Bee Eclipse Explained: The AI Recorder That Lives on Your Phone

Bee Eclipse is the second, more unusual half of Amazon's Bee launch. Instead of something you wear, it is a slim card — "about the size of a credit card", Amazon says — that attaches magnetically to the back of your phone. It starts at $99.99 and is "available soon"; Amazon has not given a date.

Why put it on the phone?

The phone is already the one object most people carry everywhere and put on the table in meetings. Mounting the recorder there means:

nothing extra to wear and nothing to forget at home,
the microphones end up on the table, facing up, often a good spot for group conversations,
it can capture phone calls as well as in-person conversations — something the wrist-worn Frontier is not marketed for.

Because Eclipse handles calls, Amazon added a specific safeguard: each time a recording starts, Eclipse prompts you to get permission from the other people on the call. It is a prompt to you, not an automatic announcement to them. The legal and ethical burden stays with the user — see Recording consent and Bee.

Battery: 21+ days

Amazon claims more than 21 days on a charge — about three times the Frontier. A larger, flat body has room for a bigger battery, and a device that only listens when you press the button spends most of its life asleep.

Controls

One button turns it on and off, and an indicator light stays on while it is summarising. Amazon's renders show the button as a coloured disc in the top corner, with the light next to it, and a port on the bottom edge.

Four Bee Eclipse cards in blush pink, honey yellow, silver and dark grey, each with a coloured round button and the Bee logo Image: Amazon press materials (cropped). The four Eclipse finishes: Blush, Honey, Silver and Midnight. Each pairs the card colour with a contrasting button.

Microphones

Amazon's announcement gives no microphone count; Engadget reported three, but Bee's own product page lists four. More microphones generally help a device separate several voices around a table. Bee also says Eclipse is just 4.6 mm thin.

The "power bank" problem

Engadget points out a real flaw: a magnetic slab on the back of a phone looks exactly like a MagSafe battery pack. A glowing light on it reads as "charging", not "recording". If you use Eclipse with people who do not know what it is, tell them.

MagSafe and Android

Coverage describes Eclipse as MagSafe-compatible. Amazon's page simply says it attaches magnetically. If your phone has no built-in magnets, Bee includes a metal ring to stick on your phone or case, and the Bee app is on iOS and Android. See compatibility.

Eclipse at a glance

Price: from $99.99 (US), "available soon"
Form: magnetic card, credit-card sized
Captures: in-person conversations and phone calls
Battery: more than 21 days
Mics: four (per Bee)
Thickness: 4.6 mm
In the box: device, metal ring, start guide
Controls: one button, indicator light, call-consent prompt
Colours: Silver, Midnight, Honey, Blush
Charging: USB-C on the bottom edge
Not published: weight, water rating, ship date

Sources: Amazon: Introducing Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse · Engadget launch report. Specifications are as published at launch (15 October 2026) and may change. AmazonBee.in is an independent site and is not affiliated with Amazon.