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Mozilla showcases two dev firefox OS smart phones

Mozilla has recently announced the availability of two developer preview phones for its upcoming Firefox OS platform. This sleek device is designed to get developers with better acquainted OS facing and uphill battle against the dominant iOS and Android platforms.

Firefox OS Smart PhonesFirefox OS is highly based on Boot to Gecko technology which is an open source platform which will run HTML5 apps. It is intended to introduce budget Firefox OS Smart Phones in 2013. These are the first hardware for this platform. These handsets have been developed by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica offering two distinct flavors. This low-end Keon model features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1 GHz S1 Cpu, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB of storage, 3-megapixel camera, 1580 mAh battery with a 3.5-inch HVGA multitouch display. This pack model sports a high powerful Snapdragon S4 1.2 Ghz dual-core CPU with a larger 4.3-inch IPS display and 1800 mAh battery.
Delivering better optics in the form of front-facing 2 mega-pixel and rear-facing 8 mega-pixel cameras. Both the devices feature microSD card slot for expandable memory.

Both the models fall short of flagship devices like iPhone which lacks in high-end features in LTE and NFC. These handsets are solely for developers use and won't seems to commercial release. Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms are currently dominate the mobile space. It relies heavily on developers to develop high-quality apps, that increases and augments the functionality of their platforms. Mozilla understands that the quality of a platform's application offerings which can be the defining factor in its success. Hosting a series of App Days to aid the developers in their efforts to build for the open source OS.

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