Foxconn reportedly manufacturing Amazon smartphone

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Rumors about an [Amazon smartphone](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/11/wsj-chimes-in-on-amazon-smartphone-rumors-says-4-to-5-inch-dev/) heated up this summer, and the latest whispers -- from _Taiwan Economic News_ -- say the e-retailer is turning to [Foxconn](http://www.engadget.com/tag/foxconn/) to construct its handset. Amazon is said to have put in a five-million-unit order with the Chinese company, which we've already seen [mentioned](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/bloomberg-amazon-android-smartphone/) as the potential manufacturer for this device. The report also says the phone will launch in the second or third quarter of 2013, with a price somewhere in the $100-to-$200 range. Stay tuned, as more rumors are sure to come.

Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Amazon](http://www.engadget.com/category/amazon/)

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**Source:** [Taiwan Economic News](http://cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_42351.html)

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