UPDATE: Despite what Kyocera’s product page says, T-Mobile tells me that the DuraForce XD will support band 12 LTE. We don’t often see new ruggedized smartphones coming to T-Mobile, but that’s exactly what will be hitting T-Mo’s shelves next week. The Kyocera Duraforce XD is coming to T-Mobile on May 11 … [read full article]
Say hello to the Kyocera Hydro XTRM (extreme), a newly discovered T-Mobile branded device that outed on Twitter by our friend @evleaks. A quick Google search yields the Hydro XTRM as a smartphone for the rugged lifestyle, thanks to its waterproof and dust-proof build. The Hydro XTRM also features: Durable Design – Military Standard 810G for shock, dropped 26 times from 4 feet Smart Sonic Receiver … [read full article]
The Motorola Defy has been billed as an “ultra rugged” design, making it quite the rough and tough Android device. Well, sometimes carriers like to make phones out to be a little tougher than they actually are in real world conditions so Vincent from Android Community wanted to find out just how tough the Defy was. What does Vincent do to test the rugged nature … [read full article]
I have to be honest and say I didn’t see this coming at all, a T-Mobile and Motorola announcement on the Oprah Winfrey show? Definitely wasn’t considering that for a launch platform but hey, it’s actually a good-looking phone. With a 3.7-inch scratch-resistant screen, water resistant and dust proof, the Defy will protect your phone against anything life can throw at it, within reason of course! … [read full article]
