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Today Kyocera announced its first Android smartphone, the Zio M6000.

The 116mm x 58.6mm x 12.2mm (4.5in x 2.3in x 0.48in) Zio M6000 sports a 3.5-inch WVGA "motion-enhanced" touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera with support for 30fps video recording and playback, 256MB of internal memory with support for 32GB microSD cards, Bluetooth connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and WiFi support. The device also runs on CDMA EV-DO Rev. A networks.

Kyocera expects its battery to support up to 6 hours of talk time and 18 days of standby. The company did not detail what version of Android the Zio M6000 runs, and also didn't discuss pricing or carrier partners.

Kyocera says that it's the first smartphone it has helped to create in nearly a decade, and that it expects the device to be available during the second quarter of this year.



Specifications for the Kyocera Zio M6000
Band CDMA 800/1900MHz
Data 1xRTT/EV-DO
Size 116mm x 58.6mm x 12.2mm (4.5in x 2.3in x 0.48in)
Weight 105g (3.7oz)
Battery Life 6 hours estimated talk time
Main Display 3.5-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display
Camera 3.2 megapixel
Video Record/Playback
Messaging SMS/MMS/IM
Email POP/IMAP/SMTP
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Memory microSD card slot
Other 3.5mm audio jack, speaker phone, Google Maps, Wi-Fi, aGPS
Availability Manufacturer estimates Q2 2010