Orange Launches Firefox OS Smartphones in Africa

The first Firefox OS smartphones went on sale in Senegal and Madagascar this week. This follows an announcement from Mozilla and Orange at Mobile World Congress 2015 that Firefox OS smartphones would be available in markets across Africa and the Middle East later this year.

Firefox OS is an open mobile platform built entirely on Web technologies. Through these launches, Mozilla are putting the mobile Web within reach of millions more people, not previously addressed by mobile offers. The Orange offer features the newest 3G Firefox OS phone, the Orange Klif.

The new device offers connectivity speeds of up to 21 Mbps, is dual SIM, and includes a two-megapixel camera and micro-SD slot.

Powering the device?s connectivity are its dual core MediaTek CPU and 3G+ protocol plug-in.

With these launches, the Firefox OS presence in Africa continues to grow and Orange will launch Firefox OS smartphones in more countries in the coming weeks.

Earlier this spring, Firefox OS phones launched in South Africa.

*DIMENSIONS*	112.2 x 62 x 11.9mm
*DISPLAY*	3.5" HVGA (320x480), TFT 252K color display Capacitive screen 1 point touch with gesture
*CONNECTIVITY*	3G+. HSPA+ , 21/5.76Mbps. Dual Core 1.0Ghz. Dual SIM. GPS
*CAMERA*	2Mpxl photos, filters, Zoom (x4), LED Flash (Firefox OS version only)
*MEMORY*	512MB ROM/256MB RAM. Micro SD up to 32GB.
*BATTERY*	1300mAh Hard Pack Standby time: 380 hrs(2G); 286 hrs(3G) Talk time: 7.1 hrs(2G); 6.2 hrs(3G) Charging time: 3.3 hrs
*OTHERS*	G-sensor, Dual SIM (4022D), Handsfree, FM Radio, Pre-embedded apps
*DIMENSIONS*	112.2 x 62 x 11.9mm
*DISPLAY*	3.5" HVGA (320x480)
OS	Firefox OS, v2.0