Kyocera
DuraForce XD
AT&T
has just announced its plans to carry a new 5.7-inch rugged phablet, the
Kyocera DuraForce XD.
The
phone is the company’s “first rugged 4G LTE-ready big-screen smartphone” and
“is ideal for workers who are constantly mobile and need a larger smartphone
display that can sustain harsh weather and work environments". It’s tested and
approved to support AT&T Mobile Device Management (MDM), Enterprise Data
Management (EDM), Workforce Automation (WFA), and Sales Force Automation (SFA)
solutions. And it’s Android for Work enabled, so you can customize it to meet
most any industry needs.
The
XD supports IP68 certification, which means means the it is both dust and
waterproof (up to 30 minutes and 6 feet) and has Military Standard 810G certification
for “protection against dust, drops, shock, vibration, temperature extremes,
blowing rain, low pressure, high altitude, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity,
and water immersion.”
It
is also “Certified Non-Incendive, Class I, Division 2. With this certification,
you can take your DuraForce XD with you to work sites where concentrations of
flammable gases, vapors, or mists aren’t normally present in an explosive
concentration, but might accidentally exist.”
Push-To-Talk
support is included, along with extra-loud dual speakers capable of 110 dB at
peak volume, and enhanced support for use with both gloves and when the screen
is wet.
In
terms of core specs, the XD has an impact-resistant, 5.7-inch HD panel and a
removable 3700 mAh battery as well as “external charging contacts for multi-bay
charging.”
Specs
beyond those provided above (i.e. SoC, RAM, storage, cameras, Android version)
are pending with AT&T indicating that they, along with pricing and
availability, will be announced in the next few weeks.
