Kyocera DuraSport 5G UW Review: Respectably Rugged!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- TEAM SGG PATREON / somegadgetguy Kyocera DuraSport review! What if you want a TOUGH phone on Verizon? Kyocera is the top game in town. Are we sacrificing too many lifestyle features for that rugged build though? Let's take a look!
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This looked like a solid option till I saw the price. You could put a pretty hardcore case on any phone for that price. Still glad to see this brand going though.
Nice info,and great review as always.👍
I just got myself a Kyocera Torque G03 few days ago, and it's my 1st feel on rugged phone. i know ppl will say, its a 'years ago' phone, but still, even with that 'years ago' stats, it's so feature packed!
USB-C, mid-range processor, 3/32GB, nfc, earphone jack, and even wireless charging! Heck, Kyocera did wonders for their costumers!
I miss those lil chunky Kyoceras. I liked the smaller screens being harder to damage.
@@SomeGadgetGuy yes, smaller size, easier for the pocket and hands too! 😂
Good review. I like a sturdy phone that is balanced like this phone seems to be.
There are a lot of people that want a phone that can take a beating and chat with family.
💯
Seems like a Pixel 5a in an Otterbox case would be cheaper and better in just about every way, unless I'm missing something...
phones like these would've been very useful when I was in the army serving as a technician. The soft polycarbonate shell of the Lumia 800 didn't hold up well. the phone is still alive but I can't put in my Sim card. My Lumia 925 saved me when my buddy carelessly threw the pipe wrench off the side of the car as I was coming out from underneath, but I think this phone would have survived that.
As a fan of LG I'm having trouble replacing them. What recommendations you have?
Would be a great work phone, one that can be wiped down easily but the specs are just a little too weak.
The camera 📸 needs too be updated and made more powerful and functional 😊 in my opinion!!!
Wonder how more metallic phones like the redmagic fare?
I can personally say ceramic phones should be the high end. Ceramic beats glass and only matches it in drop protection. Even then, I dropped my mix 1 several times before it got cracked.
Currently using an older 2016 Kyocera. I've dropped this thing several times and it's still working perfect after half a year. I can't say that for any other smartphone I've owned. Also I don't even have a screen protector or case on this, like I did all of my other phones.
I don't like the low quality photos on this 2016 phone, but it's worth keeping otherwise. Also as I said my version is from near 2016, so apps aren't up to date. For example my bank app can't be installed, so I have to use the web browser in cases like that.
Man... The Brigadier is still one of the most impressive phones I've EVER used. A DAMN shame we aren't getting that kind of radical consumer rugged phone anymore...
"I would have broken my floor" 😂😂
That LCD panel looks great. I would believe it has a very close to perfect 100% sRGB.
It's pretty good. This is DEFINITELY not a color accurate "content creation" display, but it's great for outdoor use and watching some videos.
I had the duraforce pro 2.even though on paper it was not necessarily the strongest phone, in real-world use it was pretty great. It had better reception and speaker quality as well as some better features then my wife's Galaxy flagship model.
It's the hardest thing to get through to techies. Compute power isn't the only "feature".
@@SomeGadgetGuy ya the stats on paper did no tell the whole story. Real world performance is better than a "horsepower" number.
I've had my Kyocera Duraforce pro 2 for 4 years and it's been through hell and back and only now starting to slow down. I decided on the durasport vs the new Duraforce 5G because I couldn't justify doubling the price for what many reviewers called, "not worth the price for only slight improvement". I hope the durasport doesn't disappoint!
@@SpinningLeaf37 so the Duraforce pro3 is only a slight bump up from the durasport ?
Dude, Kyocera has a new model that is about to be released.
No headphone jack is an automatic deal breaker.....Need it to connect square type card readers.
$600 seems too steep.
For sure. At that price you could get a great mid ranger or an older flagship and put an expensive case on it.
@@NehemYah810 you could still get a Pixel 3a for about $200 now.
@@Gary0557 Yeah or even a galaxy s10 or LG V60.
@@NehemYah810 I use an S10 for my android device. Still a great device.
Almost $600 bucks? You can get a very good used or new but slightly older flagship for less. I guess they're counting on it's rugged nature being sufficient. at least it's not $900 like the balmuda phone.
Does anybody know who makes the Durasport's 48 mp camera? I can't find out if it's Sony, Samsung or Kyocera itself.
I have this phone, it fell off my couch arm rest and it screwed up the functions, my keypad goes away when trying to type, it goes back to original screen when trying to explore internet for info, dirt and dust got in the "flap" type cover at the top of the phone covering the speaker now the speaker sounds like crap. to be labeled "rugged" is not so true. Pass on this phone, I had it about a yr and was relatively careful with it. Going for a new phone now
Made in Japan? Does Kyocera have their own factories?
Yup. I snuck that in there too for all the stans complaining about price...
It's made in Japan. The iPhones are made in Chin@.
Great phone for non spec techies.
I LOVE these rugged joints...
seeing another japanese phone is amazing :D
It's really refreshing right. I'm privileged enough to consider the increased cost a benefit if that means it was really built and assembled in healthier working conditions for the manufacturing employees...
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I think there is plenty of rugged smartphones in the market like umidigi, blackview,and much more who's presented better phones in term of quality and performance
How is their Network performance? I never had any of those.
Aye...but no networks work with them, and customer support is always on vacation. Stay away from them, read the reviews from buyers pissed off.
I've heard it said a million times, yet when I see the word Kyocera I can never say it correctly until I hear someone else say it lol
The name comes from a shortened version of the old company name “Kyoto Ceramic”. Take the Kyo and the Cera and we have Kyocera. 👍
Just had to throw in that "dubya"
I like the brand!
How does it feel? It looks like a rough rubberized back.
Nope. Not rubberized. Hard polycarb.
I know this video is a year or so old, but to anyone considering buying this phone: DON'T. There is a VERY LIMITED number of cases where this phone is useful. If you're a business owner who wants to give out company phones to road warriors, knowing that they will only use one or two apps (Teams, Outlook, etc), then it might be useful because it's a bit more rugged than the normal phone. Or if you have a kid who breaks phones and is online too much, you could give him this phone that he can't break and will be so disgusted with the experience that he won't use it. As a daily driver? TERRIBLE. I have a DuraForce Ultra 5G UW that I paid off, and I saw that this phone's camera was better, so I tried it. This phone is a DISASTER. Camera takes 1 minute to start up and the fact it has more megapixels is meaningless. If you are navigating via Google Maps, playing Pandora music, and then somebody calls you, this phone becomes literally unusable for at least 10 minutes because it can't run all of those things at the same time.
My first reaction was
Kyocera still makes phones?! 😅
Oh no! Dura-Phones never went away...
😂
How i have longed for energy sipping software that i believe andriod jelly bean once promised.
Wait till it won't charge no matter what and then the POS is a paperweight.
You ride your bike at 3mph... Just walk lol
Edit... Ok 23Mph is aight.
I WAS walking at 3mph...
@@SomeGadgetGuy ok lol. That overlay is really cool though. I wonder who is going to copy it.