Article Summary
Amazon Photos is an online photo and video storage option that allows you to upload and download videos from your cell phone, tablet, or computer. For those with a free Amazon account, you'll get 5GB of photo storage. If you are a Prime subscriber, you'll get unlimited photo storage and 5GB of video storage included with your membership.
The last thing you want to happen when you're capturing life's precious moments is to run out of storage on your phone. Luckily, if you're an Amazon customer (and who isn't these days?) you have an easy way to store all of your photos online, so you can delete photos from your phone and continue snapping pics of your favorite meals and of your pets being cute.
What is Amazon Photos?
Amazon Photos is the e-commerce giant's cloud storage for photos and videos. All Amazon customers automatically receive 5GB of photo storage while Amazon Prime members receive unlimited photo storage and 5GB of video storage.
Amazon Photos lets you:
- Upload photos directly from your phone or computer
- Organize photos in albums and by location, people, and things
- Share your albums with friends and family
- Create customized photo gifts and have them delivered for free (with Prime membership)
- Access and download your photos and video from your computer, phone or tablet
Upload photos to Amazon Photos
Uploading your photos and videos (for Prime members) to Amazon Photos is easy. Simply download the Amazon Photos app either from the Apple App Store or Google Play, or download the installer for your computer.
Once it's installed, sign in using your Amazon account login and password. Within your Settings, you'll have the option to:
- Automatically save the photos and videos on your phone to Amazon Photos (either using cellular data or WiFi only)
- Allow Amazon Photos to automatically tag your photos with people, places, and more via image recognition
You can also manually upload your photos to Amazon Photos if you don't want to move every single one from your phone. You'll also be able to check how much storage space you have left and order prints and photo gifts using your storage images.
Once you've uploaded your photos to Amazon Photos, you're free to delete the images on your phone and free up some memory to take more photos, having the ease of mind knowing your photos are stored safely.
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Cost of Amazon Photos storage
Amazon Photos is free for all Amazon customers. All you need is an Amazon Account and you'll get 5GB of photo storage. If you need more than 5GB and want to store more than just photos (i.e., files, videos, etc.) then you can pay a yearly fee to get more storage, with a maximum limit of 30TB storage.
If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, then you'll get unlimited photo storage plus 5GB of video storage.
| Plan Type | Cost | Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Amazon Account | FREE | Photos: 5GB |
| Amazon Prime Account | $139/year (or $14.99/month) |
Photos: Unlimited Videos: 5GB |
| Prime Student Membership | $69/year (or $7.49/month) |
Photos: Unlimited Videos: 5GB |
| 100GB Storage Plan | $19.99/year ($1.99/month) |
Photos: 50,000 at 2MB Videos: 14 hours of 1080p HD |
| 1TB Storage Plan | $59.99/year ($6.99/month) |
Photos: 500,000 at 2MB Videos: 140 hours of 1080p HD |
| 2TB Storage Plan | $119.98/year ($11.99/month) |
Photos: 1,000,000 at 2MB Videos: 280 hours of 1080p HD |
Do you have enough mobile data?
As you can imagine, uploading and downloading photos from your phone to cloud storage, like Amazon Photos, will use up a fair bit of mobile data, depending on how many photos and videos you have.
If you don't want to use up your monthly allowance of full-speed data, then make sure you're only uploading photos using WiFi (you can specify this in the Settings). Another option is to find a cell phone plan that includes more full-speed data, so you can back your photos up on-the-go, without needing to worry about finding a secure WiFi connection.
Check out some of the cheapest unlimited data plans below, you might be surprised how much you could save by switching carriers.
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#1
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XFINITY Mobile
Mobile Select Plan
$0.00/mo
(for the first year of service) <br>Regular rate of $30/mo. thereafter
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#2
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Astound Mobile
Unlimited Data Plan
$0.00/mo
+ $14.99 Upfront
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#3
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Boost Mobile
Unlimited Plan
$10.00/mo
with AutoPay
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#4
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Lyca Mobile
Unlimited Plus Plan
$12.50/mo
Pay $12.50/month for the first 9 months<br>Regular rate is $49/month
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#5
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Cricket
3-Month Unlimited Plan
$15.00/mo
$45 advance payment for 3 months (equals to $15/month)<br>regular rate for 3 months is $120 (equals to $40/month)
+ $9.99 Upfront
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#6
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Google Fi Wireless
Unlimited Essentials for 1
$17.50/mo
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#7
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Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS)
Unlimited 6-Month Plan (BYOD)
$20.00/mo
Upfront payment of $120 for 6 months <br>(equivalent to $20/month)<br>Taxes and regulatory fees included.
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#8
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Good2Go Mobile
Unlimited Data, Talk & Text 6-Month Plan
$23.50/mo
Pay $141 for 6 months (or $23.50/mo.)<br>regular rate is $282 for 6 months (or $47/mo.)
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#9
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Tello
Unlimited Text, Talk, and Data Plan
$25.00/mo
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#10
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Ting
Unlimited 25 Plan
$25.00/mo
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Other cloud storage options
If you're not convinced about Amazon Photos, whether it's because you don't have a Prime subscription or you just need more storage for videos, then there are other options. Apple has iCloud storage for those with an Apple ID, there's DropBox, Google Drive, and many other options.
Most cloud storage options come with a small amount of free storage with the option to buy extra storage, usually on a monthly or yearly plan.
Lauren Hannula
Managing Editor
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