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Optical image stabilization, stunning 1080p video, plus free unlimited photo storage in the cloud.
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FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, unlimited streaming of top TV shows and movies, the all-new Prime Music, and more.
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Movies, TV shows, songs, books, audiobooks and magazines, including thousands of exclusives.
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Fire phone comes loaded with a suite of built-in tools and Android apps, with all the apps you want from the Amazon Appstore.
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Simply press the Firefly button to instantly identify and take action on...
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Amazon's award-winning customer service, now on your phone.
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A custom-designed sensor system that responds to how you hold, view, and move your phone.
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Easily transfer your e-mail, calendar, contacts, photos, videos, and music in a few simple steps.
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Experience a new class of immersive apps and games that use Dynamic Perspective, Firefly, and the enhanced Home Carousel
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2,114 of 2,150 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Detailed review of the Fire Phone. Amazing phone with some amazing limitations and equally amazing Amazon integration!
November 29, 2014
Verified Purchase
Let me preface this by saying, my 5-star rating is based on what this phone IS, not what it ISN'T as this is the only fair way to review the phone. But, I am going to go over both so you know what you're getting yourself into:
*** INTRO ***
This unlocked Fire Phone (which is the same as the AT&T; version with horrible reviews, only it's unlocked), is an all around excellent phone with some pretty cool technology not found on other phones. The big thing to remember here is who the manufacturer is: Amazon. That said, it's important to realize that the phone is going to be centered around the Amazon ecosystem. Many of the 1-star reviews on the AT&T; version were written by people who didn't read the description or reviews before dropping a lot of money and committing themselves to a 2-year contract.
This all started with the Kindle, and has since evolved into the Kindle Fire Tablets, and now, the Fire Phone. As is the case with Microsoft and Apple, Amazon is in direct competition with Google and Apple in terms of their "App Stores" and their music sales, hence the reason you're not going to find Google Apps or iTunes on this phone... we'll go into that in more detail below, but let's start with the display:
*** DISPLAY ***
The display is a standard 4.7" 1280x720p TFT LCD screen so its not the super high-resolution 4K or quad-HD displays that are becoming mainstream on new smartphones. The Fire phone comes in with a 315 ppi pixel density which is not bad, but it's lower than a lot of the competition. In short, you're eyes are not going to distinguish anything above 300 ppi so the Fire Phone's display is perfectly adequate. *** DETAILED TECH ALERT! *** If you're happy knowing the screen is acceptable, skip to the next section... Read more ›
*** INTRO ***
This unlocked Fire Phone (which is the same as the AT&T; version with horrible reviews, only it's unlocked), is an all around excellent phone with some pretty cool technology not found on other phones. The big thing to remember here is who the manufacturer is: Amazon. That said, it's important to realize that the phone is going to be centered around the Amazon ecosystem. Many of the 1-star reviews on the AT&T; version were written by people who didn't read the description or reviews before dropping a lot of money and committing themselves to a 2-year contract.
This all started with the Kindle, and has since evolved into the Kindle Fire Tablets, and now, the Fire Phone. As is the case with Microsoft and Apple, Amazon is in direct competition with Google and Apple in terms of their "App Stores" and their music sales, hence the reason you're not going to find Google Apps or iTunes on this phone... we'll go into that in more detail below, but let's start with the display:
*** DISPLAY ***
The display is a standard 4.7" 1280x720p TFT LCD screen so its not the super high-resolution 4K or quad-HD displays that are becoming mainstream on new smartphones. The Fire phone comes in with a 315 ppi pixel density which is not bad, but it's lower than a lot of the competition. In short, you're eyes are not going to distinguish anything above 300 ppi so the Fire Phone's display is perfectly adequate. *** DETAILED TECH ALERT! *** If you're happy knowing the screen is acceptable, skip to the next section... Read more ›
664 of 711 people found the following review helpful
By cantslowdown
Verified Purchase
I'm not an AT&T; customer so I kind of disregarded the AT&T; Fire phone, but then I saw an unlocked device for $199, so I looked at the reviews of the AT&T; version and almost dismissed the product because of the 2 1/2 stars rating, that is until I noticed that most of those reviews had nothing to do with the product. The majority of the one stars came from either Greenpeacers protesting against Amazon (the company, not the phone) or people complaining about that the phone only works on AT&T;, which is exactly as it was advertised. Take out the Greenpeacers, misguided reviewers who slammed the phone because it is an AT&T-only; product, and folks who for some reason think a company should not attempt to make money by making it easy to purchase content and services from the handset maker, and you have a solid four-star rating; and as an AT&T; contract-required device, I'd agree with the 4 stars.
But after one day with the product, given the price point and value, I'm giving the unlocked version of this phone 5 stars. Here's why:
First, if you are Prime, or considering being a Prime member, the phone is 99 bucks for both the already-Prime customer and the non-Prime customer because either way, you get Amazon Prime free for one year. Prime gives me free two-day shipping, and includes a vast array of included books, video, music, cloud storage, and audible books among other stuff which I had been consuming on my Kindle tablet. Then I got Fire TV and that blew me away. Point is, to me, there's really no reason for a middle class family with a mailbox and electricity to not have Amazon Prime, so again, the phone is $99 if you consider the free Prime, and I consider that value in my rating.
You will not find a smart phone anywhere in the world with these specs at this price. Read more ›
But after one day with the product, given the price point and value, I'm giving the unlocked version of this phone 5 stars. Here's why:
First, if you are Prime, or considering being a Prime member, the phone is 99 bucks for both the already-Prime customer and the non-Prime customer because either way, you get Amazon Prime free for one year. Prime gives me free two-day shipping, and includes a vast array of included books, video, music, cloud storage, and audible books among other stuff which I had been consuming on my Kindle tablet. Then I got Fire TV and that blew me away. Point is, to me, there's really no reason for a middle class family with a mailbox and electricity to not have Amazon Prime, so again, the phone is $99 if you consider the free Prime, and I consider that value in my rating.
You will not find a smart phone anywhere in the world with these specs at this price. Read more ›
298 of 318 people found the following review helpful
By Chris
Verified Purchase
Was planning on upgrading my iPod touch this holiday season, but I saw that there was now an unlocked Fire Phone. For $199 I could get a 32GB iPod Touch, or a Fire Phone.
I can play music on both devices.
I can stream music on both devices over WiFi (I don't use data, so mobile streaming wasn't a factor).
I purchase more music through AmazonMP3 than I do iTunes. I dig the Free Prime Music, as well. Not sure if that is on the iOS app.
The Camera ability on the Fire Phone is far superior, not only because of the megapixels (13mp vs 5mp), but because it has FLASH.
The built-in audio playback is significantly better on the Fire Phone.
Free year of Prime with purchase of Fire Phone (phone is essentially $100 at this point). My Prime was up next month, so I essentially saved $99 going with Fire Phone over iPod.
I have the option to buy a data package and use mobile internet if I choose, with Fire Phone. No such option with an iPod.
It was really a no brainer to choose Fire Phone in my case.
Dynamic Perspective is interesting. I only received the phone about 5 hours ago, so I haven't gotten a whole lot of time to check out features and secrets. I will say, all the tilting shortcuts are nice, but a little tricky at first. I could live without them, but I'm sure they will become second nature.
Take the 1 star reviews with a grain of salt. Those people seem to have their own agenda, which doesn't seem to involve owning the product and giving an actual review. Amazon did not delete reviews. This is a separate listing from the AT&T; phones and this Unlocked GSM product version was released on Nov 25, 2014. Read more ›
I can play music on both devices.
I can stream music on both devices over WiFi (I don't use data, so mobile streaming wasn't a factor).
I purchase more music through AmazonMP3 than I do iTunes. I dig the Free Prime Music, as well. Not sure if that is on the iOS app.
The Camera ability on the Fire Phone is far superior, not only because of the megapixels (13mp vs 5mp), but because it has FLASH.
The built-in audio playback is significantly better on the Fire Phone.
Free year of Prime with purchase of Fire Phone (phone is essentially $100 at this point). My Prime was up next month, so I essentially saved $99 going with Fire Phone over iPod.
I have the option to buy a data package and use mobile internet if I choose, with Fire Phone. No such option with an iPod.
It was really a no brainer to choose Fire Phone in my case.
Dynamic Perspective is interesting. I only received the phone about 5 hours ago, so I haven't gotten a whole lot of time to check out features and secrets. I will say, all the tilting shortcuts are nice, but a little tricky at first. I could live without them, but I'm sure they will become second nature.
Take the 1 star reviews with a grain of salt. Those people seem to have their own agenda, which doesn't seem to involve owning the product and giving an actual review. Amazon did not delete reviews. This is a separate listing from the AT&T; phones and this Unlocked GSM product version was released on Nov 25, 2014. Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Screen breaks too easily.
Dropped from pocket while sitting and screen cover cracked in half.
The screen shows fine when lit but crack is across the whole screen cover. Read more
The screen shows fine when lit but crack is across the whole screen cover. Read more
Published 4 minutes ago by Dmitriy Yevseyev
1.0 out of 5 stars
Would not recognize SIM card that functions perfectly in other...
This coming from an Amazon Fanboi, by the way...
Disappointing. Phone was purchased unlocked but will not recognize SIM card from old phone. Read more
Disappointing. Phone was purchased unlocked but will not recognize SIM card from old phone. Read more
Published 1 hour ago by kcpcx
4.0 out of 5 stars
Four Stars
how can I active de Prime membership
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Published 3 hours ago by Carlos S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly what we expected.
Arrived as advertised. AT&T; did their part. We have a lot to learn. 67 years old but this device is simple enough for me to grasp.
Published 3 hours ago by robert
1.0 out of 5 stars
Run away and don't look back.
Horrible, complete garbage..... Switched back to my Samsung S4 today after I could not connect my fitness watch to the phone. It was the final straw. Read more
Published 4 hours ago by trekkie
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it. It took a little time to get ...
I love it. It took a little time to get used to since I had an iPhone before but I think I like it way better than the iPhone
Published 4 hours ago by Sheila Kroft
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great phone. and once you put the play store ...
It's a great phone.and once you put the play store app on it.it's even better.
Published 5 hours ago by christine vargas
5.0 out of 5 stars
I guess this is the best phone. I have loaded all the applications...
I bought this phone for $199 with 1 year Prime membership free and For the price, I guess this is the best phone. Read more
Published 5 hours ago by Sanjay B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Stars
Very very very nice phone
Thanks amazon
Thanks amazon
Published 5 hours ago by JAFFAR AHMED
3.0 out of 5 stars
pros: Amazon prime, 13mp / 2mp, Cons ...
pros : Amazon prime, 13mp / 2mp,
Cons : short battery life, lack of apps, prime music needs some work, and fire os.
Cons : short battery life, lack of apps, prime music needs some work, and fire os.
Published 5 hours ago by Naitsirhc_21
