Amazon may be developing a smartphone for 2012
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2. bbblader posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:04 0 0
is it me or is the galaxy series from samsung have the same design as this phone?
5. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:14 0 0
thats just a fan render. this is still talkin speculation from an analyst. they have like a 1 in 20 shot of being right.
That would be rather interesting. If the fire is successful, which it looks like it will be... i dont see why they wouldnt try their hand at phones.
If they keep the margins tight to increase sales while still putting in decent quality hardware and still allowing them to be easily unlocked.. it could become a very budget friendly hacker's phone.
4. Skyrim posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:08 0 0
It looks like a iphone made of the kindle fire's material with the galaxy s2 (international) key setup on bottom... But this isnt actually a real phone i dont think
7. MichaelHeller posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:25 2 0
No, the image is from the April Fools joke about an Amazon smartphone called the Blaze.
9. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:56 1 0
was that joke created before anyone knew about the fire?? lol, that would actually be rather funny.
24. MichaelHeller posted on 17 Nov 2011, 20:29 0 0
Yeah, it was an April Fools joke earlier this year. We didn't know the name of the Fire til September or October, right?
27. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 23:15 0 0
heck i dunno.. your the article expert :) umm. we've been hearing rumors for a little while, dont remember when they announced the name though.
6. clevername posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:22 2 0
For that cost they could sell it for 200 off contract and still make a profit. A small profit, but selling fire at a loss shows they want market share over profit. That would seriously undercut the competition and got that price I don't think carriers would mind subsidizing 100-200 dollars. At that cost it could be sold for free on contract or even for $50.
8. Whateverman posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:28 0 0
I'd be interested in seeing what they could come up with, but Foxconn??? Really? Will there EVERY be any manufacturing done in the US by anyone? Rhetorical question, I know there is. I'm just saying...
10. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 12:56 8 0
not unless they find a way to legally import Chinese workers :(
13. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 15:25 0 0
:) .
12. taco50 posted on 17 Nov 2011, 15:22 0 2
No one will have a problem with this phone being made by Foxconn because it's not an iPhone.
14. taco50 posted on 17 Nov 2011, 15:26 0 2
Foxconn makes consumer electronics for a number of well-known companies, including:
Acer Inc. (Taiwan)
Amazon.com (United States)[16]
Apple Inc. (United States)[17]
ASRock (Taiwan)
Barnes & Noble (United States)
Intel (United States)
Cisco (United States)
Hewlett-Packard (United States)[18]
Dell (United States)
Nintendo (Japan)
Nokia (Finland)[17]
Microsoft (United States)
MSI (Taiwan)
Motorola (United States)
Sony Ericsson (Japan/Sweden)[19]
Vizio (United States)
15. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 16:01 2 0
ok troll. oi
quick question.
How many foxconn factories have constant problems with suicide so bad that they install jumper nets. how many factories are built so fast that they forget to install ventillation systems, and then blow up killing and harming many workers? just the ones producing apple devices.
The only one that I possibly use from foxconn is the dell, but for some reason i thought they made desktops elsewhere. expand on that and find out what exactly dell is making in china.. phones/tablets or computers.
and try to answer without trying to start another flame war please. thanks.
16. taco50 posted on 17 Nov 2011, 16:21 0 2
Why do you think Foxconn workers making Apple products have different working conditions than other Foxconn workers?
Thanks for proving my point that you have no issue with amazon making phones and tablets through Foxconn.
17. remixfa posted on 17 Nov 2011, 16:28 2 0
foxcon is a giant contracting company. I'd bet money that a client as large as apple gets a lot of say in what happens at those plants. And my understanding (dont quote me on it) is that it was Tim's job to oversee the foxconn contracts and other suppliers while SJ was in charge.
Never said I didnt have an issue with foxconn, taco. Dont put words in my mouth. I was simply making the distinction about why people get up in arms over APPLE-FOXCONN plants over other ones. You dont think that apple is going to stand up to the US telecoms, but be pushed around by some Chinese parts assembler do you?
And I looked it up. My dell desktop was made in the USA, not at foxconn. Thats where they make tablets, phones, and some laptops. they also have major factories in the US, india, malasia, and the phillipines.
