Kyocera K342
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Posted: 14 Apr 2006 Announced: 05 Apr 2006
Market Status: Released
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Kyocera K342 is a mid-level CDMA clamshell with internal antenna and two color displays. It has 1.3-megapixel auto-focus camera with various options. K342 features Speakerphone and internet browser and supports MP3 files for ringtones

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Kyocera K342 specifications

Pros

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Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.92 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.54 x 1.81 x 0.92 (90 x 46 x 23.5 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.40 oz (96 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - STN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 64 pixels

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 6.9 days (165 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1000 mAh

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 1.3 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Multi shot, Digital zoom, Frames, Effects, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Satellite system:
- A-GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (eZiText), Predictive text input

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 1.2
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 05 Apr 2006

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