Icemobile Crystal vs Kyocera Hydro Life

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Crystal: 9.2 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    Hydro Life:
    65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    Hydro Life:
    4.5 in
  • Chipset

    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
    Hydro Life:
    Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Hydro Life: 2.2 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    Hydro Life:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 20.3 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    Hydro Life:
    131.8 mm
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    Hydro Life:
    2014

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +2.2 mm versus Hydro Life
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Hydro Life

    Height:
    131.8 mm +20.3 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    65.4 mm +9.2 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    10.9 mm
    Weight:
    136 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Hydro Life

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²

Hydro Life has approximately 60.1% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

Hydro Life: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1.5 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Hydro Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Crystal

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. Hydro Life

    2000 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. Hydro Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 131.8 Х 65.4 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
  • Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 64.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Yes
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 302
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 17832
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2014
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 418 h Talking time- Up to 13 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Smart Sonic Receiver
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, Hydro Life.
SpecificationCrystalHydro Life
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes -MIL-STD-810G compliant salt
  • dust
  • humidity
  • rain
  • vibration
  • solar radiation
  • transport and thermal shock resistant