Rise and Hydro are identical except waterproof vs. qwerty:
http://www.gsmarena.com/kyocera_rise_c5155-4747.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/kyocera_hydro_c5170-4748.php
320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density)
2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon
CPU 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 205
...says it takes a Mini-SIM but I didn't see where. Not sure what I could do with it anyway.
Venture:
http://gadgetian.com/34314/zte-ventu...e-specs-price/
2.8-inch 320 X 240 Pixels
Internal storage not in specifications but is INCREDIBLY lame. Like 75 or 136MB free (can't quite remember) stock (compared to 880+ for the Kyoceras).
2 Megapixels
Android 2.3.5
600MHz CPU
GPU: "Yes"
All I know is these Kyoceras are responsive and a million times faster than the Ventures ever were, and that .7" additional screen size might as well be 7" more, it's such a huge difference. I can type on the screen...not fast, but I can do it reasonably, couldn't type reasonably on screen or on the minuscule qwerty on the Venture. Talkatone runs better. Everything is a million times more usable with regards to speed, screen, input, etc.