Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has entered the Smartphones market with its first offering called Amazon Fire Phone. This is the first Smartphone that works on the Head-Tracking Technology. The company majorly targets its Prime customers through this special Smartphone.
Appearance
Although Amazon Fire Phone does not have extraordinary looks, you will know the real worth when you consider its features that are supportive of great user experience. This device has a 4.7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 720p. It has five front cameras out of which a 13 MP camera does its regular job of clicking some special pictures for you. This camera comes with an f/2.0 lens and has the feature of optical image stabilization. Amazon offers unlimited storage for the clicked pictures and videos on its Cloud Drive. Along with these amazing features, the rest four infrared cameras on all corners are able to produce 3D effects on the phone’s screen through the Head-Tracking Technology. This means that these cameras have depth perception ability that even works in the dark.
Performance
Amazon Fire Phone has a quad-core, 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and Fire OS 3.5. It offers 2 GB RAM and Adreno 330 graphics. With the given specifications and added features, it can easily provide satisfactory performance to the user.
Ease of use
The phone’s Dynamic Perspective and Firefly features make it much easier to use. Its four front cameras not only have a super-wide view, but also allow the user to tilt the phone so it starts automatic scrolling. The Firefly feature supports the detection of innumerable things through its camera. This further helps the user in purchasing those items or accessing supportive apps instantly. The phone also has a separate button on the side for using the Firefly feature. Another feature called Peek helps users in gaining additional information when they require and try searching for something.
Support services
With this new device, Amazon offers access to all apps in its app store. The company is also offering Mayday, a personalized service to provide exclusive client support to its Prime customers through live video. When you buy this phone, you automatically receive free 1-year Prime membership worth $99. Under this membership, users receive free unlimited music and video streaming along with several other benefits.
Value for money
User can preorder the Fire Phone exclusively from AT&T that has a two-year contract with Amazon to sell it. Its 32 GB version is available for $199 while you may buy the 64 GB version for $299. With a useful set of fresh features, this phone definitely deserves a try at this price.
