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The Holophone is Coming Soon! Amazon to Unveil 3D Handset

The holophone is almost here! Amazon does deal with AT&T to compete against Apple and Google with a revolutionary 3D handset



Tomorrow, Jeff Bezos will unveil an event in conjunction with a Seattle launch



It is expected to only be available in the US - and only on AT&T



Published: 18:56 EDT, 17 June 2014 | Updated: 00:56 EDT, 18 June 2014



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Amazon was today wrapping up its first phone. It will be unveiled by Jeff Bezos within hours.



It is believed the device will make use of retina-tracking technology that makes images on the display of the smartphone appear to float over the screen' like holograms and appear three-dimensional at all angles.'



It is believed that the handset will initially be offered in the US only by AT&T in an arrangement that is similar to the launch of the original iPhone.



The rumored holophone from Amazon will be unveiled on June 18. The retailer released a teaser trailer on Wednesday, showing people's reactions to the device. The handset's images have been leaked online. The latest images (pictured) show a slim handset that looks a lot like Apple's iPhone



The rumoured deal has already riled AT&T's competitors,



Seattle T-Mobile's chief executive officer, John Legere, tweeted, "Really, @Amazon? What happened to hometown pride?



Previously images of the handset have leaked on the internet.



It's been in the process of development since 2009 at Lab126, Amazon's secretive Silicon Valley hardware division.
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More than 1,600 users claim Lab126 as their employer on the professional networking site LinkedIn, according to Business Week.



The latest images also show a relatively thin handset - which resembles Apple's iPhone.



Multiple reliable sources have verified the authenticity of the image which was designed to be used internally by graphic designers at Amazon,' web site BGR said.



The handset seems to take design cues from Apple's iPhone 5 and Google's Nexus handset.



'As can be seen in this new image published exclusively by BGR the phone from Amazon will feature an overall look that is similar to other full touch smartphones currently on the market,' said BGR.



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'In fact, it appears to borrow design cues taken from various existing phones, including Apple's iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy S lineup and even the HTC One, which has a chamfered, polished bezel much like the one found on Amazon's phone.'



The handset is believed come with a 4.7-inch display with 720p HD resolution and the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, and six individual camera modules that help create 3D effects.



It will run a customized version of Google's Android OS, similar to the one found on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.



Amazon's handset has an edge that is like the iPhone 5



Previously the site has obtained images of the phone encased in the protective case.



Finally, we have gotten exclusive images of a model of the unreleased phone, giving the world its first glimpse of Amazon's highly anticipated phone, web site has previously BGR said.


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