Aimed at the younger crowd, Kyocera has unveiled the latest member of its handset portfolio in the vividly-named Strobe. Sporting a curved candy-bar design, the Strobe not only features an external keypad and colour screen, but also opens lengthwise to reveal a second, larger display adjacent to a landscape-oriented thumbboard.
Designed to cater to heavy text and instant messaging users, the Strobe supports SMS, EMS and MMS as well as several instant messaging services, although Kyocera did not elaborate on the specific providers supported. For the purpose of data connectivity, CDMA2000 1xRTT is present, as is voice-activated dialing and a 0.3 Megapixel camera with flash and a dedicated camera button.
Other highlights of the handset include a WAP 2.0 microbrowser and support for 3rd party applications via either Java or BREW, as well as basic PIM and utility suites, polyphonic ring tones and the ability to record voice memos. Measuring in at 108 x 52 x 24 mm and 115 g, the Strobe claims up to 3 hous of talk time and up to 150 hours of standby time.
Slated to be introduced in the second quarter of 2006, Kyocera has yet to unveil a carrier for the Strobe as details concerning its expected pricing.
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