3 reasons why you should consider switching to Amazon's Fire Phone

There are plenty of smartphones out there. But these three features might make Amazon's worthwhile.

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Amazon has a smartphone. It's a novel move for an online retailer, and has already spawned dozens of stories about Amazon's business strategy. But what does that matter to the consumer? There are hundreds of other phones that they can choose from.

Sure, the Fire Phone, as it is called, does have four front-facing cameras equipped with infrared, which offers users a dynamic perspective when viewing certain images. The Fire Phone also enables one-handed navigation through tilt gestures, auto-scrolling, and more. But the hardware — a 4.7-inch screen, a quad-core processor, a 13 megapixel camera — is essentially par for the course when it comes to high-end devices.

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Tyler Hayes is a freelance writer living in Southern California. He's just as obsessed with discovering new music as he is with trying new technology.