What makes my Kyocera Hydro so much better than other phones?

 

  While there are many features of durability that are frequently discussed when reviewing the Kyocera Hydro such as dunking it in water, dropping on the ground, etc.  There are actually many great functional features which rival many top market phones.

  A 1GHz Qualcomm processor powers the Kyocera Hydro. Simple tasks like navigating through five home screen pages and scrolling through the app drawer are swift, with more complicated actions like opening the camera and transitioning back to the home screen after opening a game takes a few seconds.

  The device runs the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. So in addition to the more chic-looking UI, users will also get home screen folders, the ability to reject calls with a text, camera access from the lock menu, and much more.  Google staples of Gmail, Google+, Latitude, Maps with Navigation, Messenger, Search, Talk, Places, Play Books, Movies, Music, and Store, and YouTube are included. In addition to basic apps -- a Web browser, a calculator, a calendar, a clock with alarm features, a native e-mail client, a news and weather app, and a voice dialer -- a few other goodies have been thrown in, including a social-networking portal called AirG; BoostZone, which keeps you updated with Boost Mobile news; and an app called ICE in which you can log pertinent medical information and an emergency contact list.