Amazon Reportedly Developing New Alexa-Focused Smartphone Code-Named "Transformer"
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Summary
Amazon is reportedly developing a new smartphone code-named "Transformer" that will center around its Alexa AI assistant, marking the company's return to the smartphone market over a decade after the failed Fire Phone. The device is being developed by Amazon's ZeroOne group led by former Microsoft executive J Allard, and the team has explored both smartphone and minimalist "dumbphone" designs inspired by the $700 Light Phone. While Alexa will be a key feature, it won't necessarily serve as the phone's primary operating system.
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According to Reuters, the phone, which is code-named 'Transformer,' will center around Amazon's AI assistant, but Alexa won't 'necessarily be the primary operating system of the phone.'
'Transformer' is currently in development in Amazon's ZeroOne group, led by J Allard, who previously worked on the Zune and Xbox at Microsoft.
Allard's team has reportedly explored both smartphone and 'dumbphone' designs, taking inspiration from the $700 minimalist Light Phone.
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