Kyocera's Next Rugged Smartphone Will Have 5G, Might Look Like This
Jan 7, 2020, 4:08 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
Kyocera is at CES this year showing off mock-ups of 5G devices under development, including their next rugged smartphone for the US, which will have 5G. Kyocera's Product Planning Manager Curtis Wick confirmed to Phone Scoop that the company is still actively developing rugged smartphones for the US market, similar to the DuraForce Pro 2 that is currently offered by AT&T and Verizon. The mock-up shown at CES is not a functional prototype, nor the final design. But it shows the direction the company is going with its designs.
source: Kyocera
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The mock-up definitely echoes Kyocera's design language, but the white/silver colorway and cleaner design look nicer than past models from the company. Together with the angular elements, it has a futuristic look that reminds me of Tesla's Cybertruck.
This mock-up has three cameras on the back, which would certainly be consistent with industry trends.
About the author, Rich Brome:Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
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