Amazon's First Smartphone Could Come with Larger Screen

Amazon's rumoured entry into the smartphone market got a boost following a report that suppliers are being lined up for display screens in the 4.7 inch domain.

Citing industry supply chain sources, Taiwan's DigiTimes reported that the company was previously considering a 4.3-inch screen but later scrapped the idea after witnessing increased demand for larger size screens among consumers

The sources also indicated that while Amazon is looking to a second-quarter release date for the device, there could be delays due to production issues at Foxconn.

Quite what those production issues could be was not clear, but Foxconn did have problems late last year with Apple's latest iPhone and had to revamp some of its assembly work practices as a result.