This is a really good phone. This new version, allows you to block phone numbers unlike the previous model. It is a little heavier and 1/6 inches longer and thicker (bigger battery). The screen res is great and it lets you assign numbers and quick access buttons as shortcuts. I do wish they had keep the quick delete on call log. It takes a couple more steps now, but what a nice phone.
The new ECO POWER SYSTEM is an "about time" feature. After you charge your phone to 100%, set to ECO AUTO mode. This let you know (you set it to a %, like 15% left), you plug it in and it automatically stops charging @ 85%. This extends battery lifetime use.
The only complaint with the Kyocera flip phone is the battery doesn't last more than a complete day so far without much use.. I would have thought a flip phone would not go through a battery that fast. It is taking some time and patience to learn the flip phone keyboard again but I am happy to have it back and not being over-dependent on my smartphone. I'm anxious to get back to my own life. I will use my Iphone for the camera which is grrreat, and its still useful for the other things it does, but I just don't like to be bothered with all of the Iphone settings which some I dont even comprehend, and the never-ending interruptions about things of no interest to me and people I don't even know.
This is a great phone. However…. A printed manual should be included, as many people do not have access to the internet. It takes a lot longer to figure the phone out without adequate instructions.
If not for 2 things, would get 5 stars. We have had flip phones since there was one. The access to punctuation and symbols is horrible, compared to 2g, and 3 g phones we have had. You have to scroll through all of them and select, rather than being assigned to the keys 1 "page" at a time. Also, when you open up for a new text, you must select ABC, Abc, or 123. It doesn't open at the same setting as last used. I have never started a text with a number! The default should be Abc.
It appears to have the same functionality as the old Samsung Rugby, which was the strongest, most resistant to breakage, and water damage product ever marketed as a cell phone. So far, my 84 yr old husband (who only uses phone features, not internet or texting) is very pleased.
After some research on getting a Phone that would work for my father (89) that has hearing and sight problem and relies on voice commands to make calls, this phone has been great. ATT sent him a Cingular Flip IV since they are getting rid of 3G. Not a bad phone for free but the you cannot make calls via voice commands. the Kyocera DuraXE, has great voice commands and the sound is so loud he had me turn it down from the max setting. I would definitely recommend for an elderly person that just needs a phone to talk on and does not require a smart phone. I also liked the rugged ability of this phone. My father has been very satisficed with it so far. Just had a make a few setting changes.
This phone is so much better than the cheap Cingular flip phone. I bought it for my 97 year old grandma to replace her 6 month old Cingular because it was total garbage. If you want a flip phone, get this model.