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Reports
about a possible Amazon smartphone initially emerged last year and it appears
that recent reports have given indications that the device may be released near
the end of the year or at the start of the coming year.
The Amazon
smartphone is supposedly being tested already and mass production may start at
the end of the year or at the start of 2013. Foxconn will reportedly take care
of manufacturing the upcoming Amazon smartphone. The company also produces the
iPhone of Apple.
Some
industry watchers expect the Amazon smartphone to make an impact in the market
similar to what happened when the Amazon Kindle Fire was released. The price
tag of the upcoming device is also expected to be low when compared to other
unsubsidized smartphones in the market.
The upcoming
Amazon smartphone is also expected to allow users to easily access the various
content offerings of the online retail giant, which will offer an optimized
shopping experience for the users of the device.
The possible
features of the upcoming device remain uncertain although some speculations
have emerged giving indications that the upcoming Amazon smartphone may come
with an OMAP 4 ARM processor from Texas Instruments while its screen display
may be at least four inches. The upcoming device is also expected to feature
the Amazon OS although the company may opt to make some modifications in the
same way it modified the Android OS for the Amazon Kindle Fire.
A number of
challenges may face the upcoming Amazon smartphone when it will be offered into
the market. It can be recalled that the Nexus One of Google was not quite
successful when it was released into the market.
The company
may offer the Amazon smartphone at a reasonable price without the need for a
two-year service contract. However since it may not become available in time
for the holiday shopping season, the company will have to work harder to allow
it to duplicate the successful sales campaign of the Amazon Kindle Fire.
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