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hello everybody I'm Lynne law for CNN and today we're going to check out the Kyocera dura XV for Verizon Wireless the dura XV is a durable and waterproof feature phone that can survive up to six feet under water for 30 minutes just make sure all its ports are rightly sealed before taking it out for a dip its rugged design also protects against shocks and drops and extreme temperatures the device features two screens one external black-and-white display that's about an inch across that has a time and date and battery indicator the other measures 2.4 inches and has a 240 by 320 pixel resolution below that is a large tactile alphanumeric keyboard with shortcut buttons to the camera and audio speaker and a large speaker grille the handset has a 5 megapixel camera that can record video to store your photos and media there's 512 Meg's of internal memory plus the option to expand up to 32 gigs via a microSD card slot they also throw in a four gig micro SD card to get you started this is all powered by a removable one point 5 ampere hour battery that has an estimated talktime of seven point seven hours and a standby time of about 18 days if you're interested the phone has a full retail price of a hundred and fifty dollars with a carrier contract and $200 without again I'm Lyn and you've been checking out Verizon's Kyocera dura XV you