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Amazon, ASAP, Fire Phone, Firefly, Gorilla Glass, Note 2, Samsung
After years of R & D and many months of speculation, Amazon has introduced its first phone, the Fire. Is it a game changer?
First and foremost, lets take a look at a few of the specs and features:
- 4.7-inch screen
- 13-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization
- 2.2-GHz processor with 2GB of RAM
- Gorilla Glass on both sides
- Dynamic Perspective: Tilt, auto-scroll, swivel, and peek (detailed views of clothing and more) to navigate menus and access shortcuts with one hand.
- Firefly technology: Shows info related to printed web and email addresses, phone numbers, QR and bar codes, plus over 100 million items, including movies, TV episodes, songs, and products.
- Mayday: Free, on-device video support (live) with an Amazon expert, 24×7, 365 days a year.
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In the box |
The specs are surely on par with today’s high end offerings if not better and the features whether you feel gimmicky or useful, go far to make this phone a no-kidding top three (3) device, if not the best.
One of the coolest features announced was Firefly, QR scanning on steroids. Supposedly, with the push of the dedicated Firefly button, the Fire will recognize anything and get you the applicable information and/or push you to the Amazon store to purchase. According to Amazon, Firefly recognizes over 70 million items, 240,000 movies & tv shows and music. Bottom line, the Fire Phone is positioning to be the one device to fill consumer needs. Third party apps will play nicely; a couple mentioned were Stubhub and iHeart radio for ticket buying and station creating based on artist Firefly hears.
For full features and specs, you can head to Amazon’s site and view, here’s the link: Fire Phone.
So, I ask. Is the Amazon Fire Phone a “Game Changer”?