Amazon’s Smartphone in Production, Allegedly Launching in Mid-2013 for $100-$200
By Todd Haselton | 5
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We’ve long heard reports that Amazon is working on its own smartphone, likely powered by Android, to join its growing line of Kindle Fire tablets. A report from The Wall Street Journal suggested that the device will pack a 4-inch to 5-inch screen. Other reports, however, predicted that Amazon was going to launch the phone this year.
In any case, it seems bound to happen as Amazon continues to compete in the mobile space against rivals Apple, Google, Samsung and Barnes & Noble. We already know that it doesn’t make a profit on its Kindle Fire HD tablets, which are priced at $199, so it’s possible that my assumptions of a subsidy are wrong.
Do you think Amazon will really release a $200 smartphone without a contract?
