September
2014 is going to be one busy Month. A Lot of Products from Samsung, Apple and
even Google are slated to launch in this month.
The
Apple iPhone 6, which is rumoured to launch on Tuesday September 9th
2014 with possible sales on Friday September 12th 2014, is being
eagerly anticipated as it’ll probably be sporting a Sapphire Screen as noted in
my blog article
entitled “WalMart
Sale on Apple iPhone 5S and 5C - Apple iPhone 6 expected in September 2014 and
is worth its weight in Gold and Sapphires”.
So
what does a Sapphire Screen look like on a smartphone?
Luckily
enough, I found just a smartphone that sports a Sapphire Screen, the Kyocera
Brigadier as described in the article “Sapphire-sporting
Android can take a tumble, but has a few stumbles”, published August 13,
201, CNET Reviews.
Kyocera Brigadier –
Waterproof, drop-proof Sapphire Screen for the Great Outdoors
Available
for US$50 on a 2 year contract on Verizon's Network, US$400 unlocked, the
Kyocera Brigadier is clearly a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) smartphone.
It's an Android 4.4 KitKat powered Quad-Core Processor that a little on the
heavy side, resembling a rather well fed kitten stuffed fat with such Google apps as Gmail, Search, Plus,
Hangouts, Maps, Photos, and YouTube.
Its
dimensions of 136.4mm by 68.33mm by
13.21mm (5.37” by 2.69” by 0.52”) with a heft weight of 187.11g (6.6 oz) are
quite large compared to the trend of smartphones that seem to be on a
supermodel diet. Sports a loop for a lanyard so that this can dangle around
your neck like a really expensive electronic Gold chain!
But
its frame belies a very solid rugged outdoorsman design that makes it not only
drop proof with its unscratchable Sapphire screen but water proof as well as
the Video Below shows.
The
Sapphire screen of the Kyocera Brigadier is a 4.5-inch HD screen the usual
three hotkey expected of most Android smartphones. The Rear Camera is an 8
Megapixel deal that gets along with a microSD Slot for 32GB of expandable
memory. In short, a very basic smartphone whose main claim to fame is that it
can withstand drops and survive for up to 30 minutes in the shower as well as
under 6 feet of water.
The
most impressive bit is the Battery.
This
smartphone would go great with the US$149.99 BioLite KettleCharge that's also
made for the outdoors and could recharge this smartphone as explained in my blog article
entitled “US$149.99
Biolite KettleCharge – How a Kettle can recharge your Smartphone or Tablet
during a Hurricane”.
Kyocera
Brigadier isn’t gonna work in Jamaica, as we have no CDMA Network in Jamaica.
But for those curious about what an unscratchable, unbreakable Sapphire Screen
on a smartphone looks like, then this article should scratch that itch
perfectly.
Now
get back in line and wait until Tuesday September 9th 2014 for
launch of the Apple iPhone!
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