Meet Kyocera Rafre, an impressive “washable” smartphone!


Well this Kyocera Rafre model could be the phone of my dreams, given the fact that I am so careless when I use my smartphones (sorry).

Kyocera Rafre

Kyocera’s latest model is one of the first “washable” smartphones in the world, it can be cleaned using foaming soap and can be used even when it’s wet (touchscreen included). It’s (obviously) water resistant, so you can use it during your shower in the morning, or during a relaxing bath before going to sleep and it also includes a cooking app that enables you to operate the phone using hand gestures while you prepare the meal!

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Kyocera Rafre – Specifications

  • 5-inch display that supports HD (720p) resolution
  • 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal memory (expandable up to 200GB via microSD card)
  • Main 13-megapixel camera with image-processing AINOS Engine, PDAF (phase detection autofocus)
  • 5MPixels selfie camera
  • Android 7.0 Nougat
  • 3000 mAh battery.

In case you’re interested Kyocera Rafre will be available tomorrow in the Japanese market in Pale Pink, Clear White and Light Blue colors.

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22 Comments

  1. mf1gt3r
    January 30, 2017

    They’ve got alot of innovative models in their portfolio, still baffles me why they are nowhere when world major smartphone makers come into question.

    • January 31, 2017

      Only sell in US through carriers, that’s why.

    • lildwell
      February 1, 2017

      Japan has always been the leaders when it comes to mobile technogy. People went ape shit over the xiaomi mi mix but Sharp made that move in Japan years ago.

      • mf1gt3r
        February 1, 2017

        Yeah. The Aquus Crystal. Hope I got the name right?

    • lildwell
      February 1, 2017

      Japan had other innovations too. If I remember correctly, many of their flip phones have the same features we have gotten in our “smart” phones before touch screen even took over.

  2. mf1gt3r
    January 30, 2017

    They’ve got alot of innovative models in their portfolio, still baffles me why they are nowhere when world major smartphone makers come into question.

    • Steven Fox
      January 31, 2017

      Only sell in US through carriers, that’s why.

    • lildwell
      February 1, 2017

      Japan has always been the leaders when it comes to mobile technogy. People went ape shit over the xiaomi mi mix but Sharp made that move in Japan years ago.

    • mf1gt3r
      February 1, 2017

      Yeah. The Aquus Crystal. Hope I got the name right?

    • lildwell
      February 1, 2017

      Japan had other innovations too. If I remember correctly, many of their flip phones have the same features we have gotten in our “smart” phones before touch screen even took over.

  3. NextHype
    January 30, 2017

    Why would anyone want to wash his phone ?
    I don’t get it.

    • Raul
      January 30, 2017

      Because smartphones are full of germs and are dirty af

      • NextHype
        January 31, 2017

        Docs say there is no probleme if its your phone because it comes with your own germ ecosystem. The problem is when you use someone else’s phone. Like this man in Uganda who stole a phone in an hospital and got Ebola from it xD

        • Raul
          January 31, 2017

          My concern is not with my own germs but rather those that get on it when I put it on the table

    • Carlos Orff
      January 31, 2017

      I work in a hospitals and want to wash my phone constantly instead of using antimicrobal wipes

      • NextHype
        January 31, 2017

        OK… that makes sense from an ecological point of view ^^

  4. NextHype
    January 30, 2017

    Why would anyone want to wash his phone ?
    I don’t get it.

    • Raul
      January 30, 2017

      Because smartphones are full of germs and are dirty af

    • Carlos Orff
      January 31, 2017

      I work in a hospitals and want to wash my phone constantly instead of using antimicrobal wipes

    • NextHype
      January 31, 2017

      OK… that makes sense from an ecological point of view ^^

    • NextHype
      January 31, 2017

      Docs say there is no probleme if its your phone because it comes with your own germ ecosystem. The problem is when you use someone else’s phone. Like this man in Uganda who stole a phone in an hospital and got Ebola from it xD

    • Raul
      January 31, 2017

      My concern is not with my own germs but rather those that get on it when I put it on the table