Comments on: Galaxy Stellar Headed to Verizon With “Starter Mode” and Pre-loaded With Amazon Apps?

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:13:00 +0000

Maybe Amazon commissioned samsung to build the first amazon phone? There is an amazon pr event coming up

By: Graham Cluck

Graham Cluck — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Apple has a patent for noob phones. Sammy better watch out.

By: superdry

superdry — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0000

$499 off-contract price? That means the specs should be as good as the Dinc 4G LTE.

By: CaptainHowdy13

CaptainHowdy13 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Prime viewer, appstore, amazon mobile, amazon MP3 etc see where Im going? Probably still has the play store and if not you can side load. Just a guess

By: JoshGroff

JoshGroff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Well, next wave I’m planning on getting one, so I’ll find out then.

By: Ivo Shandor

Ivo Shandor — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0000

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that “Starter mode” is supposed to be an instructional mode for beginners that have never used an Android phone.

By: Dominick Scarfogliero

Dominick Scarfogliero — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:19:00 +0000

I thought Samsung gave up on Bada OS. Plus I think it would be easier for them just to fork off Android, and then devs would only have to alter their apps according to either Samsung or Amazon standards.

By: Dominick Scarfogliero

Dominick Scarfogliero — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0000

I would assume so.

By: Gavin Lelyn McNabb

Gavin Lelyn McNabb — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Samsung would be more likely to switch to it’s own Bada OS, than forking Android.

By: Eddie Jr

Eddie Jr — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:47:00 +0000

Right, and if you don’t like this phone just don’t get it. I do not understand what the problem is.

By: Eddie Jr

Eddie Jr — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0000

It means Amazon paid Verizon a ton of money.

By: JoshGroff

JoshGroff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Well, that works too, but would it still have the full social media integration that Sense has natively? That’s pretty much all I use my phone for, besides calls/texts (but every phone does that), everything else gets pushed onto my tablet.

By: Dominick Scarfogliero

Dominick Scarfogliero — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0000

If you want a Sense like experience, you’re gonna have to get a nexus with pure Android and then flash a ROM that has Sense.

By: JoshGroff

JoshGroff — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0000

So like an iPhone, but not.

By: BSweetness

BSweetness — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0000

This was my first thought as well. The have rumors for awhile that Amazon was looking to put out their own Android phones. If that’s what this is, it would make sense that it would use the Amazon Appstore over Play, just like the Kindle Fire. Amazon does have that event coming up soon where new Kindle devices are rumored to be announced.

Also, it doesn’t say it there’s no access to the Play store. It’s possible it could have both, but with a focus on Amazon’s app offerings.