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Amazon Fire Phone Review

64 GB     See other variants reviews Score: 71.1 / 100

Amazon Fire Phone is an absolutely great cellphone launched in June 2014, counting with a 4.7-inches multi touch display, a high performance Quad-Core processing unit clocking at 2200 megahertz, a 13 mega-pixels back camera and a 2.1 mega-pixels front facing camera. That's everything we have to say? Not at all, it's only the starting point of a detailed review.

This device is a compact phone, taking into account that it presents a 4.7" screen and it's only 5.5" long. This device is just 0.35" thick, making it one of the thinnest devices on sale. The Amazon Fire Phone is for sale in a lot of colors: black, purple, yellow, blue and red. The Amazon Fire Phone isn't very light comparing with today standards, weighting 5.64 oz.

This cellphone has an absolutely amazing 1280 x 720 (HD) 4.7-inches display, providing this phone with a very detailed graphical experience. This display uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and is multi-touch enabled.

This phone is powered by a great Quad-Core processor running at 2200 MHz, included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chip with a huge 2 GB RAM memory. To handle graphic intensive apps, this phone also has an Adreno 330 graphics processing unit ticking at 450 MHz. This cellphone has a 64 GB large internal memory and while it doesn't count with a slot for an SD memory card, it is still enough to install tons of apps, games, photos and videos without even thinking about running out of space.

This phone is equipped with two cameras, a 13 mega-pixels back-facing camera and a 2.1 megapixels front camera. It is also able to shoot 1920x1080 Full HD videos at 30 frames per second. This cellphone also includes a few interesting characteristics: flash, auto-focus, fast burst mode, optical image stabilization and HDR mode.

The Amazon Fire Phone has wifi capability (and it can provide it to other devices acting as a mobile hotspot), 4G LTE high speed connectivity and fast 3G data connection, supported by HSPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This cellphone works with a Nano SIM card for GSM services.

This cellphone has a 2400 mAh high capacity Li-Ion non-removable battery providing this cellphone an incredibly long battery duration. According to Amazon, this phone has an aproximate 22 hs talk time and a 285 hs stand by time. An issue to consider is that the Amazon Fire Phone's battery is not replaceable so you can't throw it away and buy a new one when it begins to lose its charge, even though having 2400 mAh you will probably buy a new phone before it happens.

This cellphone also comes with a couple of interesting features such as NFC, Bluetooth (3.0, EDR) and GPS (Global Positioning System), and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer and Compass.

Amazon is selling the Amazon Fire Phone for 165 dollars, which is a quite high price for comparing with similar devices. No matter if you will use this phone to play games, love photography, want a device for work or want a social device, this phone is the correct option . The Amazon Fire Phone is packed with Micro USB to USB charging cable, Premium headphones with remote and mic, USB power adapter (5W) and Quick Start Guide.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Amazon
Operating System (OS):Android 4.2.2
Variant:64 GB
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Dimensions:5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inchesMetric13.97 x 6.6 x 0.89 cmImperial
Weight:5.64 ouncesMetric159.89 gImperial
Colors:Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow
Accessories:Micro USB to USB charging cable, Premium headphones with remote and mic, Quick Start Guide, USB power adapter (5W)
Release date:2014-06-18
Price:$ 165.00

Display

Screen Type:IPS LCD (16M colors)
Size:4.7 inchesMetric11.9 cmImperial
Resolution:720 x 1280 pixels (HD)
Pixel density:312 pixels per inchMetric122.83 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset:Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974
Processor:Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz)
RAM Memory:2 GB
Graphics Processor:Adreno 330 (450 MHz)
Internal Memory:64 GB
SD Card Slot:No SD card slot

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:No
Capacity:2400 mAh
Stand-by Time:285 hours
Talk Time:22 hours

Camera

Back camera:13 megapixels
    Aperture:f/2.00
    Flash:Yes
Front camera:2.1 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD)
Camera features:Auto-Focus, Fast Burst Mode, HDR Mode and Optical Image Stabilization

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:Nano SIM
LTE (4G) Bands:700 (band 17), 800 (band 20), 850 (band 5), 900 (band 8), 1700/2100 (band 4), 1800 (band 3), 1900 (band 2), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7)
UMTS Bands:850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 3.0, EDR
GPS:Yes
NFC (Near Field Communication):Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor