Kyocera Echo Overview

Inside of a world filled up with interchangeable Android phones, the Kyocera Echo truly shines. This Sprint handset breaks new ground by another fold-out screen that provides the device an astonishing 960 x 800 pixels of real-estate, enough to look at the rest of the best websites, use two different apps at the same time, or run specially optimized programs that put different content on each panel.

Design
Physically, the Echo is the weirdest phone I have seen in a while. It begins giving the impression of a fairly thick candy-bar phone at 4.5 by 2.2 by .67 inches (HWD) plus a hefty 6.8 ounces, by using a black bezel around its 3.5-inch 800-by-480 screen, which can be thicker on the right side than on the left.The darn thing actually accordions open, on a unique hinge, leading another screen to sort of swing out into place. You need three distinct motions to be expanded the Echo: First, pull the top screen back and away; second, swivel it down so it's flat and parallel with the second screen, and third, push it into place.

Display
Dual-screen computer systems employ a shady history. Occasionally, you'll listen to them at CES or another trade events, however they vanish, joining the scrap heap of unrealized prototypes. MSI and Asus, one example is, both showed dual-screen computers at CES 2010, and not as of this year's show.

Keyboard
One of the better uses of the Echo's second screen is the virtual keyboard. When both displays are open and you are obviously holding the device in panoramic mode, the keyboard consumes the entire bottom screen.Automagically, the Kyocera Echo relies on a Swype keyboard which allows you to definitely increase the speed of your typing by drawing lines between the letters you desire to type. If you learn of Swype annoying, you'll be able to change to the traditional Android keyboard. In the two caser, the keyboards have a tiny number of haptic feedback, which you can also disable.

Camera
The 5-megapixel camera seems fairly responsive, though the quality of pictures was tough to test in the low light of the nightclub where the event occurred. It could possibly shoot video at 720p, but the relatively low resolution of the phone's screen won't demonstrate that off. You'll only notice it when you've moved it for a computer, or another device.

Performance
Inside, the Echo includes a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. For that reason, the handset responds relatively quickly when buying and selling programs, scrolling though menus, and switching tasks. You'll find it remained responsive when simultasking on the two displays.

Call Quality
Call quality was satisfying of all fronts. Voices sounded natural on our end and there was little static or interference. The signal also was clear but it stayed relatively strong in buildings and underground. We noticed, however, that callers sounded a tad removed. Though the volume was loud enough, rrt had been almost like our friends were calling from behind a wall or screen. It wasn't a large deal, nonetheless it was inescapable.Reports from the medial side were good as well. Callers could tell we had arrived with a cell phone, but they also mentioned decent clarity and little wind noise.Interestingly, they also said we sounded somewhat distant while there was enough volume. It wasn't a challenge as we were speaking inside a quiet place, however, if there was loads of background noise we did have to speak approximately be understood.

Battery life
The Echo lasted a legendary 8 hours and 26 minutes on the battery test, involving continuous surfing over 3G at 40-percent brightness. In dual-screen mode, the period declined to 3:47. In contrast, the HTC Evo Shift 4G lasted 6:51, and the 3G Samsung Intercept lasted just 5:10.