The Kyocera K323 comes with a VGA camera with flash and 5x digital zoom. There's a self-timer, a multishot mode, and the option to turn off the shutter sound. In addition, you get a choice of three resolutions (640x480, 320x240, or 160x120), color effects, a 5x zoom, and white balance and brightness settings. Once you're done snapping photos, you can save it to the phone's 43MB of internal memory, send them via multimedia message, and save them as wallpaper or caller ID. We were really disappointed by the photo quality of the K323's camera. First, it was really hard to get a clear picture as they consistently turned out blurry. We had to keep our hands extremely still to get a somewhat viewable image, and even then, the lighting and colors were dark. Though the LG VX5300 and Motorola V325i didn't have the best photo quality either, we much prefer them over the K323.
We tested the tri-mode (CDMA 850/1900; AMPS 850) Kyocera K323 using Verizon service and call quality was decent. We noticed a faint hiss in the background, but could still hear our callers just fine. Our friends reported much of the same, though they said our voice sounded a bit flat. Activating the speakerphone diminished the audio quality a bit. There was a slight echo on both ends, but volume was adequate even in louder environments. We also were able to successfully pair the phone with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset.
The Kyocera K323 battery has a rated talk time of 3.5 hours and up to 6.8 days of standby time. It has a tested talk time of 2 hours and 6 minutes. According to FCC radiation tests, the K323 has a digital SAR rating of 1.42 watts per kilogram.
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