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Interesting review. I haven't tried the fire phone and hadn't considered what would happen when amazon tried to redo the UI. I find the UI on amazon incredibly

• SwellJoe 12y ago
  It's not cluttered...but, it is nonsensical. You could almost say there is no UI on the Fire phone. Status bar is hidden by default, and only visible when you tilt the phone "just so". There is no back button or menu button. The "home" button has been returned to physical form on the Fire phone (it is the big button on the front bottom center of the phone, like an iPhone, I guess), which is fine, though the home screen is uselessly simple...it has a HUGE slider of the most recently used apps (takes up 2/3 of the screen) and 4 app icons on the bottom (I guess you're only supposed to use four apps regularly). There aren't multiple desktops where you can keep other frequently used apps. You always have to go to the full app list, which is just stupid. The UI is minimalist, and non-configurable, to the point of feeling like a feature phone.