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Kyocera Zio (photos)

CNET takes a closer look at Kyocera's Zio Android phone at CTIA.

Kent German
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
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Kyocera Zio M6000

The Zio has a standard candy bar design with a 3.5-inch touch screen. It has three customizable home screens and the Android pull-tab at the bottom of the display calls up the menu. Below the display are a navigation trackball, four touch controls, and the Talk and End/power buttons.
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The phone's main menu is classic Android. The Zio runs Android OS 1.6.
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Kyocera didn't customize the Android virtual keyboard. Thanks to the Zio's accelerometer, the keyboard changes to a landscape orientation when you rotate the phone.
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The camera lens and a speaker sit on the rear face the Zio.
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The Zio has a trim profile. The camera shutter sits on the right spine.
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The phone dialer interface also will be recognizable to Android veterans.

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