Amazon developing AI smartphone years after Fire Phone failure

In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, which became one of the company's highest-profile flops. Now, Amazon is ...

Report: Amazon is making another phone, this time for the AI era

Amazon is developing a new smartphone codenamed "Transformer," led by the same devices unit behind Alexa, with a focus on AI ...
Android Police

Why the Amazon Fire Phone flopped so badly

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. After years of rumors, Amazon announced the Fire Phone on June 18, 2014, a full decade ago today. After giving Google some serious ...
Texas Standard

Amazon eyes the phone market and offers faster delivery — for a price

Amazon may be set to re-enter the phone business after failing more than ten years ago. The giant retailer announced this ...

Amazon keeps playing with Fire and I expect it to get burned again with its new phone

If Fyre Festival can try again, why not the Fire Phone?
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Amazon Wants to Make a Phone Again? Its First One Was a Fast Fail

Amazon Wants to Make a Phone Again? Its First One Was a Fast Fail ...

Amazon is trying smartphones again after the Fire Phone flop with Alexa-first "Transformer"

According to people familiar with the project who spoke to Reuters, Transformer is being built inside Amazon's devices and ...
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Amazon develops Transformer phone, its first since 2014 Fire Phone

Amazon plans a new Amazon Transformer smartphone focused on integration with Alexa, aiming to enhance its service ecosystem.

Amazon’s rumored AI phone might be dead on arrival, says analyst

Amazon’s rumored AI-driven smartphone may face an uphill battle, with analysts warning that market conditions and competition make this the worst possible time to launch.