Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 40.4 | 44.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Kyocera |
| -- | Android 4.0 |
| 2010-08-17 | 2012-05-08 |
| 4.18 x 1.91 x 0.38 inches | 4.53 x 2.44 x 0.50 inches |
| 2.73 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Pink and Purple | Black |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 167 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB (500 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 205 (enhanced) GPU |
| 5.76 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 143,36 MB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 2.02 | 1.9 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | -- |
| 6.93 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 432 hours standby time 5.3 hours talk time | 8.4 hours talk time |
| 2.32 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Kyocera Hydro is a bit better than Nokia X3 Touch and Type, getting a global score of 44.3 against 40.4. Even though the Kyocera Hydro is newer than the Nokia X3 Touch and Type, it is thicker and heavier. Kyocera Hydro counts with a much greater performance than Nokia X3 Touch and Type, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
Kyocera Hydro features just a bit better display than Nokia X3 Touch and Type, because although it has a just a little inferior number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a way better 480 x 320 resolution and a really bigger display. Nokia X3 Touch and Type features just a bit more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Kyocera Hydro, although it has only 143,36 MB internal memory capacity.
Nokia X3 Touch and Type counts with a very superior camera than Kyocera Hydro, because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels. The Kyocera Hydro has a really longer battery performance than Nokia X3 Touch and Type, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity against 860mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Kyocera Hydro is also by far the cheapest one.
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