Amazon Prime Exclusive Phones: Everything you need to know

Prime Exclusive Phones consist of quality handsets at discounted prices — exclusively for Amazon Prime subscribers. It's hard to keep track of all the perks that come with an Amazon Prime membership, but if you're an Android fan, one of the best ones is easily Amazon's Prime Exclusive Phones. Prime Exclusive Phones are sold exclusively to Amazon Prime members, and this program allows you to purchase quality phones from LG, Motorola, and others at discounted rates. Here's everything you need to know! June 21, 2018 — Moto Z3 Play and Moto G6 Play are now in the Prime Exclusive lineup The Moto Z3 Play is a solid upgrade to last year's Z2 Play, but the $499 retail price doesn't really make it stand out in this segment. Thankfully, Amazon is now making the Z3 Play available via its Prime Exclusive lineup, knocking $50 off the price of the device. The Prime variant of the Z3 Play retails for $449, and is now up for sale for Prime subscribers. The Z3 Play offers a 6.0-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 636, dual 12MP + 5MP cameras at the back, 8MP front shooter, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal memory, microSD slot, and a 3000mAh battery. Motorola is bundling a Moto Power Pack with every unit for free, with the Moto Mod offering a 2200mAh battery capacity. And for a limited time, Amazon will throw in a Moto Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa for free with every purchase of the Moto Z3 Play. The Moto Mod by itself retails for $149, so combine that with the $50 discount and the Prime variant of the Moto Z3 Play is a pretty great deal. Prime members can now pick up the Moto Z3 Play from Amazon, with the phone set for an official release on June 29. See at Amazon As for the Moto G6 Play, it is the more affordable variant of the Moto G6, and Prime members can get their hands on the device for $189, $10 off its retail price. As a refresher, the Moto G6 Play features a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 panel, and is powered by the Snapdragon 427. You also get 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, a microSD slot, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, and a massive 4000mAh battery. Both phones come with a host of Amazon apps pre-installed, including the Amazon Widget, Amazon Shopping, and Amazon Alexa. You'll also be able to set Alexa as the default voice assistant on either device should you wish to do so. See at Amazon May 30, 2018 — Motorola's Moto G6 joins the mix! The Moto G line is one of the most popular in the budget smartphone market, and the Moto G6 is one of the best entries yet. Motorola's retail price for the G6 is $250, but being a part of Amazon's Prime Exclusive program, that price is lowered to just $235. For that price, you're getting a 5.7-inch Full HD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 450 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of expandable storage (up to 128GB), 3,000 mAh battery, 12MP + 5MP dual rear cameras, and Android 8.0 Oreo. Something that is unique to the Prime Exclusive Moto G6 is built-in Alexa. To get its attention, just double press the power button and start asking away. See at Amazon May 22, 2018 — The LG K30 joins the lineup with a price of $140 The latest phone entering the Prime Exclusive program is LG's K30. It's got a 5.3-inch 1280 x 720 screen on the front in addition to on-screen navigation buttons and a 5MP selfie camera. Plastic is the material of choice for the K30's design, and on the back, you'll find an 8MP shooter along with a fingerprint sensor. Other specs include the Snapdragon 425, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 2TB), and Android 7.1 Nougat. You'll pay $139.99 for the K30. See at Amazon What phones are available? Amazon's list of Prime Exclusive Phones is always changing, and as it does, we'll be updating this list to reflect the most current lineup. As it stands right now, these are the phones you can get through the Prime Exclusive program — LG G6+ ($519.99) LG G6 ($419.99) LG Q6 ($189.99) LG K30 ($139.99) LG X Charge ($169.99) Moto E4 ($119.99) Moto X4 ($279.99) Moto G5 Plus ($204.99) Moto G6 ($234.99) Moto G6 Play ($189) Moto Z3 Play ($449) Can anyone buy the phones? Nope. In order to purchase Prime Exclusive Phones, you'll need to have an active subscription to Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime costs $119 for 12 months or $39 for 3 months, and along with access to these phones, you also get free two-day shipping, access to shows/movies on Prime Video, free Kindle e-books, and much, much more. How are they so much cheaper? Prime Exclusive Phones are considerably cheaper than their non-Prime counterparts, but how can this be? No matter which one you choose, all Prime Exclusive Phones come with pre-installed Amazon apps, including Amazon Shopping, Prime Video, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Music, etc. There used to be advertisements on the lock screen of every Prime Exclusive phone, too, but Amazon changed this is February by simply kicking the price up of all its phones by $20 and removed the ads. Amazon Echo vs. Dot vs. Tap vs. Spot vs. Show: Which should you buy? Updated 5/30/2018 — Add the Moto G6 to the list!

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date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:29:00 +0000