Amazon Fire Phone Review: Unique Features that give it an Edge over the other Smartphones
It also makes use of firefly, a function with a dedicated button that allows the user to point the phone’s Polaroid at anything from book blankets, Cds, Dvds, tunes, films, foodstuff things, telephone numbers to sites and pull information on the product. Firefly brings what’s known as expanded actuality to life by transforming your phone into a compelling device that perceives and extracts the pulled information, saves it, or allows the online navigation to the item page on Amazon so you can easily purchase it.
For Amazon, the best thing about this feature is that it takes value correlation shopping to another level in that whatever you see while shopping anywhere can get a moment value check in a single click. The phone, according to Amazon, can perceive more than a hundred million items or products. Furthermore, you can make a purchase in a few clicks if you connect the device with your credit card information.
These game changing properties of the fire phone give the fire phone a well deserved edge over Apple’s iphone and Samsung’s Galaxy line of gadgets in the retail marketplace. See how the Amazon fire phone compares to Apple’s iphone 5S and how it compares to Samsung Galaxy S5 at the bottom of this post.
Amazon Fire phone begins with a 32gb model that offers for $199 on a two-year contract through At&t, the main US carrier offering the gadget. Without a contract, the phone goes for $649.
Unique Features in the Amazon Fire Phone
Dynamic perspective
Amazon’s Dynamic Perspective is fueled by a system of eye-following tech that works by identifying where your head is at all times to ensure that you’re getting the best perspective of whatever it is you’re viewing.
Getting this all working utilizes a whopping four Polaroids, one on each one corner, with an infrared red light, for night vision. Amazon gathered a large number of pictures of appearances from far and wide to advance the equipment’s capability to track movement and eyeballs thus drawing the dynamic perspective of the Smartphone.
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Immersive apps and games
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One-handed short cuts
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One-handed reading
Firefly Technology
- Simply press the dedicated Firefly button to instantly identify and extract printed text from posters, magazines, books, and business cards. This allows you to easily make calls, save contacts, visit websites and send emails without typing the addresses.
- It recognizes over 240,000 movies, TV episodes, and 160 live TV channels. It uses X-Ray, powered by IMDb, to show you information on actors, characters and plot details, and other related content.
- Firefly recognizes songs helping you can access artist information, other related songs, and allows you to download albums direct to your Fire phone, purchase them immediately or add them to your Wish List for later.
- It also recognizes household items, DVDs, books, video games, and more. You can access product details, or even order them on Amazon direct from your Fire phone.
Mayday
This award winning customer service gives you access to an Amazon expert at the hit of a button. The tech experts can help you via online video through any feature by either drawing on your screen, walking you through the problem or fixing it for you.
Advanced Camera system
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The Amazon Fire Phone Review
The Amazon fire phone is the only smartphone with two new technologies, Dynamic Perspective and Firefly, that lets you interact with the world through a whole new lens.
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Amazon Fire Phone Vs. Samsung Galaxy S5
Amazon Fire Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5
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Screen size
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4.7-inch IPS LCD HD
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5.1 inches |
Dimensions
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5.5 x 2.6 x 0.3 inches; 5.6 oz.
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5.5 x 2.9 x 0.3 inches; 5 oz.
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Resolution
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1,280 x 720
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1,920 x 1,080
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Weight
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5.64 ounces
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5.11 ounces
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Mobile Operating System
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Fire OS 3.5.0 (Android),
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Android KitKat (4.4)
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Processor
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2.2GHz quad-core processor, Snapdragon 800
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2.5GHz Quad core application processor, Snapdragon 801
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Camera
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Rear, 13-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
Front, 2.1-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
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Rear, 16-megapixel, 4K HD video Front, 2-megapixel; 1080p full HD video |
Storage Capacity
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32, 64GB
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16, 32GB + microSD slot (up to 128GB) |
Expandable Memory
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No
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Expandable up to 128GB
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Bluetooth
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v3.0
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v4.0
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Wifi
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802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GH and 5GHz)
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802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz)
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Battery life
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Talk time: Up to 22 hours, online: up to 11 hours, standby time: up to 12 days
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Talk time: Up to 29 hours,
standby time: up to 20 days
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NFC
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Yes
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Yes
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4G LTE
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Yes
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Yes
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Other Sensors
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3Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
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Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture, Fingerprint, Heart Rate Sensor
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Colours Available
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Black
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Black, white, blue, and copper
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Price
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$199 (32GB),
$299.99 (64GB),
$27/month for 24 months, $649(32Gb, unlocked)
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$199.99 (AT&T, US Cellular, Verizon) $27/month for 24 months (Sprint),
$27.50/month for 24 months (T-Mobile),
$649 (MetroPCS)
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Carriers
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AT&T
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AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, US Cellular, Metro PCS
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Buy Now
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Amazon Fire Phone Vs. HTC One m8
Amazon Fire Phone
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HTC One m8
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Screen size
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4.7-inch IPS LCD HD
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5 inches
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Dimensions
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5.5 x 2.6 x 0.3 inches; 5.6 oz.
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5.76″ x 2.78″ x 0.37″ |
Resolution
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1,280 x 720
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1080 x 1920
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Weight
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5.64 ounces
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5.64 ounces |
Mobile Operating System
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Fire OS 3.5.0 (Android),
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Android KitKat (4.4)
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Processor
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2.2GHz quad-core processor, Snapdragon 800
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.3GHz processor
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Camera
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Rear, 13-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
Front, 2.1-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
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4MP rear, 5MP front
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Storage Capacity
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32, 64GB
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16, 32GB + microSD slot (up to 128GB)
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Expandable Memory
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No
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Bluetooth
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v3.0
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Wifi
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802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GH and 5GHz)
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Battery life
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Talk time: Up to 22 hours, online: up to 11 hours, standby time: up to 12 days
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Up to 20 hours talk time
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NFC
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Yes
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4G LTE
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Yes
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Other Sensors
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3Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
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Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
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Colours Available
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Black
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Price
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$199 (32GB),
$299.99 (64GB),
$27/month for 24 months, $649(32Gb, unlocked)
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$199.99 (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon)
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Carriers
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AT&T
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AT&T, Verizon and T-mobile
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Buy Now
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Amazon Fire Phone Vs. Apple iphone 5S
Amazon Fire Phone
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Apple iphone 5S
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Screen size
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4.7-inch IPS LCD HD
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4-inch Retina display |
Dimensions
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5.5 x 2.6 x 0.3 inches; 5.6 oz.
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4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 inches; 3.95 oz.
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Resolution
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1,280 x 720
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1,136 x 640 |
Weight
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5.64 ounces
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3.95 ounces |
Mobile Operating System
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Fire OS 3.5.0 (Android),
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iOS 7.1 |
Processor
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2.2GHz quad-core processor, Snapdragon 800
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A7 chip with 64-bit architecture with M7 motion processor
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Camera
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Rear, 13-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
Front, 2.1-megapixel; 1080p full HD video
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Rear, 8-megapixel with 1.5µ pixels, 1080p full HD video
Front, 1.2-megapixel camera; 720p HD video
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Storage Capacity
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32, 64GB,
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16, 32, 64GB
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Expandable Memory
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No
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No
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Bluetooth
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v3.0
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v4.0
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Wifi
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802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GH and 5GHz)
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802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GH and 5GHz)
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Battery life
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Talk time: Up to 22 hours, online: up to 11 hours, standby time: up to 12 days
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Talk time: Up to 10 hours
Online: up to 10 hours on 4G LTE
standby time: up to 10 days
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NFC
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Yes
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No
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4G LTE
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Yes
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Yes
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Other Sensors
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3Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
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Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Fingerprint identity sensor
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Colours Available
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Black
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Gray, white, gold
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Price
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$199 (32GB),
$299.99 (64GB),
$27/month for 24 months, $649(32Gb, unlocked)
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$199 (16GB),
$299(32GB),
$399(64GB)
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Carriers
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AT&T
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AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile
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Buy Now
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