Zio Android Smartphone Challenges as Cost Cutter

Zio Android Smartphone Challenges as Cost Cutter
Published: Oct 18, 2010
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Zio Android Smartphone Challenges as Cost Cutter

Zio Android Smartphone Challenges as Cost Cutter

by Cameron Sturdevant


Front

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The Zio Android handset is made by Kyocera for the Sprint network. You can see the rounded side edges that make the smartphone sleek but interfere with typing.


Right Side

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Left is the camera/camcorder button, center-right is the microSD card slot.


Top

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Just a smooth edge, no buttons or ports.


Left side

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Left is a 3.5mm headphone jack, center is the volume rocker switch, right is the MicroUSB/charging port.


Bottom

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Here is the microphone.


Back, Case On

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Top left: 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera and speaker; lower center: the cover latch.


Back, Case Off

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1130 mAh battery and internal components.


Sprint ID

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Sprint ID was launched alongside the Zio and is an Android interface overlay that provides ringtones, applications and widgets grouped in combination and easily downloaded and switched on the handset.


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Wipe

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The Zio can be remote wiped through integration with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.

Cameron Sturdevant

Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at cameron.sturdevant@quinstreet.com.

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