Will the Amazon Fire Phone Fail to Deliver?

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The mobile industry has seen substantial growth in the past few years. Facebook had launched a mobile venture which failed to make any impact on the saturated smart-phone market. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN  ) chose to ignore the inglorious tale of the failure and decided to come out with its own handset, the Amazon fire phone. The phone does not have the specification or the price to compete with the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL  ) and Samsung.

What about the specifications?

The smart phone is a highly competitive industry. Original equipment manufacturers try their best to either lead the high-end segment with superior specifications, or they cut-down prices to penetrate the market. The Fire phone, with a 4.7 inch 720p IPS LCD, Snapdragon 800 , and a 13 MP back camera, seems to replicate the high-end phones of the last year with no-compromise on the prices. This indicates that the phone will not be able to compete with the current high-end devices. 

The Fire phone's form factor is yet another issue to be considered before consumers decide to make their pockets heavier; literally. The Fire phone is bulkier and heavier than most of the phones in this price range.

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