability, dependability, and long-term
value as priorities, Kyocera mobile phones help people feel
comfortable with new technology and use it to connect, perform and
outsmart life's challenges. At the heart of Kyocera's products is a
belief that one size doesn't fit all and that people should do more
with phones instead of being confused by them or having to alter
their lifestyles to accommodate them. For more information, follow
the company at facebook.com/kyoceramobile or
twitter.com/kyoceramobile.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971)
(http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of
the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of mobile
phones, electronic components, printers, copiers, solar power
generating systems, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and
industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2016, the
company's net sales totaled 1.48 trillion yen (approx. USD13.1
billion). Kyocera appears on the latest listing of the “Top 100
Global Innovators” by Thomson Reuters, and is ranked #552 on Forbes
magazine’s current “Global 2000” list of the world’s largest
publicly traded companies.
1 Excludes taxes and service plan charges. If service or
installment billing agreement is cancelled early, the remaining
payments become due immediately.1 Global roaming subject to terms
and conditions of carrier service agreements.
© 2016 Kyocera. All rights reserved. Kyocera is
a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. Android is a
trademark of Google Inc.; use of this trademark is subject to
Google Permissions. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of
Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other
countries. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. All other marks are
properties of their respective owners.
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Kyocera International Inc.John Chier,
858-882-3543john.chier@kyocera.comorHeath Meyer,
858-768-1527heath@syinc.com
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