Amazon has been developing this new smartphone for years and has been making prototypes and changes since 2012 to ensure customer satisfaction. The Fire Phone is the first of "several planned own-brand smartphones," according to Amazon (Lloyd).
So what makes Fire Phone different from other smartphones?
It has a unique feature called "Dynamic Perspective" where there is a combination of sensor and four front-facing cameras that track the user's head for 3D effects enhancement and gesture controls. The user's movements will create pictures and other things on-screen shift their position as the user's head moves, thus building a more 3D experience. The user can also tilt the phone to scroll, launch menus, and display new information such as restaurant ratings from the app Yelp!
The Fire will have a quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 4.7-inch 720p HD display, 2GB of RAM, dual stereo speakers, a 13-megapixel rear camera and front-facing camera for video chatting. The new smartphone also offers unlimited cloud-based photo storage, so you won't ever have to worry about deleting photos and videos.
Also, Fire phone delivers up to 285 hours of standby time, up to 22 hours of talk time, up to 65 hours of audio playback, and up to 11 hours of video playback.
Another special feature is Firefly, which uses the camera to scan barcodes on products and pull them up in Amazon's store. Moreover, it can also listen to music or TV shows and recognize phone numbers and email addresses as well.
Next topic: How will Fire phone benefit you as a college student? How is it different from iPhone and Samsung?
Source: http://www.hallels.com/articles/2434/20140714/amazon-fire-phone-release-date-2014-price-specs-3d-features-recognition-software-watch-here-video.htm
I commented on your original blog on July 12, 2014, so I guess my comment did not move with the blog. Now that I have read your most recent post, you have answered my previous comment. I am particularly interested in the Firefly special feature that will scan bar codes on products and pull them up on the Amazon store. I get tired of writing down product information so I look it up on my computer at home. This feature sounds like it will allow me to comparison shop right on the spot on the Fire phone.
ReplyDeleteI'm forever a fan of Samsung although, I must admit that this phone looks pretty cool and the specifications are pretty decent. I wonder how it will fare against Samsung and Apple though. Many people buy Apple because of the brand not because it is a well performing phone even though they might think so. What will help Amazon sell this product in a way that it could keep up with or surpass the other big branded phones out there?
ReplyDeleteWell, I am looking forward to see hows the 3D effects works on the phone, maybe one day I will buy one of the Fire phone. =]
ReplyDeleteI saw how 3D works on nintendo DS game; it gives me a headache. I don't care about 3D image on a phone.
DeleteI am really looking forward to how the fire phone will take approach to the current dynamic smart phone market and how people will react to it
ReplyDeleteCurrently, I have an IPone 5s, but I not really happy with it because it has a limited storage on icloud and the keyboard does not work well. Before an iPhone, I had a Droid phone, and I liked it more than iPhone. I am really exited about new hire phone, and I am looking forward to trying it out.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, interested in seeing the 3D feature on the phone. I know that on my iPhone 5s it has a cloud type system for photos. So I can store unlimited photos on my phone, but I am not sure about music or anything else. So storage space on a phone can be pretty important!
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