Kyocera announces the Hydro Life for T-Mobile and MetroPCS, invents new word

posted by Florin T. / Aug 04, 2014, 5:06 PM

Kyocera announces the Hydro Life for T-Mobile and MetroPCS, invents new word

Kyocera today unveiled a brand new Android smartphone: it’s called Hydro Life, and it will be available to T-Mobile users, via Wal-Mart, starting August 8.

According to Kyocera, the Hydro Life is here to cure your fragiphoniphobia. That’s a word that didn’t exist before being used by Kyocera, and obviously refers to “the fear or fragile phones.” More exactly, the fear that your phone is not protected enough against drops and spills. The Hydro Life is IP57-certified (so it can survive for up to 30 minutes under water, not deeper than 3.28 feet), and also meets the Military Standard 810G specifications for protection against shock and drops.

While the new handset may help with fragiphoniphobia, it won’t cure your fear of older Android versions, because it runs 4.3 Jelly Bean. That aside, the device offers a 4.5-inch impact-resistant IPS display with 540 x 960 pixels, HSPA+, 2 MP front-facing camera, 5 MP rear camera, and a 2,000 mAh battery.

“Many of us have let the fear of fragile phones constrain our lives while many other solutions are either budget busters, too bulky or lack the best Android smartphone experience. Hydro Life delivers everyday durability with the right design and feature set; while remaining very economical for cost-conscious households. Combined with fast, affordable 4G from the un-carrier, it’s a big win for on-the-go consumers,” declared Eric Anderson, senior VP and general manager of global sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications Inc.

T-Mobile users will be able to buy the Kyocera Hydro Life for $124.99 off-contract (plus “taxes and fees”). The new smartphone will also be available via MetroPCS, starting August 29.

source: Business Wire

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4 Comments

1. UglyFrank

Posts: 2194; Member since: Jan 23, 2014

Can waterproof headphones be bought?

posted on Aug 04, 2014, 5:14 PM 0

2. bugsbunny00

Posts: 2266; Member since: Jun 07, 2013

Thought this is the hydro Icon,..

posted on Aug 04, 2014, 6:53 PM 0

3. gigaraga

Posts: 1454; Member since: Mar 29, 2013

Fear of fragile phones? The Galaxy S5 Active has the same certification while looking elegant too.

posted on Aug 04, 2014, 8:16 PM 0

4. hurrycanger

Posts: 1769; Member since: Dec 01, 2013

"$124.99 off-contract" To some people, this will be the reason to choose this phone over the S5. You know, it costs only about 1/5 of the S5 or S5 Active after all.