On the heels of the apparent success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, which one analyst estimates will sell more than 5 million units in three months, comes speculation that the online retail giant might come up with its own smartphone next. Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang have reportedly stated that Amazon will unleash a smartphone on the market in Q4 2012. Amazon, they state, will sell the device at close to cost.
Is an Amazon Smartphone Waiting Downstream?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 17, 2011 02:34 PMOn the heels of the apparent success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, which one analyst estimates will sell more than 5 million units in three months, comes speculation that the online retail giant might come up with its own smartphone next. Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang have reportedly stated that Amazon will unleash a smartphone on the market in Q4 2012. Amazon, they state, will sell the device at close to cost.