Last week’s rumor of two Kyocera handsets coming to Sprint this Friday have been confirmed by the carrier on Thursday. The Kyocera Milano and Brio will be entry-level devices with a focus on texting using hardware QWERTY keyboards. While the Milano’s will be a sliding one, the Brio’s is a fixed candybar. The Milano alone runs on Android 2.3 and is the more advanced of the two.
The Milano also gets a touchscreen and Swype text input. It otherwise has a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capability, 512MB of storage space. and a bundled 2GB microSD memory card. Although cheap, it has Wi-Fi hotspot support as well for up to five devices, though this requires Sprint’s usual $30 per month fee.
The Milano will cost $50 with a two-year voice and data contract and after a $50 mail-in reward card rebate.
The Kyocera Brio runs on Java and uses a 192MHz processor. It also sports a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and can send e-mails or browse the web. There is no built-in storage for users, but it can be added thanks to a microSD memory card slot.
It will be available for free after a mail-in rebate and on a two-year contract.
Kyocera Milano
Kyocera Brio
