Firefox OS phone 'Orange Klif' announced

Mozilla welcomed new partners and devices to their Firefox OS ecosystem at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona today.

Mozilla President Li Gong said, "Two years ago Firefox OS was a promise. At MWC 2014, we were able to show that Firefox OS scales across price ranges and form factors. Today, at MWC 2015, we celebrate dozens of successful device launches across continents, adoption of Firefox OS beyond mobile, as well as growing interest and innovation around the only truly open mobile platform. Also, we are proud to report that three major chip vendors contribute to the Firefox OS ecosystem."
 
French mobile carrier Orange also announced it was bringing the Firefox OS to 13 markets in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a new digital offer. The Orange Klif, a US $40 smartphone, offers connectivity speeds of up to 21 Mbps, is dual SIM, and includes a 2MP camera and micro-SD slot. It has a 3.5" 480x320 screen, 512MB storage, 256MB RAM, and aa dual-core 1GHz Mediatek processor. On top of that, the phone will run Firefox OS.