Alltel Shows Off New Kyocera Phones

By Digital Trends Staff December 8, 2005

Alltel, a cellular provider, and Kyocera today announced two new phones for users of the Alltel service. The Kyocera Slider Remix KX5, priced at $129.99 with a mail in rebate and two year service agreement, and the Kyocera Candid KX16, priced at $29.99 with a two year agreement, are both available now.

The Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 comes in a black handset and silver keypad combo which brings together the functions of a digital music player which plays MP3 and AAC music files and whose memory can be expanded, a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with built in flash and 5x digital zoom, video recorder functionality and wireless Bluetooth connectivity for hands free usage. The phone includes a color TFT display, pinwheel style user interface and a sliding faceplate.

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The Kyocera Candid KX16, meanwhile, is a more common cell phone which includes a basic VGA camera with flash and digital zoom, speakerphone and productivity tools such as a scheduler and alarm clock.

“These new phones expand our customers’ choices, offer the latest features and at very competitive prices,” said Wade McGill, vice president of wireless product management at Alltel.

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