It pushes Firefox OS into feature-phone territory, potentially signaling the beginning of the end for the category," said Ovum analyst Nick Dillon in a statement.ĬNET's full coverage of Mobile World Congress
"This is a price point currently out of the reach of Google and even the lowest-cost Android handset vendors. Hands-on testing shows the cheap Firefox OS phones to be workable. And Indonesian carriers Telkomsel and Indosat plan to sell the devices. One company that plans to make and promote the phones is Indonesia-based Polytron. "This is going to be for a set of channels in Asia that do not involve operators," the carriers that in other parts of the world dominate distribution. "We're working with them to break through the $50 barrier, which is hard," Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Brendan Eich told CNET. BARCELONA - Mozilla doubled down on its bet that low-end smartphones will give Firefox OS a place in the crowded mobile market, announcing partnerships Sunday that will bring $25 smartphones to the large number of people who can't afford high-end models like Apple's iPhone 5S and Samsung's Galaxy S5 that cost hundreds of dollars.Īt the Mobile World Congress here, Mozilla announced a deal with Chinese chip designer Spreadtrum Communications that will mean Firefox OS smartphones will arrive in extremely cost-sensitive markets like India and Indonesia where people often buy phones from a bin in a store.
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