Amazon is selling their tablets at a price bordering on cost, the company receives revenue due to the implementation of digital content through their own service. Characteristically, , at first glance, this effective scheme would not apply to corporate smartphone Fire Phone - Amazon considers it self-contained product that can exist outside of proprietary ecosystem.
According to IHS experts, the total cost of components Fire Phone is $ 205, while the unit is sold for $ 650, subject to a contract with the mobile operator the price is reduced to $ 199.
To sum must be added the cost of assembly, logistics, development - the creation of smartphone Amazon spent four years - and so on.