Announced the release of smartphones "Firefox OS developer preview"

As reported in the Mozilla blog , the first batch of smartphones running the mobile operating system Firefox OS will be available to developers in February.


About Firefox OS on Habré already written , but the detailed characteristics of the devices themselves, as well as the timing of their appearance, at that time was not known. Now, Mozilla has introduced certainty - smartphones are created by Geeksphone (specializing in the development and promotion of open source mobile solutions), in collaboration with the telecommunications giant Telefónica SA

According to the website geeksphone.com , there will be two smartphone models available - Keon and Peak.

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 1Ghz CPU
• UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA)
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE)
• Screen 3.5 "HVGA Multitouch
• Camera 3 MP
• 4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM)
• MicroSD, Wifi N, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB
• Battery 1580 mAh

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• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.2Ghz x2 CPU
• 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 & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera)
• Battery 1800 mAh

Regarding pricing information yet. However, for those who want to try the OS in action or start developing applications, Firefox OS Simulator is already available.

The main reasons for developing for a new OS, according to Mozilla, are simplicity (using HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript + WebAPIs stack familiar to web developers) and openness (unlocked phones, use of open source technologies). Personally, as a mobile and web developer, it would be interesting for me to pick such a device.
However, will the new platform be able to gain enough users to occupy a significant niche and fight with such giants as iOS / Android / WP? There are doubts ...