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March 11, 2021
Kyocera has always been a name known for rugged phones. We didn’t feature a new model last year but the company has just announced a new one: the Kyocera DuraForce Ultra 5G UW. This device is considered as the first ultra-rugged Android smartphone for Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband Network. It’s not exactly a premium flagship phone offering but it runs on the latest Snapdragon 765G mobile processor that offers 5G connectivity already. It is one durable smartphone too as promised by its military standard 810H rating protection.
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Kyocera DuraForce Ultra 5G UW also boasts a long battery life courtesy of the 4500mAh durable lithium polymer battery. It also offers Qi Wireless charging and is optimized with battery care and eco-mode features.
Kyocera is back today with a new rugged phone, and while that's not much of a surprise given that the company's MO throughout the last decade or so has been to
Kyocera today introduced the first rugged smartphone with Verizon s millimeter-wave UWB 5G in it, the Duraforce Ultra 5G. A super-tough Android phone with rubber bumpers, it s most notable to me for potentially being a Wi-Fi hotspot on outdoor worksites.
Verizon s UWB 5G system is super fast, but primarily works outdoors in urban areas. The average white-collar worker hasn t been out in those places much over the past year, but the folks who build, fix, and construct things have been hard at work. Even before regular street life returns, there are folks repointing bricks up on scaffolding, building sidewalk dining sheds, moving commercial HVAC units with cranes, and maintaining public parks.