Kyocera Echo

{{Short description|Smartphone model}}

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| name = Kyocera Echo

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| image = Kyocera Echo open jeh.jpg

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| caption = "Simul-task" mode

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| manufacturer = Kyocera Communications, Inc.

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| carrier = Sprint

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| price = US$199 with 2 year contract

| available = United States {{Start date|2011|04|17}} (Sprint)

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| type = Smartphone

| form = Slate

| size = {{convert|115.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert|56.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|17.2|mm|in|abbr=on}} D

| weight = {{convert|193|g|oz|abbr=on}}

| os = Original: Android 2.2.1 "Froyo"

Current: Android 2.3.3 "Gingerbread"

| cpu = 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8650

| gpu = Adreno 200

| memory = 8 GB microSD card; supports cards up to 32 GB

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| battery = Talk time: up to 7 hours

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| display = {{convert|3.5|in|mm|abbr=on}}, 800 x 480 px WVGA 262 K color TFT x2; {{convert|4.7|in|mm|abbr=on}} total

| rear_camera = 5-megapixel, 720p video capture

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| connectivity = Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) hotspot, supports up to 5 devices; 3.5 mm stereo headset jack

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The Kyocera Echo (sometimes referred to as Sprint Echo) is a smartphone manufactured by Kyocera of Japan, and distributed by Sprint in the United States. It runs the Google Android operating system. It was announced by Sprint on 7 February 2011, and released for sale 17 April 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Sprint-Kyocera-Set-Date-for-DualScreen-Echo-Release-724527/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122140348/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Sprint-Kyocera-Set-Date-for-DualScreen-Echo-Release-724527/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=Sprint, Kyocera Set Date for Dual-Screen Echo Release |author=Kolakowski, Nicholas |date=14 March 2011 |work=eWeek.com |publisher=Ziff Davis Enterprise Inc. |accessdate=21 April 2011 }}

It is unusual in having two 3.5-inch screens that, when juxtaposed in "tablet mode" create one 4.7-inch screen. Sprint claims it as the "first dual-screen smart phone".{{Cite web |url=http://now.sprint.com/echo/?INTCID=AB:UEU:HERO:020711:EchoPreLaunch#/ |title=Sprint Echo |access-date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315001807/http://now.sprint.com/echo/?INTCID=AB:UEU:HERO:020711:EchoPreLaunch#/ |archive-date=2012-03-15 |url-status=dead }}Nilay Patel, [https://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprints-kyocera-echo-dual-screen-android-phone-announced-we-go/ Sprint's Kyocera Echo dual-screen Android phone announced, we go hands-on], 7 February 2011 When using the device, the screens can be used in four modes:

{{stack|File:Kyocera Echo folding jeh.jpg}}

1. Tablet mode, where the two screens form one 4.7" image.
2. Optimized mode, where each screen shows a different part of one application. For example, one can open up "optimized applications" on the device such as email, where the top screen shows a selected email message and the bottom screen shows the user inbox.
3. "Simul-Task" mode, where one application will run on the top screen while a separate application runs on the bottom screen.
4. Single-Screen mode, where the device is folded and the bottom screen is concealed, making only the top primary 3.5-inch screen usable.