Kyocera KX16 Candid
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- Posted: 27 Aug 2005 Announced: 09 Aug 2005
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Cricket - Discontinued U.S. Cellular - Discontinued Alltel - Discontinued
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Kyocera KX16 is an entry-level CDMA camera phone in clamshell form-factor. It has built-in VGA camera with digital zoom, internal color display, and an additional caller-id one
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Kyocera KX16 Candid specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.98 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 128 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- 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 1.89 x 0.98 (90 x 48 x 25 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.90 oz (100 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.90 oz (100 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 128 pixels
- 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
- Greyscale
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 7.1 days (170 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 7.1 days (170 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 900 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Auto focus, White balance, Digital zoom, Frames, Effects, Mirror, Self-timer
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
- AMPS:
AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.
- 800
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Flashlight, Calculator, Tip calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (eZiText), Predictive text input
- BREW:
- 2.1
- Games:
- BREW downloadable
Connectivity
- Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
Other features
- Notifications:
- Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
- 14 Jul 2005
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
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- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
- FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
- 1.28 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Body:
- 0.62 W/kg
- Measured in:
- 1900 MHz
- Head:
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 09 Aug 2005
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