Announcement. Kyocera DuraForce Pro 3 is a serious compact armored smartphone for the Far Abroad

The smartphone department of Kyocera decided that it was not paying enough attention to the Far Abroad and released a smartphone there.
Kyocera DuraForce Pro 3.

(The formal predecessor, Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2, was announced in shaggy 2018. So, you know, it’s difficult to draw parallels and meridians between them. But you can’t argue with both armored cars).

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2

About protection.IP68 (completely waterproof) and MIL-STD-810H to test 516.6 (“Mechanical shock and drop”) are claimed. It also mentions a HazLoc certificate (Non-Incendive, Class I, Div 2). Something about the ability to work in potentially explosive environments.

Of the unusual, loud front-facing stereo speakers (promise 100 dB) and programmable physical buttons for accessing everything should be noted.

The iron filling is quite solid.The chipset is called Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (~600K in AnTuTu). Memory - the average amount by modern standards. 6 GB operational, 128 GB permanent. Support for memory cards is available.

The screen is interesting. OLED and very compact.The diagonal is only 5.38″ (75 cm²). The resolution seems to be the usual (1080 × 2160), but on a screen of this size we get as much as 449 dpi. But there is no increased refresh rate. Indeed, why is she here? But there is support for working with gloves and wet paws.

But the battery is offensively modest, only 4270mAh (but replaceable). It is clear that OLEDs are quite economical. But, alas, not in the bright sun. There is wireless charging. The speed of wired charging is not reported. The charger is not included in the package.

There are quite a few cameras. 8 MP front, 64+16+2 MP rear. Intuition tells me that the smartphone is not going to encroach on the laurels of photo flagships.

There is an NFC module, a side fingerprint scanner. eSIMs supported.

Well, the cost of Kyocera DuraForce Pro 3 will be expensive. $899.99 (₽81600).

Kyocera DuraForce Pro 3 Key Features:

OLED screen, 5.38″, 75 cm², 1080×2160, 449 ppi, 60 Hz, 16M colors, touch, capacitive, multi-touch, work with gloves
HardwareQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2.4 GHz, 1 x Kryo Prime (Cortex-A710), 3 x Kryo Gold (Cortex-A710), 4 x Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510), Adreno 662
MemoryRAM 6 GB, ROM 128 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, LPDDR4x, UFS2.2
Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networks5G Bands 2,5,48,66,77,78,260,261
LTE Bands 1-5,7,12,13,20,46,48,66
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 5 (850), 8 (900)
GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Battery Li-Pol, 4270 mAh, 16.60 Wh, wireless charging 8.10 W
Dimensions154 x 75 x 14.5 mm
Weight237 g
Rear Camera: Triple, Flash, Auto Focus

- 64 MP, f/1.8, 80°, 0.70μm

- 16 MP, wide-angle, f / 2.0, 117 °, 1.00μm

- 2 MP, macro, f/2.2, 83°, 1.75μm
front camera: 8 MP, f/1.8, 83°, 1.12μm, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, Galileo
OSAndroid 13
Sensors Fingerprint scanner (side), NFC
USBType-C v3.2

George Kiselyov