Kyocera Milano is the latest android-powered device announced by Sprint along with the message-oriented Kyocera Brio. Slightly differ from the Brio, the Milano entering the smartphone class in the carrier's entry-level android lineup, and It works with carriers 3G EVDO services on dual band CDMA 800 and 1900 Mhz. This could be a right choice for Android goodness with a friendly price. It mentioned as entry-level, let's try to dig what it has and finds a reason to bring one home.
Firstly, is the hardware. Kyocera Milano powered by a 800 MHz single-core processor and a 512MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM. This is why it called as the entry-level smartphone. The display is quite well measured 3.0-inch with proximity sensor. A side-slider QWERTY keyboard perfectly provided for the lover of physical touch when texting. The Milano is equipped also with a Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, Wifi 802.11 b/g and n connectivity as well the 3 5mm. Standard jack slot for headphones, active speakers and other supported audio tools. A 3.2 MP camera provided to take the picture and capture video in up to 480p resolution. User can select long video or video for mail that the quality will be automatically set to QCIF 76x144 for maximum length of a 30 seconds.
Kyocera Minalo is support also the Tethering to make the internet connection via PC and Mobile Hotspot feature supports up to five WiFi-enabled devices.
On the front, we can find the earpiece, logo Sprint, a LED indicator, display screen, home key, menu key, search key, back key and a microphone located on the back of the menu key. The camera button is located on the left side of the Kyocera Milano, while the volume keys and the hole for charge and accessories located on the right side. Go to the back of the phone, there is a camera at the top and the speaker holes on the bottom. Open the back cover we can find the 1490 mAh battery, and a microSD slot is located under the battery.
Price and availability
The Kyocera Milano is available with Sprint for $49.99 with a two-year service agreement after $50 mail-in rebate. Read also the messaging-oriented Sprint Kyocera Brio.
