Kyocera’s Sapphire Shield display on the Brigadier passes stress test with flying colors

August 6, 2014

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It has been rumored that the upcoming iPhone 6 will feature a sapphire display, but Kyocera beat them to it with the Brigadier. The Brigadier had a soft launch last week on Verizon Wireless, and it is one tough cookie.

The Brigadier is classified as a rugged device, and boy is it. Check out the video below and see how the Sapphire display holds up against a “normal” display. Let's hope this becomes the norm for all phones in the not too distant future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_7tVP5YHt0

The Brigadier features a 4.5-inch 720p (1280 x 720) display, a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, 8 MP rear camera, 2 MP front-facing camera, 3,100 mAh battery, Android 4.4, and is Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity resistant with an IP68 rating. You can grab one now at Verizon Wireless for $100 with a 2-year contract.

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.