Amazon Fire Phone News: a Retail Store in New York Might Just Save the Fire Phone, Specs, Features, Release Date, and Review Updates

Amazon Fire Phone News: a Retail Store in New York Might Just Save the Fire Phone, Specs, Features, Release Date, and Review Updates

With many users calling the Fire Phone "forgettable" and "mediocre", a physical retail store might just be the answer to the phone's lacking popularity.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Amazon might soon open an actual retail store in New York:

 "Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a store in the middle of New York City, according to people familiar with the plans, the first brick-and-mortar outlet in its 20-year history and an experiment to provide the type of face-to-face experience found at traditional retailers".

The report also mentioned that the retail store may open during the holiday season:

"The site, set to open in time for the holiday-shopping season on the same busy street as Macy's Inc.'s flagship store, would mark an attempt by Amazon to connect with customers in the physical world"

Amazon Fire phone was officially released in July for the US, and it is the company's very first smartphone to date. Unfortunately, the Fire phone hasn't been received well by the public, getting negative reviews, declining sales and a dropped price. The new retail store might just help get the attention of some "touchy-feely" consumers.

As for the Fire phone, it's powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU, and has 2GB RAM, with a choice between a 32GB or a 64GB internal storage. There is no storage expansion. The Fire also comes with Adreno 330 GPU that creates great graphics. It runs on the same OS as Amazon's Fire tablets, and it has 3D-like visuals.

The Fire has a 4.7 inch IPS LCD touchscreen, and the resolution is 1280 x 720 pixels with 312ppi pixel density. You'll also find a volume button and a camera/Firefly button at the left side. The gadget weighs 158 grams and is 9mm thick. It also comes with flush glass panels for both the front and the back. It also has a top-mounted headphone socket and sleep/wake button.

The Fire phone also comes with a microUSB port, which you'll find at the bottom, and a home button below the screen. Stereo speakers are found at the top and bottom edges. It also comes with a four corner-mounted sensors. Its 13 megapixel camera has optical image stabilization, autofocus, and LED flash. There's also a 2.1 megapixel camera at the front.

The smartphone is 4G LTE capable, and has GPRS, EDGE, 802.11 dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and NFC.

As for the price, Amazon Fire smartphone was initially priced at $199 for the 32GB, and $299 for the 64GB, with a 2-year contract, but it is said that Amazon recently cut the prices drastically. This is due to the unexpected decline in sales. The Fire phone is now said to only cost 99 cents.

 

 

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