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The editors liked
Firefly is good at what it does. Not perfect
But good. Whether or not you should be or need to be impulse buying everything you see from Amazon
Firefly helps you do it
So long as physical things you are trying to buy generally include some sort of pack
Firefly and Mayday are useful tools
Amazon Prime
Unlimited cloud storage for photos included.
The editors didn't like
Fire OS is fine
But as an operating system for your primary mobile device
It is notably inferior to Android
IOS
Or even Windows Phone 8.1. The lack of Google apps is a big handicap
And the lack of robust alternatives (Windows Phone at least has all t
Published: 2014-08-30, Author: Robert , review by: talkandroid.com
Amazon if offering you the Fire Phone so that they can attract you to their services. They want to suck you into their ecosystem similar to what Apple does with iOS. Now I don't mean to sound negative. In fact, I am an Amazon fan. I carry around an Amazon...
Published: 2014-08-26, Author: Ray , review by: hothardware.com
Provides muchneeded competition in the mobile space, Dynamic Perspective has promise, Great build quality, Solid performance, Free year of Amazon Prime
AT&T exclusive
From a design standpoint, it's a sharp smartphone. It's understated and classy, with minimal branding and a solid feel. The 4.7-inch display should've been a 1080p panel (as it stands, the native resolution is pegged at 1280 x 720), but at least Amazon is...
Published: 2014-08-21, Author: John , review by: macobserver.com
Includes a year of Amazon Prime, 4.7inch display, Firefly, Carousel, 13 megapixel camera with OIS, 802.11ac, Mayday, very good documentation, 4GLTE, easy Amazon shopping, user file system mountable on Mac (with AFT app).
Not as technically advanced as iPhone 5s (no fingerprint authentication), restricted to Amazon Appstore (Google maps prohibited), Firefly, no hardware encryption, can get very warm, Gorilla Glass back may concern some
Decent display, good camera, comfortable to hold, includes ondemand live video support, makes it easy to order products from Amazon, currently comes with free year of Amazon Prime service
Uninspired design, fragile body, heavy for its size, confusing software, unattractive UI with little room for customization, counterproductive 3D effects, limited app selection with no Google services, heavily integrated Amazon purchasing suggestions, cho
The last major Fire Phone feature worth noting is Mayday, which is the on-demand help system first introduced with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.Mayday is a great idea: You simply tap a button on the phone, and -- usually within about 15 seconds, according...
Decent display, good camera, comfortable to hold, includes ondemand live video support, makes it easy to order products from Amazon, currently comes with free year of Amazon Prime service
Uninspired design, fragile body, heavy for its size, confusing software, unattractive UI with little room for customization, counterproductive 3D effects, limited app selection with no Google services, heavily integrated Amazon purchasing suggestions, cho
The last major Fire Phone feature worth noting is Mayday, which is the on-demand help system first introduced with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.Mayday is a great idea: You simply tap a button on the phone, and -- usually within about 15 seconds, according...
As it stands, the Fire Phone seems more like a demonstration than a finished product. Amazon's Dynamic Perspective feature is neat, but it serves little purpose. The design is plain, the software needs work and the lack of Google apps is a big deal....
Abstract: Beau HD reviews the first smartphone Amazon has ever created. While it features a one-of-a-kind 3D experience dubbed "Dynamic Perspective," it struggles to include key features that are necessary to the overall success of a smartphone. Whether that be the...
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Published: 2014-08-04, Author: Matthew , review by: zdnet.com
Solid hardware High price for older specifications, Good quality camera with OIS and free cloud storage Androidbased device with no Google services support, Excellent media (ebooks and video) experience with frontfacing stereo speakers Gimmicky Dynamic Pe
High price for older specifications, Androidbased device with no Google services support, Gimmicky Dynamic Perspective functionality and Firefly service, Only an AT&T exclusive
While we wait to see the next iPhone, Galaxy Note, Moto X, and Nexus devices, I have been looking at other devices like the G3, BlackBerry Z30, and more. The Amazon Fire Phone seemed interesting and I may have considered one if it had launched on all carr...
Good performance. Fire Phone is rocking a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800, and while not the newest processor on the block, it's still plenty fast. Amazon appears to have done a lot to keep Fire Phone performing at top speed, as there isn't a hint of lag anywhere i
No Google Apps. Using an Androidbased phone without Google Apps is just...bad. And difficult. Most of the features that Android users depend on – like contact sync, Hangouts, Gmail, remote app install, and all the other fun stuff – isn't available on Fire
Overall, I feel like Fire Phone is a far more obvious attempt at getting Amazon users to spend more money on Amazon services than something like the Kindle Fire HDX, which at least has a clearer purpose other than selling you things. Dynamic Perspective i...
