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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
The problem is, it wasn't priced as such. The Fire Phone best compares to the Nexus 5 and the OnePlus One; both of which were priced well under it. Even after the $200 price cut, the other two phones are still cheaper.
Phone Comparison
- Fire Phone --> 649 (32G) --- 749 (64G) --> price at release Jul 14
- Fire Phone --> 449 (32G) --- 549 (64G) --> after price cut Sep 14
- Nexus 5 ----> 349 (16G) --- 399 (32G)
- One+ One --> 299 (16G) --- 349 (64G)
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Let me rephrase. Amazon has a reputation as a cost cutter but didn't seem to do it with the Fire Phone. That was the problem that caused poor sales.