ZTE unveils ZTE Open, first Firefox OS-based smartphone

News Wireless Global 26 FEB 2013
ZTE unveils ZTE Open, first Firefox OS-based smartphone

ZTE has launched ZTE Open, the first smartphone to run on Mozilla’s Firefox OS open mobile ecosystem. Together with Telefonica, ZTE will first launch the ZTE Open in Spain, Venezuela and Colombia in mid-2013.

The ZTE Open entry-level smartphone features a 3.5-inch, HVGA TFT touchscreen display and has 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM combined with a 3.2MP camera. It supports Bluetooth 2.1, WIFI 802.11b/g/n and AGPS and has a 1200mAH battery.

Mozilla’s Firefox OS is HTML5-based and completely open source, so ZTE Open users will be able to run web apps and view their favorite websites, as well as access dynamic content and personalized search services. Developers will be able to distribute their apps through the Firefox Marketplace.

The ZTE Open is on display at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Telefonica- Movistar,  Mozilla,  ZTE Belgium

Regions:

Global

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Launch, IT - applications, Consumer devices, Consumer

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