Mozilla has officially joined the ‘smartphone war’ with the unveiling of two of its Firefox OS developer smartphones.
Developed by Geeksphone, in partnership with Telefonica, Mozilla said that their phones would allow developers to bring “the power of the web” to mobile platforms.
“Developer preview phones will help make the mobile web more accessible to more people,” said Stormy Peters, Mozilla’s Director of Websites and Developer Engagement. “Developers are critical to the web and to Mozilla’s mission to make the web accessible to everyone.”
“…Now we are working on bringing the power of the web to mobile, through Firefox OS, along with all the power of open standards and an open community, and once again, we’d like to invite web developers to join us.”
The specifications of the two phones are as follows:
The ‘Keon’ model
•CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 1Ghz
•UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA)
•GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE)
•Screen 3.5″ HVGA Multitouch
•3 MP Camera
•4GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
•MicroSD, Wifi N, Light and proxmity Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB
•1580 mAh battery
•Over the air updates
•Unlocked, add your own SIM card
The ‘Peak’ model
•CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.2Ghz x2.
•UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA).
•GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).
•Screen 4.3″ qHD IPS Multitouch.
•Camera 8 MP (back) + 2 MP (front).
•4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM).
•MicroSD, Wifi N, Light and proxmity Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera).
•Battery 1800 mAh.
According to Wired, the Firefox OS smartphones will only be available for developers.
For more information on the phones, check out Mozilla’s official post here.
[via Mozilla and Wired]