The waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge will be available on Sprint and Boost Mobile in the coming weeks. by Lynn La July 11, 2013 7:15 AM PDT Dive in with the Kyocera Hydro Edge Sprint announced today that it will be offering the waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge on Friday, July 19 for $19.99, after users sign a two-year agreement and send in a mail-in-rebate. Related stories Help me torture test the rugged Bear Grylls Android phone Six eye-catching things from CTIA 2013 Kyocera looks to create multi-headed Hydro The mid-level 3G device will also be available on Boost Mobile for the prepaid price of $149.99 starting Tuesday, July 23. Aside from being able to survive in a meter of water for 30 minutes, the smartphone has a 4-inch display, with a 800x480-pixel resolution. It ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera. In addition, similar to the Kyocera Torque, it has Smart Sonic Receiver technology. This means that in lieu of an in-ear speaker, audio instead travels directly through the cartilage in your ear via a ceramic transducer inside the handset. Other features include a 1,600mAh battery, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of ROM, and expandable storage up to 32GB. Kyocera Hydro Edge to arrive in time for summer splashing (pictures) 1-2 of 6 Scroll Left Scroll Right Read the CNET Editors' Take Kyocera Hydro Edge (Sprint) Editors' Take: Kyocera unveiled its waterproof Hydro Edge for Sprint and Boost Mobile during CTIA in Las Vegas. Read More
The waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge will be available on Sprint and Boost Mobile in the coming weeks.
Dive in with the Kyocera Hydro Edge
Sprint announced today that it will be offering the waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge on Friday, July 19 for $19.99, after users sign a two-year agreement and send in a mail-in-rebate.
Related stories
- Help me torture test the rugged Bear Grylls Android phone
- Six eye-catching things from CTIA 2013
- Kyocera looks to create multi-headed Hydro
The mid-level 3G device will also be available on Boost Mobile for the prepaid price of $149.99 starting Tuesday, July 23.
Aside from being able to survive in a meter of water for 30 minutes, the smartphone has a 4-inch display, with a 800x480-pixel resolution.
It ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera.
In addition, similar to the Kyocera Torque, it has Smart Sonic Receiver technology. This means that in lieu of an in-ear speaker, audio instead travels directly through the cartilage in your ear via a ceramic transducer inside the handset.
Other features include a 1,600mAh battery, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of ROM, and expandable storage up to 32GB.
Kyocera Hydro Edge (Sprint)
Editors' Take: Kyocera unveiled its waterproof Hydro Edge for Sprint and Boost Mobile during CTIA in Las Vegas. Read More
