Rumour: Amazon Cooking Up a 4.7-inch Smartphone

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While not having much of hardware pedigree behind it Amazon has done some amazing things with mobile devices, introducing their Kindle Fire tablets and ebook readers. Now, rumour has it that they're working on a 4.7" smartphone (much along the same lines and design as the Samsung Galaxy S III). Like so many other rumours of this kind, this one was sparked from component makers, in this case those dealing with smartphone specific components. So far other specifications are few and far in between and the only concrete news that we have is that the Amazon smartphone will probably feature the aforementioned 4.7" screen.

This isn't much news for most Malaysians but for those who travel a lot and do own an Amazon device, it could mean the next birthday present to get for them. Rumours of the price range for this Amazon smartphone are from just around USD$100 to USD$200 which could mean that it wouldn't match up exactly to the features of smartphones in the Samsung Galaxy S III class. Above all, Amazon devices have been known for their good battery life, so it should be interesting to see if it could rival the current battery life leader, which is still the Motorola RAZR MAXX. No news as to when this rumour may come true but expect delays due to Amazon supply issues with Foxconn.

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