Fire Phone: The First Smartphone From Amazon

The Amazon Fire Phone is a phablet, a mobile device which combine the function of a smartphone and a tablet. Obviously, this is not a device designed for kids but I’m sure a lot of parents would want their hands on this very first smartphone from Amazon. The Fire Phone will be available starting July 25, 2014, priced at $199 for 32GB memory. According to Amazon, the Fire Phone is the only smartphone with the Dynamic Perspective, Firefly Technology and the Amazon Mayday customer support.

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Exclusive Features of Amazon Fire Phones

Dynamic Perspective is a custom-designed sensor system that responds to how you hold, view and move your phone. This feature lets you peek in maps for ratings, take on the point of view of characters in games and move your head as if you’re inside the phone. This cool feature also lets you use short using one-hand gestures.

The Firefly Technology recognizes over 240,000 movies and TV episodes, printed text on posters, magazines, and business cards, and over 70 million products which you can order on Amazon from your Fire Phone.

The Mayday button was introduced y Amazon in its Kindle Fire HDX tablets with goal of providing tech support response in 15 seconds or less. By pressing the Mayday button, an Amazon expert will appear to help you with technical concerns via video. You can see the Amazon expert but you are not visible to them.

Technical Specs of Amazon Fire Phone

Size	5.5″ x 2.6″ x 0.35″ (139.2mm x 66.5mm x 8.9mm)
Weight	5.64 ounces (160 grams)
Processor	2.2GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU, with Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB of RAM
Display	4.7″ HD LCD display, with 1280 x 720 resolution at 315 ppi, 590 cd/m2 brightness (typical), 1000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Cameras	13 MP rear-facing camera, multi-frame HDR, auto focus, optical image stabilization, f/2.0 5-element wide aperture lens, LED flash 2.1 MP front-facing camera
OS	Fire OS 3.5
Storage	32 GB or 64 GB
Cloud Storage	Free cloud storage for all Amazon content, and photos taken with Fire phone
Battery	Battery size: 2400mAh. Talk time: up to 22 hours; standby time: up to 285 hours. Video playback: up to 11 hours; audio playback: up to 65 hours.
Video recording	1080p HD video recording at 30 fps (front- and rear-facing cameras)
Audio playback	Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio processing
TV and Video	Supports screen mirroring and Second Screen
Content formats supported	Audio: Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, PCM/WAVE, AAC LC/ELD, HE-AAC (v1 & v2), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AMR-WB+, Audible Enhanced format (AAX); Video: MPEG4, VP8, H.264/MPEG4/AVC,MPEG4 SP, H.263,AVI,HDCP2.x, PlayReady DRM; Images: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, GIF87a,GIF89a; Viewable docs: PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, DOC, DOCX, Kindle (AZW), KF8, TXT
Sensors	Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
Location	GPS, Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi/Cellular location, and Digital compass
Cellular	UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz), Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 9 bands of 4G-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20), supports carrier aggregation
Connectivity	802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, up to 300 Mbps with channel bonding; Bluetooth 3.0 wireless technology; NFC enabled
Headphones	Premium, tangle-free headphones with remote and mic
Rating for hearing aids	M4, T4
SIM Card	Pre-installed Nano SIM card
Ports	Micro USB 2.0 3.5mm headphone
Warranty and Service	1-year Limited Warranty included. Use of Fire phone is subject to these terms.
Included in the Box	Amazon Fire Phone with Fire OS 3.5 Premium headphones with remote and mic Micro USB to USB charging cable USB power adapter (5W) Quick Start Guide