Firefox OS-based smartphone was announced this year in March. It was made available in South Africa; now the Mozilla launched its open-source mobile OS in other parts of Africa.
“We are pleased to partner with Orange to bring the mobile Web to users in a substantial number of new growth markets across Africa and the Middle East said Andreas Gal, CTO of Mozilla. “I’m also thrilled to see how the imminent arrival of Firefox OS has created excitement in the local Mozilla communities.”
Orange is also planning to launch Firefox OS smartphones in more countries in the coming weeks.
Alcatel OneTouch Orange Klif comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touch screen display, 320 x 480 pixels resolution, 1GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB storage, 2MP rear camera, Dual SIM (WCDMA+GSM), 3.5mm audio jack, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM Radio. It also packs a 1300mAh battery.
