Bezos’s Fire Phone: 400 Cameras, Zero Friends, Dead on Arrival
KEY POINTS
- •Jeff Bezos launched the Fire Phone in 2014, aiming to integrate Amazon into the smartphone market.
- •Despite its impressive features, including 400 cameras and a 3D screen, the device failed to resonate with users.
- •Ultimately, the Fire Phone served primarily as a tool for purchasing from Amazon, not meeting consumer desires.
Back in 2014, Jeff Bezos decided Amazon needed a smartphone, because why not ruin a perfectly good online store with a side of terrible tech? The Fire Phone launched boasting 400 cameras (yes, four hundred), a '3D effect' that screamed 'look what gimmick we hammered in,' and a home screen packed with baffling 'delighters'—a fancy word for useless bells and whistles. Naturally, it was mostly a way to buy things on Amazon, a feature users didn’t exactly queue for. Bezos aimed for domination, but Fire Phone ended up a cautionary tale best suited for tech museum snark sessions rather than pocket companions.
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400 cameras, a 3D screen, and a love letter to Amazon shopping—behold the Fire Phone, proof that if you throw enough junk at the wall, nobody will choose to stick with it except your bottom line’s nightmares.
Amazon Fire Phone: the gadget equivalent of showing up to a knife fight with a butter knife and a shopping list no one asked for.
Remember when Jeff Bezos thought that 400 cameras on a phone was the answer? Spoiler: users didn’t just swipe left, they vanished from the market.
Source: Theverge | Published: 11/9/2025 | Author: David Pierce
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