14 DAY TRIAL // One day after announcing the availability of the Huawei Ascend II Android-powered smartphone, Cricket debuts another handset, the Kyocera Luno.
Kyocera Luno does not offer advanced features like modern smartphones, instead it relies on simplicity and voice features.
The clamshell is now available for purchase for a suggested retail price of $59.99 combined with Cricket's unlimited talk, text & mobile data service plan.
Luno is offered with Cricket's all-inclusive unlimited plans, including the basic $35 unlimited talk and text, and the $45 plan which provides users with unlimited talk, text, 411 information, navigation, international text, unlimited picture messages, unlimited web browsing and more.
The budget-friendly phone features a deep purple exterior with large reflective inset and 1-inch color external display.
In addition, Luno comes with a 1.8-inch main display and a tactile keypad with visual separation for faster and easier texting and dial.
The feature-phone is delivered with support for Bluetooth 2.1, BREW 3.1.5 technology to download games, ringers, wallpapers and more, as well as WAP 2.0 browser.
“Cricket recognizes that many consumers want a dependable, easy-to-use phone that's excellent for making calls and sending messages. Cricket's unlimited, no-contract, flat-rate wireless plans and the Luno's affordable price create a smart value combination that can't be beat,” said Matt Stoiber, vice president and general manager of devices for Cricket.
There's only a sub-par VGA camera with 5x digital zoom embedded, but the handset offers impressive voice recognition features in English and Spanish, including voice tags, voice digit-dialing, and voice response.
“We've enjoyed a long history with Cricket and their customers. While Kyocera's latest Android devices are exciting for many, the high-quality, voice-centric device like Luno – with its unbeatable price point - is gaining favor again with people whose key features are voice and messaging,” said Eric Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications Inc
