An Amazon smartphone isn’t exactly old news, but today’s
leaked info about the smartphone comes with a photo, giving old rumours renewed
interest.
The leaked photo (courtesy of BGR) shows the alleged Amazon
smartphone encased in a protective plastic shell designed to hide the phone’s hardware
design. But even with the added plastic player, some of the handset’s features
including the 4 front-facing cameras that are supposedly designed to help the
phone deliver a 3D UI.
According to previous reports, the four front-facing cameras
will be used to track a user’s head and eye movements that should allow the
handset to provide a hologram-like glasses-free 3D viewing. According to BGR,
the four face cameras will use low-power infrared sensors.
Aside from the camera quartet, the Amazon smartphone still has two separate cameras (on at the back and the other at the front) that take photos just like those in other devices, giving the camera total to 6. There’s also a trio of buttons at right side of the phone, which are probably the volume and power/lock buttons respectively.
Aside from the camera quartet, the Amazon smartphone still has two separate cameras (on at the back and the other at the front) that take photos just like those in other devices, giving the camera total to 6. There’s also a trio of buttons at right side of the phone, which are probably the volume and power/lock buttons respectively.
What do you need a 3D interface in a phone? According to
sources of BGR, Amazon may try to implement the 3D interface in various aspects
of the phone including special wallpapers with perspectives that shift when the
phone is tilted in different directions, apps such as maps that will change
view when the phone is moved or as part of Amazon’s stores which will allow
users to view items in 3D by merely changing the position of the phone.
The phone will reportedly have a Qualcomm Snapdragon
processor, 2GB of RAM and a 4.7-inch 720p display. Rumours also have it that
Amazon might release a more affordable version of the phone later this year.
Images are courtesy of
BGR
