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First Impressions of the Kyocera SmartPhone - Page 2

© Janice Karin

The phone comes with a long plastic stick stylus. It's comfortable to hold. It doesn't have a reset pin, but it doesn't matter because the reset hole for the Kyocera is wide enough that the stylus itself will activate the reset. Unfortunately the reset is located inside the battery compartment and can be a pain to access.

There are a few other interesting design choices and additions. The power button is located on the top of the unit and covers the IR port. Very spiffy. There is a small LED on the front of the phone in the top right corner. Alarms can be set to use the LED or to cause the phone to vibrate. The phone itself has a speakerphone mode which is nice for car travel.

The Kyocera is an interesting Palm. For the most part it was well thought out and well designed. It isn't perfect; many people will find the screen to be too small for everyday use. If you can handle the screen, don't mind the inverted backlight, and don't intend to play many games on your Palm, the Kyocera Smartphone could be the Palm for you.

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