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it's rugged it's waterproof and it's the world's first smartphone with an ultra tough sapphire crystal display hello everybody I'm Lin la for Cena and today we're gonna check out the Kyocera brigadiere for Verizon first the basics the 4G LTE device has a 4.5 inch HD display that has a 1280 by 720 pixel resolution it runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and has some nifty software features from Kyocera including a barometer that measures your current altitude a compass and a widget that displays all this on your screen for easy access the handset is powered by a 1.4 gigahertz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and a non-removable 3.1 ampere hour battery that has a usage time of up to 26 hours and wireless charging capabilities on the sides here you'll have a shortcut button for the camera and another button here that you could program to launch any app like the Chrome browser your email or the flashlight the phone's also equipped with an 8 megapixel camera that can record 1080p HD video and a 2 megapixel front facing shooter users will also get 16 gigs of internal memory with an option to expand up to 32 gigs via a microSD card and 2 gigs of RAM now as you can obviously tell the brigadiere is designed to be incredibly tough it has a thicker encasing that is heavier and bulkier than your standard handset the device is also dust shock and waterproof and it could survive in 6 feet of water for up to 30 minutes it's not operational underwater and you'll have to make sure the ports are sealed and plugged beforehand lastly the phone is a first to support a sapphire shield display more durable than common smartphone screens the Brigadier can stand up to the scratches scuffs and drops that accidentally happen with your handset every day currently the device is only available on Verizon it will cost $50 with a contract or $400 without again I'm Lyn and you've been checking out the Kyocera Brigadier