And in perhaps even more exciting news, customers who currently own
a Prime Exclusive device will receive a free update over the next week that will take away lockscreen ads.
This phone offers more than just a new color, however — it's also an Amazon
Prime Exclusive device with Amazon's digital assistant, Alexa, installed right out of the box.
(You still need a $ 99 - per - year Amazon Prime membership to get the discounted pricing on
Prime Exclusive devices, though.)
This is only a small number of
the Prime Exclusive devices up for sale right now.
Another phone in Amazon's refreshed collection of
Prime Exclusive devices is the Alcatel A30.
Not exact matches
Some of these phones are very cheap, and Amazon is making a small selection of great budget
devices even cheaper with Amazon
Prime Exclusive phones, which are subsidized with advertisements.
«
Prime Members now have
exclusive access to a huge library of books to read on any Kindle
device at no additional cost and with no due dates.»
All five phones are now part of Amazon's
Prime Exclusive program, which gives
Prime members the option of getting a discount on their new phone in exchange for viewing lock screen offers and ads on their
device.
Kindles: Amazon has a larger catalog of modern books because amazon has been in the e-book market longer than anyone other.They have 2,00,000 Kindle
exclusive e-books with many from the famous authors who publish directly via amazon.There are not many choices to buy e-books for the kindle from other stores or free book sites.The bought books are stored in the cloud.Just keep the local copies of the books.You can also lend a book to a friend once for 14 days.Amazon also has kindle lending library which is currently available only to amazon
prime subscribers.Thus via this service borrow books and read without buying.You can also read e-books loaned from the public libraries.Getting the loaded books onto the
device is simpler on kindle unlike the nook.The books can easily be downloaded wirelessly via whisper sync service (an AT&T 3G powered connection).
And, Kindle Fire HD has access to Amazon -
exclusive features such as
Prime Instant Videos and the Kindle Lending Library, which Amazon refuses to make available for other Android
devices (
Prime Instant Videos is offered to iPad owners, however).
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO says «
Prime Members now have
exclusive access to a huge library of books to read on any Kindle
device at no additional cost and with no due dates.»
In celebration of
Prime Day on July 12, Alexa will have a number of
exclusive deals on products like Amazon
devices, smart home products, toys, and more.
LG and Amazon have announced a new phone partnership for phones
exclusive to
Prime members: SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oct. 26, 2017 --(NASDAQ: AMZN)-- Amazon today announced that smartphone technology leader LG Electronics is joining the
Prime Exclusives Phones lineup with four unlocked
devices, starting at just $ 149.99 for
Prime members.
Amazon also offered
exclusive Amazon
Prime deals through Alexa to popularize the use of the
device.
The phone was released in September (after a short delay) as a Project Fi
device and hit Amazon as a
Prime Exclusive phone earlier this month.
Customers who own an Alexa - enabled
device will be able to take advantage of more than 100
exclusive Prime Day deals two hours before the regular sale kicks off, if they use their voice to order the items they want.
«As smartphone technology has evolved, we also want to evolve the
Prime Exclusive Phone experience to ensure customers can easily use features such as the phone's mobile unlock technologies like facial recognition and fingerprint sensors, as well as be able to personalize
device lockscreens with photos or wallpapers,» Amazon said in a statement, according to Android Police.
Starting on Feb. 7, all Amazon
Prime Exclusive Android phones will be sold without any lock screen ads, but
devices will have a $ 20 price increase.
Amazon says that
Prime Exclusive phones will continue to be offered for
Prime members at discounted prices, but customers should expect a $ 20 price increase on all
devices.
The ads on the lock screen never bothered me or seemed to slow down the
device so if someone was to ask me I would recommend saving $ 50 to pick up the
Prime Exclusive model.
Some of these Android phones are phenomenal deals, with
devices like the $ 500 LG G6 Plus and $ 185 Moto G5 Plus headlining the
Prime Exclusive Phones.
The
device went on sale in the US in partnership with Google, as an Android One
device on the Project Fi network and an Amazon
Prime exclusive as well.
It is not too surprising that 6 of the 11 Alexa
exclusive Prime Day Deals were either for an Echo
device or a smart home
device that works with Alexa.
While all new
Prime Exclusive phones will ship without lockscreen ads, owners of existing
devices will receive a free software update that will eliminate them, too.
In fact, Samsung seems to have made some
exclusive optimizations to the J7
Prime, as it offers a smoother user experience than any other budget
device from the company.
There's support for themes and access to the theme store — most themes that you see on the flagship Galaxy
devices are available on the J7
Prime as well, in addition to a few themes
exclusive to the Galaxy J series.
The sale isn't
exclusive to Amazon
Prime members, and anyone can head over to the e-commerce site or OnePlusStore.in to purchase the
device.
Amazon's
Prime Exclusive phones lineup, which offers discounted
devices in exchange for lock screen ads, used to exclusively consist of budget
devices you'd never dream of paying full price for.
SEATTLE — March 23, 2017 --(NASDAQ: AMZN)-- Amazon today announced two new
devices joining the roster of
Prime Exclusive Phones.
Motorola brings its third
device to
Prime Exclusive Phones, the Moto G5 Plus, which features a 5.2» Full HD display, fingerprint reader, an octa - core processor, 4G LTE speed, and compatibility with all major U.S. carriers — two variants are available, one with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage for only $ 184.99 for
Prime members, or 4 GB of RAM with 64 GB of internal storage for only $ 239.99 for
Prime members
Alcatel debuts its first
device with
Prime Exclusive Phones, the Alcatel A30 — only $ 59.99 for
Prime members and featuring Android Nougat, a 5» HD display, a quad - core processor, 4G LTE speed, compatibility with Verizon and major GSM carriers, and Alcatel's two - year
device protection warranty
«Adding this
device to Amazon's
Prime Exclusive Phones program is an exciting evolution of our relationship and ensures that even more consumers have access to our feature - rich and value - packed smartphones.»
This
device was also made available through Amazon
Prime as a
Prime Exclusive Phone.
After making its debut overseas earlier this year, LG's most affordable bezel - light
device has recently come to the United States thanks to Amazon's
Prime Exclusive program.
Amazon
Prime Exclusive Phones are great deals, made even better now that lockscreen ads for all current and future
devices will be removed.