I wonder how the hardware (esp. camera) compares to the other high-end androids and whether you can run stock android on it.
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#72... because a dedicated button to scan QR codes is what I wanted all along. At least CueCat was free. http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/
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#73I'll wait for the B&N Nook Phone
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#74Does anyone know what actual mail and calendaring system this thing even uses? What about maps? All the other stuff aside, texting, mail, calendar, and maps cover about 80% of most people's phone use; if those pieces stink, it's going to be a problem, and I see absolutely no mention of where they're getting map data in particular.
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#75From my post in another thread: It's $199 with a 2 year contract with AT&T, meaning it's a $649 phone (now confirmed). It's priced with other 'premium' phones like the iPhone 5S and the Galaxy S5 (both $199 with a 2 year contract, $649 off contract at AT&T). Unfortunately, Amazon's other products like the Kindle Fire are anything but premium hardware and software-wise. On the software side this is partially due to th…
AT&T made significant changes to their plans earlier this year, so buying a 2-year contract from them is now a terrible idea. You're much better using their installment plan or just paying full price for the phone.
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#76How does the Mayday on-device tech support work? Amazon expert will appear to help you via live video Will it be a Siri/Cortana like AI agent or a human from a Amazon call center?
They've already got this on the Fire tablets. It's a real person.
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#77The compelling feature on this phone everyone's missing: Let's say you have to browse through a bunch of stuff on your phone. The very moment you start doing this, you have a problem: There's a #%&! finger covering up the screen now! The idea behind this phone is simple: All browsing of information is done by tilting the screen, leaving the display completely unobstructed... sure, other phones have tried to do this b…
That doesn't really seem compelling to me. I've never felt the problem of having my finger in the way while scrolling, and I'm pretty dubious of tilt scrolling. I'll reserve final judgement until I've had my hands on the phone or seen other people's hands on reviews, but right now this really seems like a solution in search of a problem.
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#78How does the Mayday on-device tech support work? Amazon expert will appear to help you via live video Will it be a Siri/Cortana like AI agent or a human from a Amazon call center?
Based on some of their other commercials it'll actually be a human in a call center.
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#79The compelling feature on this phone everyone's missing: Let's say you have to browse through a bunch of stuff on your phone. The very moment you start doing this, you have a problem: There's a #%&! finger covering up the screen now! The idea behind this phone is simple: All browsing of information is done by tilting the screen, leaving the display completely unobstructed... sure, other phones have tried to do this b…
I hope it doesn't end up like playing balance a bubble to keep things from constantly sliding around. You think people's motion sickness from iOS7's parallax lock screen was something?
But I would love to see solid, intuitive improvements in UI like this.
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#80This seems compelling if you're already sold on the Amazon ecosystem, but not terribly so if you're not -- especially at that price.
As someone who spent a couple of weeks with a Kindle Fire tablet, I want to mention that the Amazon ecosystem is frustratingly closed. There are many apps that I use and prefer on my nexus phone that I just can't get in the Amazon appstore, and ultimately that's enough to keep me away.