Amazon Officially Unveils the Fire Phone Smartphone
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therogerwilco
June 18, 2014 12:11:03 PM
back_by_demand
June 18, 2014 12:17:30 PM
kawininjazx
June 18, 2014 12:25:41 PM
rishiswaz
June 18, 2014 12:43:12 PM
stormweaver1983
June 18, 2014 12:44:50 PM
kawininjazx
June 18, 2014 12:45:41 PM
reesemonster
June 18, 2014 12:46:28 PM
dstarr3
June 18, 2014 12:47:03 PM
The good price makes sense. Obviously by owning an AT&T phone, you're locked in to giving AT&T your money for so long. That's why it's not so difficult to get phones for free. And by owning an Amazon phone, you're pretty much volunteering to shop nearly exclusively through Amazon because of the convenience. So they get guaranteed income out of the deal, as well.
Good on them for producing a reasonable product for a reasonable price, anyway.
Good on them for producing a reasonable product for a reasonable price, anyway.
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bustapr
June 18, 2014 12:47:58 PM
stormweaver1983
June 18, 2014 12:51:26 PM
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looks like a decent phone, but I wont be getting or consider getting one since i wont touch AT&T even with a long stick. $200-$300 on contract is also a tad high. maybe Im used to Amazons good tablet and ereader deals, but I expected amazon to do better pricing for their first phone.My thoughts exactly. Amazon is basically guaranteeing itself extra income from the buyers of the phone. Why is it selling for the same price as a full flagship phone then? It should have started at $99 at most. Also like you, I will never touch an AT&T contract.
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Au_equus
June 18, 2014 12:52:52 PM
stormweaver1983
June 18, 2014 12:54:07 PM
Dextron
June 18, 2014 1:04:23 PM
stormweaver1983 said:
This should have been made $200-300, unlocked nexus-style, with the compatibility for all U.S. carriers. Totally agree, you wouldn't be able to keep these things on the shelf if that had been the case. Making this an AT&T exclusive deal will probably prove to be a colossal failure.
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sc14s
June 18, 2014 1:28:25 PM
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TheAshigaru
June 18, 2014 1:52:21 PM
Jake Hall
June 18, 2014 2:37:12 PM
WithoutWeakness
June 18, 2014 2:53:13 PM
I don't think anyone was over-the-top excited about this phone and I can't imagine anyone will be after seeing the specs and price. It remains to be seen how developers will use the "3D" feature but I can't imagine this will be the same kind of successful product that Kindle has been. The Kindle Fire line has been a success due to the low cost of the devices and the . $199-$299 on contract and $649-$749 off contract is nowhere near budget-device level.
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soldier44
June 18, 2014 3:36:14 PM
Cons29
June 18, 2014 7:52:41 PM
tomekkplk1
June 18, 2014 10:39:21 PM
Nothing Android and iOS didn't do. Nothing special.
In my very own opinion, any company trying to come out with new smart phones (new companies that is) will have a 99% failing rate. iOS has cemented themselves over the years and there will always be iPhone. Android, has competition. Samsung S5, Lg G2/G3 (soon) Sony Z1/Z2 etc. I don't think I will ever buy an Amazon phone. Sticking to LG/Samsung devices until something new makes me wet my pants.
In my very own opinion, any company trying to come out with new smart phones (new companies that is) will have a 99% failing rate. iOS has cemented themselves over the years and there will always be iPhone. Android, has competition. Samsung S5, Lg G2/G3 (soon) Sony Z1/Z2 etc. I don't think I will ever buy an Amazon phone. Sticking to LG/Samsung devices until something new makes me wet my pants.
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virtualban
June 19, 2014 6:36:41 AM
sc14s
June 19, 2014 10:20:35 AM
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i wonder how the batt life on this one is? with all those infra camera, also, at least one camera should be covered while you would hold the phone normally..it did state the extra cameras aren't the same and are "10x more efficient" than the cameras normally used, plus they would only turn on when you are using them. So theoretically its not going to have terrible battery life from the cameras, i could be wrong however, they didn't say a word about the battery life of the phone.
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