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Mozilla, the creators of the most popular web browsing tool Firefox have announced two new ultra cheap handsets based on their web- based Firefox OS. These devices are manufactured by Alcatel, a French telecommunication giant that makes very low cost handsets and communication framewrok for various carriers. In the future, Firefox might just team up with carriers in the developing nations to produce low priced devices. Read more for complete specs and features of these devices. 

Keon model
keon firefox
Keon handset

  • CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 1Ghz 
  • UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA) GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE) 
  • Screen 3.5″ HVGA Multitouch 
  • Firefox OS
  • 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 (OTA) updates 
  • Fully unlocked so you can add your own SIM card and use it on any carrier unlike the iPhone 
  • Firefox OS 
Peak model
Peak handset
  • 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
  • Firefox OS 
  • Camera 8 MP (back) + 2 MP (front)
  • 4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM)
  • Battery 1800 mAh 
  • MicroSD, Wifi N, Light and proxmity Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera) 

 From the above two devices, Peak handset is obviously more "premium" than Keon and will cost a bit higher than Keon. Firefox OS will really have a hard time in taking away any marketshare from the 2 giants -- iOS and Android considering that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 has already been knocked off the market by these two operating systems. 

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