I tried touching the Kyocera toughness massac "Torque (Torque)" that can withstand 24 hour salt spraying and falling from a height of 1.2 m

Drip in water for 30 minutes, blow the salt water for 24 hours, dry for a further day, drop it 26 times from a height of about 122 cm, operate for 10 days in a humidity 95% environment, far higher than Mt. Fuji 4572 m equivalent It uses Android 4.0 equipped Smartphone that passed all the harsh test such as using for 2 hours under the pressure of Kyocera's "Torque (Torque) E 6710"is. This time the actual machineMWC 2013As I was exhibiting it, I checked the skill by actually falling to the ground while paying every corner of the picture.

Kyocera Phones: Torque
http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/torque-phone/

Sprint's first, Android smartphone with shock resistance performance "Torque (Torque)" made by Kyocera
http://www.kyocera.co.jp/topics/2013/0103_hino.html

The appearance of Kyocera booth is like this.


"TorqueDemonstration of displaying photos in a slideshow while soaked in water.



Impact resistance is MIL standard (MILITARY STANDARD 810G) clear, waterproof specification IPX 7 grade, dustproof specification IP 6X grade. The smart sonic receiver technology which vibrates the display and transmits the sound to the eardrum and the inner ear is carried and it seems that clear calls are possible even in places with high noise levels such as construction sites and concert venues.


Please check out the demo below to actually drop the terminal onto the floor.

I tried dropping Kyocera's toughness suicide "Torque" on the floor - YouTube


It has a display of 4 inches (480 x 800 dots), and the body size is one size larger than iPhone 5.


It is possible to grasp firmly the hand of an adult man.


The main body size is 128.5 in width × 68.4 in width × 12.9 mm in thickness and the nominal weight is about 168.5 g. The CPU is equipped with Snapdragon MSM 8960 (1.2 GHz) and supports 4 G LTE. Memory 1 GB, storage 4 GB built-in memory capacity can be expanded with micro SD card.


The back is made of rubber material with irregularities making it hard to slip even when gripping in a sweaty state etc etc.


Built-in high capacity battery of 2500 mAh. Moreover, although it is equipped with Kyocera's original power saving function Eco Mode, it is possible to drive for a long time exceeding a general smart phone, but detailed battery driving time is unknown at the time of article creation.


The rear camera can panorama and HDR shooting with 5 million pixels.


On the left side there is a button for using the Sprint Direct Connect push-to-talk function "Sprint Direct Connect" which is a service of Sprint Nextel that can make calls like volume buttons and transceivers.


On the right side is a shutter button for camera application.


In addition to the power button and the earphone jack, the upper part has a button to switch the call voice etc. to the output from the speaker.


At the bottom is a USB port for charging.


Home buttons etc. are hardware keys with irregularities clearly attached, making it easier to operate even in gloves and the like.


When I display the software keyboard, it looks like this


I tried launching the camera application.


The PR character is an adventurer from Britain and a discovery channel "Survival game MAN vs WILDAppears onBear Grills.


Catch copy is "from limit to everyday".


In North America, it is said that it will be released from Sprint Nextel in early March, but the price etc is undecided at the time of article creation, and the release in Japan is up to the career.