Samsung and LG reportedly monitoring how Amazon's Fire phone can affect the smartphone market

According to a report from Korea Times, both Samsung and LG are seeing Amazon’s new Fire phone as a possible threat to their smartphone business, as the handset offers not just the benefits of a smartphone platform, but also a quick and easy way to shop online (thanks to the new Firefly feature).



The Korean publication has it that Samsung and LG - South Korea’s largest handset makers - are “monitoring how the Fire phone will affect the smartphone industry.” Of course, for now it’s too early to tell if Amazon’s first phone will be a success, or a game changer, as the device isn’t going ...



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