Dynamic Perspective thing... The shake to undo is possibly the most hated interaction on iPhones. I don't know if I would want to have to do physical stuff to the phone itself to reveal information that should be accessible via touch (or visible at all times).
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#22This seems compelling if you're already sold on the Amazon ecosystem, but not terribly so if you're not -- especially at that price.
While looking at the product page, I thought: "So, I'm tied to Amazon and AT&T, and I'm paying for the privilege. How is this any better than my cheaper Nexus 5?"
Also, isn't this going to be decimated by Google X's Project Tango?
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How can it be an "iPhone clone", when its marquee feature is something the iPhone lacks (head tracking hardware)?
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#26Bezos did not talk about the basic phone functionality of call/text.
Those should just be expected to work.
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#27Does anyone know what version of Android this is based on?
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The question is very important because it's claiming Android app compatibility. What API level it's running is therefore critical information to any developer.
Fire OS tends to be more a "skin" than a fork anyway, it's similar to TouchWiz or Sense. The core framework, services, and runtime are all Android.
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#28Kinda unfortunate for Firefox OS guys. Amazon's Fire Phone OS is called Fire OS... definitely gonna confuse some folks...
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#29Bezos did not talk about the basic phone functionality of call/text.
Phones do that now?
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#30So hang on....are you telling me that $199 is the cheapest price WITH A CONTRACT??
Obviously things are different in the US,but in UK it's almost unfathomable to be paying anything for the phone if you are getting a contract. Sometimes the latest iphone will have an upfront cost of 29 pounds, but it's rare.