Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless phones and devices, today announced the Kyocera Candid KX16 CDMA wireless handset. Candid KX16 will bring an affordably priced color clamshell camera phone with external caller ID to the U.S. and International CDMA markets when launched later this fall. With Kyocera’s focus on ease of use and stylish affordability in mind, Candid KX16 features the popular clamshell design and a VGA camera with flash and digital zoom. An external vertical caller ID display allows quick viewing of incoming calls and dedicated side buttons for the camera and volume control offer instant access to key features.

The KX16 is Kyocera's first clamshell-style camera phone. Key features included with this phone are a VGA camera with LED flash, speakerphone, a vertical outer display, voice dialing, and voice memo. The digital zoom on the in built camera goes from 160Χ120 pixel resolution to the full 640Χ480 in five steps. The Kyocera KX16 cell phone supports both Java and BREW games, features an WAP 2.0 browser .

The VGA camera in Kyocera’s KX16 features a front-facing camera lens and flash so users can quickly capture moments without having to worry about moving the phone around or adjusting fingers away from the lens. The 5-step digital zoom goes from 160Χ120 resolution to 640Χ480 resolution and camera features include multi-shot adjustment, auto-focus, self-timer, white balance, color adjustment and fun frames to jazz up shots before sending them to friends.

The Kyocera KX16, sometimes referred to as the Kyocera Candid, is the first clamshell-style camera phone from Kyocera. Features include:

• VGA (640x480) camera with LED flash and self-timer
• LCD color display with 128x128 pixels supporting 65,000 colors
• BREW downloadable games
• EMS and picture messaging
• Monochrome external display
• 500-name internal address book

Specs:

• Modes AMPS 850 CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900
• Weight 3.9 oz (111 g)
• Dimensions 3.54" x 1.89" x 0.98" (90 x 48 x 24.9 mm)
• Form Factor Clamshell
• Stub Antenna
• Battery Life Talk: 3.5 hours (210 minutes)
• Standby: 170 hours (7.1 days)
• Battery Type LiIon 900 mAh
• Display Type: LCD (Color STN)
• Colors: 65,536 (16-bit)
• Resolution: 128 x 128 pixels
• Platform / OS (proprietary)
• Memory 13.5 MB (built-in, flash shared memory)
• Phone Book Capacity 500

Features:

• Ungroup Features + Show Missing Features
• Flashlight
• GPS / Location