Kyocera stops making phones for consumers
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- caninjpn
- yJt
- 19 May 2023
Kyocera consumer phones is poorly designed. The one prolific is their "senior" phone which mostly just focused on making a smartphone dumber. Not only was it difficult to navigate, it made younger people trying to help them really difficult (coming from experience). They have no market uniqueness so it's not surprising their consumer division is closing shop like Blackberry
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- Kriegsherr
- 3SJ
- 18 May 2023
Anonymous, 16 May 2023What you described is called consumer trend. This trend of ... moreChinese companies didn't have that much money to burn. For example xiaomi rarely had enough money during early days. Some government sponsored ip theft and some smart domestic marketing helped them gain market share. Later they developed some own projects but it all started with data from other countries.
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- Void bot
- Khy
- 17 May 2023
Never came to Australia, we got so many tradies who would love this but like everything else we miss out.
- Codedslam
- mFd
- 16 May 2023
Anonymous, 16 May 2023Are you like really young, like a teen? Kyocera has been ... moreSo To You Am Supposed To Know Every Brand In This World? Sorry Mate I Can't
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- Jerry101923
- TRB
- 16 May 2023
With no phones launched in my home city, I only heard some of their phones by someone I know who loves Japanese phones. Had thought several times about trying one but haven't found any model I like everytime. Sad that their consumer business ends even before I can start with one
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- TheLastOracle
- vG1
- 16 May 2023
outandabout, 16 May 2023Nokia is making dumb phones as well, but you know about the... moreI cannot comment on their built quality or feature set, because I've never used their phones. Also I don't know anyone whose used a Kyocera phone either. I feel companies have to make constant efforts to innovate, improve supply chain and after sales. Kyocera obviously didn't make much of the first movers advantage.
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- Anonymous
- tZ4
- 16 May 2023
kek, 16 May 2023Most of the time, it's not the companies (eg Sony, LG,... moreWhat you described is called consumer trend. This trend of more buyers choosing low-end and midrange phones not only benefit the Chinese but also others like Samsung. Just look at what models are Samsung’s bestsellers. Even Apple acknowledge this trend by coming out with SE and Mini models. Blame the game instead of the players.
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- G Money
- raM
- 16 May 2023
Yeah mane, dat Kyosara phone is all I used for 15 years. Used to sell dope off a prepaid Kyrokara phone and made so much money. We was gettin it in dawg. Nobody else was making flip phones like that, trappin of dat 2G and 3G.
So sad. I got a new Kyomoto flip phone off ebay just last week. We bout to ball on em.
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- AnonD-731363
- Lfw
- 16 May 2023
Well honestly this was a real brand.
Kyocera Echo was first and only foldable phone with propper durability.
Current flips and folds are tottal garbage because even a tiny scratch by nail can permanently damage main screen.
Those 1000-3000 euros foldables have zero durability.
Phones like that are tottaly useless and comparred to Kyocera echo you cant use tempered glass screen protector or something.
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- Mills
- kB5
- 16 May 2023
kevvv, 16 May 2023And ended up like Nokia phone nowadays? No thank you.Nokia phones are terrible, sure. VERY terrible but Kyocera needs to be bought out by someone or the company can just fall upon itself.
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- Anonymous
- gDf
- 16 May 2023
Adegbenro, 16 May 2023Even in Japan Apple is the most popular phone brand. Yeah about that, Apple was pushed into the japanese market HARD a while ago so of course it's really popular, not to mention hat they're sold quite a lot cheaper too.
- kevvv
- txE
- 16 May 2023
Mills, 16 May 2023They should get bought out by some company. Either that or ... moreAnd ended up like Nokia phone nowadays? No thank you.
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- Mobilemaster
- 3gj
- 16 May 2023
Cyclonite, 16 May 2023This is spot on. Japanese are known to be extremely stubbor... moreBalmuda phone is also dead. Guess who made the Balmuda phone? It was Kyocera. Now, when Kyocera is kind of out from the business, Balmuda phones are also dead. By the way the Balmuda phone was too expensive, it was simply not worth the price.
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- outandabout
- n5I
- 16 May 2023
TheLastOracle, 16 May 2023They've been making phone since 1989? So they've ... moreNokia is making dumb phones as well, but you know about them
Kyocera is known to me, they were making phones and sold them world wide 20 years ago. But they got quiet, especially in the last decade. The demise is not surprising as there was literally no coverage of their devices. They could be great, but we just won't know.
If memory serves me well, their phones were really well made.
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- moerutoukon
- KhR
- 16 May 2023
No one knew about them simply because they were never featured here... they continued to produce stylish, rugged phones in Japan.
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- Anonymous
- Ids
- 16 May 2023
What a joke never heard about it.
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- TheLastOracle
- vG1
- 16 May 2023
They've been making phone since 1989? So they've been making such outdated phones,and limiting their reach, thay tiehr most people haven't heard of them, or their phone aren't known as being great in any segment. It's solely the blame of the management. They lack a vision.
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- ae86
- vaS
- 16 May 2023
at least they still hold a large percentage of the photocopying industry.
all of the shredder & photocopy machine in my last company is kyocera. thats how I discover what kyocera is lol