Kyocera DuraForce Pro
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- Anonymous
- IbE
- 06 Feb 2021
My husband, a carpenter & home maintenance tech, is fairly hard on a phone. Went through several in short order getting maybe a year or less out of each. He has had his Kyocera for about 3 years now and its still going strong. The features & performance are better than many of the phones we've had for home & business. Love that 32GB memory. Highly recommended.
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- Blaze
- I4Z
- 12 Dec 2020
The screen has never scratched!! The screen never cracked i have droped this phone from many heights..it is waterproof .scratch proof break proof..i have had zeri issues with this phone it is the best phone i have ever had..i havr seen many people with their iphones or samsungs but their phone has never out lasted mine...o yeah touch to talk this is a great business phone very underatted and the desingners and developers of this phone kyocera ...a solid phone company has created a phone that can last for ever .also the battery is still running strong after all these years and they update me to the latest android 2020 December..if they have a force 3 i will pay cash
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- Kalo
- 9a6
- 15 Oct 2020
I've had this phone since 2016 at work. It has taken a metric sh!t ton of abuse and is still working fine. The occasional reboot is the only maintenance so far performed upon it. Many, many phones have better features, but this one simply cannot be killed.
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- X-Sparky
- q8E
- 26 Sep 2020
What a piece of crap it crashes .strangest part these comments won't show up until after you buy the phone
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- Anonymous
- IL{
- 24 Sep 2020
I guess it'd be good phone if my wife didn't piss me off after I treat her like a Queen so I threw this phone at the ground like a little kid hell I think my little kid could have broke it shattered like any other phone I guess it's about as hard to break as LOL yeah f*** it Another One Bites the Dust I guess I got something against phones
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- @LiquidShadows71
- ktN
- 02 May 2020
The only good thing about this phone is the durability.
Otherwise it's not entirely crap, but it's pretty close.
I too am on my second one in about 6 months and still owe $375 on it.
It lags when answering a call, as much as 10 seconds sometimes. I mean I answer the call and volley "hello" at least three or four times before I am heard.
Messaging stopped working and I had to reset the phone to restore it, every other week. They replaced it under warranty. Two months in on this one and the screen rotation lock no longer locks, Phone is doing the same thing ( but didn't for like the first week) .
It does weird, quicky things that it shouldn't. Stuff that shouldn't bother you, but it does.
I got this phone after breakng my iPhone 8 too many times. Wasn't very found of it's functionality either, but it was head and shoulders above this brick. On the other hand, I'd have killed 3 iPhones since I've had the second Duraforce handset. Day one it slid of my dashboard and found itself completely submerged in 32oz cup of screaming hot coffee. No problem. I've dropped it on concrete from 20' in the air. I stick it into running ice machines to see the progress and it hangs like a champ. But it can't send a decent photo by text but it will thru email.
Ooverall it is rugged, but out performed by many cheaper phones.
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- Jim
- 45b
- 19 Apr 2020
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2018If you had a Droid Turbo 2, you'll hate this phone. I'm goi... moreWas sold this as a "rugged" phone. First off, noticed it ran hot.....then found it did random stuff. The straw that broke the camel's back was when it rebooted for no disernable reason. Took it back IMMEDIATELY!
They ordered a Motorola z 4 for me. I'll NEVER deal with Kyocera again!
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- Josiah
- I8Z
- 16 Dec 2019
Okay. So I'm now on my second DuraForce Pro in less than four months.
I can say without a shadow of a doubt, I do. It recommend this phone. Please be careful with it if you currently have one. Just had to pull the manufacturer's warranty on my phone because it decided to start smoking and nearly catch on fire after plugging it in.
It is rugged which is why I bought it to begin with. Haven't had an issue with cracked screens and I drop it frequently. The camera is absolute shit. It's slow and the battery might as well be non-existent. I tend to get no more than about 5 hours battery life out of my phone.
Do not recommend.
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- Gatetech97
- 4%S
- 03 Dec 2019
I bought five of the Duraforce Pro phones in Feb 2017. All are still working and when I force stop some of the Verizon software, They even work well. The battery life is a little low compared to some other models and the Duraforce does get hot while charging (sealed battery) but if you put it in front of and air vent while charging, it will charge pretty quick. As for the speed of the device, remove the bloatware. Mine runs as fast as any samsung, just have to keep the open apps down.
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- jay
- MYw
- 24 Oct 2019
lol. worthless piece of crap.- seems to have good random access memory. 3gb.
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- Jables
- YbK
- 10 Oct 2019
AnonD-733219, 25 Jan 2018Yeah, I have the DuraForce Pro. I'm seeing a lot about sha... moreI'm surprised 2 c so many negative reviews I'm currently still using my duraforce pro and will b going to the 2 shortly and that's only due to the battery and charging port I've abused this phone for over a year it was given to me used and I can't tell u how many times I've droped this phone off ladders stepped on it droped in the pool I even left it on top of my car it skidded down the road when I stopped Idk how many times I thaught for sure I killed it but nothing sure it's kind of slow camera kind of sucks but as far as durability this is the best phone I've ever had I've killed 3 galaxy actives and so many other phones but I can't kill this one sure its got a few battle scars but still running strong and even as old as it is I can still make it through a work day without a charge
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- Anonymous
- Is5
- 06 Oct 2019
I have had my pro for over a year & half and love it, Full charge lasts me a full 7 day week with 30% left. The sapphire screen needs no protection and has zero flaws after being dropped many times. Don't understand all the bad reviews, I've owned IPhones and Galaxys plus the active line and the Duraforce Pro is WAY WAY better in every way. I had the Brigadier and that was also great quality and very tough, would of kept it if it would take a larger capacity micro sd, The Pro takes a 256gb with the internal 32gb and for now that works for me. I will wait a year or so for the price of the Duraforce Pro 2 to come down and have 64gb internal and 512gb sd plus the camera lense is now sapphire like the screen (Verizon only AT&T is Dragontrail) Anyway I love my Pro and have had zero issues in over a year & half
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- Anonymous
- I8V
- 29 Sep 2019
Anonymous, 15 Aug 2019This phone is a monumental piece of shit!! Crappy battery l... moreI just bought this KYOCERA duraforce pro 2 because I liked the first generation. However they did something to the second generation. I've had this phone 4 days and I'm about to smash this worthless piece of crap. And she KYOCERA for even selling this. I have so many issues it's unreal. freezing, Bluetooth, keyboard hitbox issues, camera is worth less, battery barely makes it 8 hours, screen won't scroll randomly and also won't let me scroll it just scrolls back up. It came with so much pre installed junk and you can't uninstall half of it. Or disable it. I "upgraded" my 16GB Galaxy J7 to this which is LITERALLY TWICE THE PRICE and OMG. I can't do anything on it.
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- Anonymous
- Ldy
- 15 Aug 2019
This phone is a monumental piece of shit!! Crappy battery life, crappy camera, everything about this phone is shit! And don't believe them for a second when they tell you that the screen is "crack proof" that is a flat out lie! Avoid this phone like the plague!!! I'm about to get a new phone and will probably make a video of me smashing the Duraforce pro with a hammer with a big smile on my face.
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- lymo169
- fD4
- 27 Jul 2019
Used it for about 2 weeks,it's really good.A little overheat but because I'm playing video games so no problem,just put it in the freezer of my fridge then out it will be fine.I'm using the samsung wireless charger it's worked so no problem with the wireless charging.Gaming is great,some old gameloft wapstore games worked like a charm because someone fixed them,some are not working because of the resolution,chipset bla bla,besides their new games work fine.Camera?I think these rugged phone will not have a good camera but i think the photos quailty is still good in some scenes but sometimes it's bad,this camera lens is not sapphire like the pro 2 but it's not important.Hope that I can buy the pro 2 in the future
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- LeMinhMan.in
- ks3
- 12 Jul 2019
Chrissy, 08 Feb 2019 I have a turbo 2 , may I ask why u hate it? And what u re... moreWhat wireless charger you got, I have tried alot of wireless charger but it doesn't work with the Kyocera Phone. email me the model of wireless charger thanks, manle360@yahoo.com
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- LeMinhMan.in
- ks3
- 12 Jul 2019
Chrissy, 08 Feb 2019 I have a turbo 2 , may I ask why u hate it? And what u re... moreWhat wireless charger you got, I have tried alot of wireless charger but it doesn't work with the Kyocera Phone.
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- Anonymous
- I8q
- 05 Jun 2019
I don't like the Duraforce Pro,it has never kept a charge, it overheats. It's been 11/2 yr frustration. Verizon failed to help on 2 attempts. I'll be paying off soon, can't wait!
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- Chrissy
- I8J
- 08 Feb 2019
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2018If you had a Droid Turbo 2, you'll hate this phone. I'm goi... more I have a turbo 2 , may I ask why u hate it? And what u recommend instead? I drop my phone alot love the camera and wireless charging . And nothing seem to compare 3 years later :(
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- Macbeth
- 3ac
- 02 Oct 2018
And since then, (according to GSMArena) Kyocera has not released another phone. Good riddance!!!