The new smartphone from the largest online retailer will go on the shelves in less than a month, and it is interesting, first of all, that is ideal for shopping, and, secondly, the technology creates a virtual 3D-reality.
"Buy, buy, buy!" - That such a slogan would come up to a new smartphone that launches Amazon. Moreover, all this is to be understood more than literally, it really is a smartphone that focuses primarily on the purchase.
Lineup eBooks Amazon Kindle is known to many. As a minimum, the name probably familiar. From a technical point of view it is quite advanced devices: light, thin, with good quality screens and pretty at the same time. In Russia, they are not officially represented, but it does not prevent everyone shared in the same order from abroad. Since the costs and opportunities they represent a very serious competition for many, to put it mildly, not very high quality of Sino-Russian crafts, abundantly represented in the Russian market.
Shortcomings of "Kindle" can be noted, perhaps, complicated interface transfer eBooks from your computer to the device and the lack of native support for popular formats FB2, which, however, is easily compensated by the respective applications.
With a smartphone, as we shall see, will be roughly the same picture. Interesting and technically strong unit will be balanced unpleasant software defects.
Strong in technical terms
Almost. The screen is not very big, but not small - with a diagonal of 4.7 inches, with an unknown type of matrix. Low resolution - 1280x720 pixels (HD), which is very frustrating. Yes, the number of pixels per inch is not the lowest, 315 PPI, but for such a powerful gadget (which we will see later) would be quite appropriate to make FHD-screen. Especially considering its purpose. While Gorilla Glass 3 there, and thanks for that.
Very decent platform: this quad Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno 800 graphics 330. Not very trendy, but not the worst. RAM - 2 GB, constant - 32/64 GB, alas, not the non-expandable - in the specifications does not say anything about the existence of card slot MicroSD. Amazon compensated for this shameful five gigabytes of cloud storage on your own Amazon Cloud Drive (even Google and Yandex will be more), but it's ridiculous to compare. Of the positive aspects include the availability of Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, LTE support and a decent battery 2400 mAh. More from Fire Phone support dual speakers with something of Dolby - to view, as we are assured in the Amazon, the video that "we buy you." Does not inspire.
Also there is a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical stabilizer, and 2.1-megapixel front. Both can record video in Full-HD.Of indecent - Bluetooth 3.0, although there are good should be put 4.0 LE with power-saving features, and keep it at least part of the battery. But, alas, in the Amazon had not thought of.
3D for everyone
The most interesting, from a technical point of view, from chip gadget - a virtual 3D software tool called Dynamic Perspective, which, together with four sensors located on the corners of the front part of the body, monitors the position of the user's head and changes the image on the screen in accordance with it. That is, for example, if you're looking at a three-dimensional vector Empire State Building, you can simply turn your smartphone in all directions and look left, then right - and actually create the illusion observation building on. As if you were watching him from a helicopter.
This feature is also used to track text reproduced (bought on Amazon, of course) songs (function X-ray), scroll through the content on the screen, you can also open the menu items without touching the screen, but just by tilting the phone in the right direction. In general, all of this is somewhat reminiscent of a similar feature in the latest Samsung Galaxy, and where there is not much in demand note.
It should also be noted that an attempt to display 3D without special glasses was already made several years ago, HTC and LG - someone probably remember their Evo 3D and Optimus 3D, respectively. Attempts failed, smartphones "the people" have not gone remain expensive toys "select". But their major difference from Amazon Fire Phone is in a slightly different technology, and that API Dynamic Perspective will be open to developers that allows you to create potentially quite interesting applications and games, or update existing content with new features.
But for this Amazonia still need to give the user more freedom in terms of choice.
Sweetie
To lure customers Amazon promised free one-year subscription to the Prime own service with more than 33 million names varied musical and television content and free shipping products purchased in a store.
Here, it should make a reservation - because it's all of those "not yet." That is, free shipping to Amazon will work within the United States until the smartphone does not come into the world market. If sales go well in America, the world Fire Phone will also be available, but, of course, in each country with their conditions. The price of the device itself yet unreasonably overpriced (we say about it later), and as reasonable price it can be bought only subscribers AT & T.
Incidentally, another free "bun" for buyers - function Second Screen, which allows you to watch video from Prime via Amazon Fire TV and some TVs Samsung, on the big screen. In general, it is something similar to Apple's AirPlay or Google Chromecast.
Last noteworthy feature is called Mayday - hour technical support with "real people." Previously the service was available on the tablet Kindle Fire, now it has migrated to a new smartphone and Fire Phone. Service wants to be "the best friend and helper" for the user to not only convince him to buy more just to Amazon: operators will help to make an omelet or pass the levels in Angry Birds. In general, something like Siri, only with human beings.
Price of this Smart Phone is Just Rs 44,999 (Fourty four thousand nine hundred and ninety nine only)
"Buy, buy, buy!" - That such a slogan would come up to a new smartphone that launches Amazon. Moreover, all this is to be understood more than literally, it really is a smartphone that focuses primarily on the purchase.
Lineup eBooks Amazon Kindle is known to many. As a minimum, the name probably familiar. From a technical point of view it is quite advanced devices: light, thin, with good quality screens and pretty at the same time. In Russia, they are not officially represented, but it does not prevent everyone shared in the same order from abroad. Since the costs and opportunities they represent a very serious competition for many, to put it mildly, not very high quality of Sino-Russian crafts, abundantly represented in the Russian market.
Shortcomings of "Kindle" can be noted, perhaps, complicated interface transfer eBooks from your computer to the device and the lack of native support for popular formats FB2, which, however, is easily compensated by the respective applications.
With a smartphone, as we shall see, will be roughly the same picture. Interesting and technically strong unit will be balanced unpleasant software defects.
Strong in technical terms
Almost. The screen is not very big, but not small - with a diagonal of 4.7 inches, with an unknown type of matrix. Low resolution - 1280x720 pixels (HD), which is very frustrating. Yes, the number of pixels per inch is not the lowest, 315 PPI, but for such a powerful gadget (which we will see later) would be quite appropriate to make FHD-screen. Especially considering its purpose. While Gorilla Glass 3 there, and thanks for that.
Very decent platform: this quad Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno 800 graphics 330. Not very trendy, but not the worst. RAM - 2 GB, constant - 32/64 GB, alas, not the non-expandable - in the specifications does not say anything about the existence of card slot MicroSD. Amazon compensated for this shameful five gigabytes of cloud storage on your own Amazon Cloud Drive (even Google and Yandex will be more), but it's ridiculous to compare. Of the positive aspects include the availability of Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, LTE support and a decent battery 2400 mAh. More from Fire Phone support dual speakers with something of Dolby - to view, as we are assured in the Amazon, the video that "we buy you." Does not inspire.
Also there is a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical stabilizer, and 2.1-megapixel front. Both can record video in Full-HD.Of indecent - Bluetooth 3.0, although there are good should be put 4.0 LE with power-saving features, and keep it at least part of the battery. But, alas, in the Amazon had not thought of.
3D for everyone
The most interesting, from a technical point of view, from chip gadget - a virtual 3D software tool called Dynamic Perspective, which, together with four sensors located on the corners of the front part of the body, monitors the position of the user's head and changes the image on the screen in accordance with it. That is, for example, if you're looking at a three-dimensional vector Empire State Building, you can simply turn your smartphone in all directions and look left, then right - and actually create the illusion observation building on. As if you were watching him from a helicopter.
This feature is also used to track text reproduced (bought on Amazon, of course) songs (function X-ray), scroll through the content on the screen, you can also open the menu items without touching the screen, but just by tilting the phone in the right direction. In general, all of this is somewhat reminiscent of a similar feature in the latest Samsung Galaxy, and where there is not much in demand note.
It should also be noted that an attempt to display 3D without special glasses was already made several years ago, HTC and LG - someone probably remember their Evo 3D and Optimus 3D, respectively. Attempts failed, smartphones "the people" have not gone remain expensive toys "select". But their major difference from Amazon Fire Phone is in a slightly different technology, and that API Dynamic Perspective will be open to developers that allows you to create potentially quite interesting applications and games, or update existing content with new features.
But for this Amazonia still need to give the user more freedom in terms of choice.
Sweetie
To lure customers Amazon promised free one-year subscription to the Prime own service with more than 33 million names varied musical and television content and free shipping products purchased in a store.
Here, it should make a reservation - because it's all of those "not yet." That is, free shipping to Amazon will work within the United States until the smartphone does not come into the world market. If sales go well in America, the world Fire Phone will also be available, but, of course, in each country with their conditions. The price of the device itself yet unreasonably overpriced (we say about it later), and as reasonable price it can be bought only subscribers AT & T.
Incidentally, another free "bun" for buyers - function Second Screen, which allows you to watch video from Prime via Amazon Fire TV and some TVs Samsung, on the big screen. In general, it is something similar to Apple's AirPlay or Google Chromecast.
Last noteworthy feature is called Mayday - hour technical support with "real people." Previously the service was available on the tablet Kindle Fire, now it has migrated to a new smartphone and Fire Phone. Service wants to be "the best friend and helper" for the user to not only convince him to buy more just to Amazon: operators will help to make an omelet or pass the levels in Angry Birds. In general, something like Siri, only with human beings.
Price of this Smart Phone is Just Rs 44,999 (Fourty four thousand nine hundred and ninety nine only)