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Old 06-09-2017, 05:48 PM   #42
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Well worth the price for all it does. Most quality phones are in the $400-$600 range and doesn't have half the bells and whistles the Fire Phone had. You can't get a decent phone for under $200. There are budget phones out there but they are not quality.

Mines unlocked never needed a contract.

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Many people didn't feel that way.

Comparisons to the iPhone aren't what caused the failure. Samsung phones are compared to iPhone all the time. Almost every Android flagship is. And they don't fail the way Fire did.

Here's a review from when the Fire phone was released: Amazon Fire Phone review

Here's what they critiqued. I think most other reviewers agreed: Although it costs the same (or more) as competing Android and iPhone models, the Fire Phone delivers a less extensive app store and service experience and more sluggish performance. Battery life is disappointing.

For what it's worth, I'd really like to see Windows Phones take off. They have a great OS. But like the Fire phone, lack of apps is hampering it. So it isn't like people are just dumping on the Fire phone because they don't like Amazon.

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