by Johan on October 3, 2011

Sprint has announced the availability of the Kyocera Duramax. This rugged flip phone supports Sprint’s Direct Connect Push-To-Talk service, a 3-megapixel digital camera with LED flash and video recording support, a microSD card slot for storage expansion, a 2.5mm stereo headphone jack and a GPS navigation. The handset is encased in a non-slip Dura-Grip material for sure hold and extra durability. Sprint sells the Kyocera Duramax for $69.99 with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Each purchase comes equipped with a 1GB microSD memory card. [Sprint]

KDDI is ready to release the Kyocera DIGNO in the Japanese market. Measuring 8.7mm thick and weighing 30 grams, the waterproof handset supports WiMAX and 3G, allowing user to enjoy up to 40Mbps of download speed. Powered by the Google Android 2.3 OS, the Kyocera DIGNO features an OLED display with toughened glass to make it more durable, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, a front-facing VGA camera, mobile TV support, mobile wallet service, and infrared data transmission. Available in black, green, and pink, the KDDI Kyocera DIGNO will be launched in December 2011. [Akihabara]

Willcom Japan will release the new Kyocera Liberio in the Japanese market. The entry-level handset comes equipped with a 2-inch QVGA display, a 3-megapixel digital camera, an infrared, Adobe Flash support, and an e-mail client. This network carrier will launch the Kyocera Liberio next month. No word on pricing at this time. [House Of Japan]

Sprint and Kyocera will launch a new entry-level Android phone, the Kyocera Milano. Priced at $50 on a 2-year contract, the handset features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, an 800MHz processor, a 512MB of RAM, a 512MB internal memory, a 3-inch display, and an included 2GB SD card. The Kyocera Milano will be released on September 9th, 2011. [Android Police]

Here is the latest demo video of the Kyocera Echo dual screen Android smartphone. In case you didn’t know, the phone comes jam packed with a couple of 3.5-inch WVGA displays, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, WiFi, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB) and an included 8GB microSD card. The Kyocera Echo will be available from Sprint in the US next month. Watch the video after the jump. More

Sprint is preparing to launch the all new Kyocera Echo dual-touchscreen Android smartphone on their network starting on April 17th. The handset will retail for $199.99 with a new two-year contract agreement. To refresh your memory, the Kyocera Echo packs two high-resolution 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays, a 1GHz processor, a 5.0-megapixel camera, a 1GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), 720p HD video recording support, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Android 2.2 OS. [Unwiredview]