DHAKA: As expected, Amazon introduced its smartphone, called the Fire Phone, at an event in Seattle.

The phone has a 4.7-inch screen, aluminum buttons and a high-definition LCD display, among other features, reports cnbc.com.

As previously reported, the phone has some 3-D functionality, which Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called ‘dynamic perspective’.

This allows, among other things, the user to scroll through applications (like a set of phone numbers) just by tilting the phone, rather than touching the screen.

Bezos said this is accomplished by a series of front-facing cameras that track the user’s perspective, in order to render the phone’s interface in 3-D.

The phones are priced at $199 for 32 GB, or $299 for 64 GB, with a two-year contract with AT&T, or $650 without a contract.

It’s available for pre-order Wednesday, but starts shipping July 25.

BDST: 2018 HRS, JUNE 19, 2014