Casio – G’zOne COMMANDO – 4G LTE compliant rugged smartphone for Verizon Wireless

Casio - G’zOne COMMANDO - 4G LTE compliant rugged smartphone for Verizon Wireless

4G LTE compliant rugged smartphone “G’zOne COMMANDO 4G LTE”, manufactured by Casio Computer and NEC Casio mobile, will be released by the American mobile network operator Verizon Wireless on June 27.

“G’zOne COMMANDO 4G LTE” is MIL-STD 810G compliant (waterproof, dustproof and crushproof). It has the G’zGEAR application built-in, and it is compatible with the cloud service LIVE G for G’zOne users and the outdoor social media map G’sWORLD. Also, new functionality “Glove Touch Mode” that enables you to control the touch panel in gloves has been added.

In addition, by pairing “G’zOne COMMANDO 4G LTE” with a Bluetooth Smart compliant G-SHOCK, you will be notified of incoming calls and messages came to “G’zOne COMMANDO 4G LTE” via your G-SHOCK.

OS: Android 4.0
CPU: MSM8960 (Dual core 1.5GHz)
Display: 4 inch WVGA TFT LCD
Camera: Main 8.08 million pixel CMOS, Sub 1.36 million pixel CMOS
Battery: 1800mAh
Size: 129.8×68.1×13.7mm
Weight: 174.8g
Others: GPS / Bluetooth Smart / Wi-Fi(802.11b/g/n),Wi-Fi Direct,Mobile Hotspot / DLNA / NFC

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