Amazon Blaze to run Android, have a 4.3″ Mirasol screen
I wanted to share an elaborate April Fool’s day joke with you.
The folks at Android Police spent much of last week putting together a truly impressive practical joke. the combined plausible pictures, detailed tech specs, and even a faked handout from Amazon.
I nearly fell for it, it’s that good. i also know a bunch of people who should have known better. They fell for it.
The Blaze (Kindle-Blaze, get it?) is an Android smartphone with a new 4.3″ Mirasol screen. It’s running v2.3 on a dual core CPU, and it has 32GB Flash, an 8GB microSD card, 2 cameras, Bluetooth, and it even has a solar panel on the battery cover.
That last bit was supposed to be the giveaway, but I thought the 32GB Flash was fishy. That seemed a little much if you also get an 8GB card, too.
Here’s the handout they faked. I swear it looks real.
Well done,guys.
via Android Police
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