Recode reports on a soon - to - be released teardown from research firm IHS, which says the Amazon
Fire Phone costs $ 205 to build.
At the beginning,
the Fire Phone cost $ 199 on contract with AT&T, on a 2 - year plan, or $ 649 off contract.
Not exact matches
If that's not ugly enough, Amazon CTO Tom Szkutak also admitted last week that the company had to swallow a painful $ 170 million write - down pill last quarter, «primarily related to
Fire Phone inventory valuation and supplier commitment
costs.»
When the
Fire Phone debuted, it
cost essentially the same as an iPhone: $ 200 on a 2 - year AT&T contract, odd for a company which thrives on undercutting its competition.
After two price cuts, the
Fire Phone now
costs $ 200 without a contract.
The
Fire Phone comes with a free year of Amazon Prime, bringing the effective
cost for some down to $ 100.
Although the feature, which
cost «surreal amounts of money» to develop, ended up making it onto the
Fire Phone, the four cameras kill battery life, and ultimately Dynamic Perspective probably isn't the «
Fire Phone's version of Siri,» as Bezos had hoped.
Amazon is understandably reluctant to take another chance on a
Fire Phone after the first - gen's monumental box - office missteps, and while the company's hardware department faces general cutbacks, its tablet family will continue to spawn new low -
cost iPad contenders, at least this holiday season.
Cost: $ 25 per month; $ 30 per month if you want CNBC (included in the sort - of a la carte service's news bundle) Supported devices: AirTV; Amazon
Fire TV and
Fire tablets; Android TV; Android
phones and tablets on 4.4 or higher; Apple TV; Apple iPhones and iPads on iOS 9 or higher; Chrome and Chromecast; LeEco; select LG TVs; Roku; select Samsung TVs; Windows 10; XBox One; ZTE
Televisions, stereo, iPod, cell
phone, laptop, external hard drive and gaming systems
cost a lot of money and renters insurance can help cover those
costs if a
fire causes damage.
It's difficult to justify spending as much for a
Fire Phone as you would a Galaxy S5, when in reality, it's about as powerful as last year's Galaxy S4, which is still out and
costs a lot less than the
Fire Phone.
The
Fire Phone is only available on AT&T in the U.S. right now and
costs $ 650 without a contract, or $ 200 with a two - year contract, which is a steep price for this hardware.
Dirt - cheap, possibly counterfeit Apple adapters and charging accessories in general pose a far greater risk than a faulty, twice recalled and ultimately discontinued
phone of randomly catching
fire and
costing you your home, life, or the life of a loved one.
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.