Kyocera Candid KX16 (Alltel Wireless)
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The midrange Kyocera Candid KX16 is offered by Alltel and U.S. Cellular.
The Kyocera Candid KX16 is midrange flip phone for Alltel Wireless and U.S. Cellular. Clad in basic silver, it measures 3.5 by 1.9 by 0.9 inches and weighs 3.9 ounces. It also sports an external antenna and a rectangular external display that runs vertically down the center of the front flap. The external display is monochrome, but inside you'll find a 128-by-128-pixel 65,000-color CSTN display.
Features include a 500-contact phone book, a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, basic PIM applications, a speakerphone, voice dialing, support for IMAP4 and POP3 e-mail and a ... Expand full review
The Kyocera Candid KX16 is midrange flip phone for Alltel Wireless and U.S. Cellular. Clad in basic silver, it measures 3.5 by 1.9 by 0.9 inches and weighs 3.9 ounces. It also sports an external antenna and a rectangular external display that runs vertically down the center of the front flap. The external display is monochrome, but inside you'll find a 128-by-128-pixel 65,000-color CSTN display.
Features include a 500-contact phone book, a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, basic PIM applications, a speakerphone, voice dialing, support for IMAP4 and POP3 e-mail and a wireless Web browser. The VGA camera takes pictures up to a 640-by-480-pixel resolution and offers a 5x digital zoom, a multishot adjustment, auto-focus, a self timer, a white balance, color effects and fun frames. It's also compatible with the Kyocera K500 gamepad. The promised battery life is 7 hours talk time and 14 days standby time. The dual-band, dual-mode (CDMA 800/1900; AMPS 800) Kyocera Candid KX16 is $0.99 with service at Alltel and $36 with service at U.S. Cellular.
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"EPIC F*****G FAIL!!!" By DJ-Wolfman09
Pros: Makes good BB Gun fodder, No one wants to steal it.
Cons: Terrible battery life, Crappy camera, Messed up functions, Flimsy, Horrible connection, Looks cheap, It's existance...
Summary: I guess there's a reason why I found this phone at a corner store, this phone ******************!!! Its like this phone was made to **** people off. The battery life is so terrible, if you charged it that morning, one ten minute call will completely drain the battery. It also has ... Expand full review
"Where did this phone come from? A Cracker Jack Box?" By gaylaignacio
Pros: It will make a nice toy phone for the kids.
Cons: Doesn't hold a charge through one day. Calls and voice mail alerts don't come through all the time. Camera takes blurs and shadows. Earpiece sound and ring tones are of a very low volume. Speaker phone is a joke.
Summary: I am not really hard to please. Simple is fine. Second-hand is fine. Even a glitch here and there is OK, but marketing something like this as a phone and selling it for actually money is dishonest, shabby, and shameful.
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