The 4 Firefox phones you can buy today

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Mozilla's foray into the smartphone OS (I'd rather say feature phone OS) has given it low to medium good response.. With the Firefox OS, they aimed the low-end market and had a good audience. Below INR. 3000 with features competing with Android with touchscreens and good cameras.n Personally I like it.. Anyone can afford it and can try it or can have it like a collectible. Right now, Firefox doesn't seem very competitive or ground-breaking. But its just there like I said with a few USPs. And now, here I am listing 4 of the phones that gets you the Firefox experience in India. Lets get started.

1. Spice Fire One Mi - FX1

One of the first Firefox powered smartphone to get launched in India. At ₹1999, it gives a lot like all other Firefox offerers. A 3.5 inch display with 320x480p, front and rear cameras with flash for the rear, 1 GHz CPU and 128MB RAM. It is a good choice if you want and it has good colour options too.

Specifications:

• 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen (320x480p)
• 1.3MP rear (with flash) and 1.3MP front cameras
• 1 GHz processor; 128MB RAM
• Dual-SIM slots
• 2G, BT, Wi-Fi
• 1440 mAh battery
• Firefox OS

Price:  ₹1999

More info here..

2. Alcatel Onetouch FireC 4020D

Another offering under 2k, this time from a Chinese player, Alcatel who have been here in the Indian market for quite a while with their OneTouch series. But this one is a little incomplete only when you compare the others. No front-facing camera. That's it. Look below for the detailed specifications.

Specifications:

• 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen (320x480p)
• 1.3MP primary camera (without flash)
• 1 GHz processor; 128MB RAM
• Dual-SIM slots
• 2G, BT, Wi-Fi
• 1000 mAh battery
• Firefox OS

Price:  ₹1990

3. Intex Cloud FX

Here's the first Firefox phone ever to get launched in Indian market. But again, the same thing as the Onetouch goes down.. No front camera. Why to go for this when we can get both cameras with higher resolution at a better price. Still it stays there as an option.

Specifications:

• 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen (320x480p)
• 2MP primary camera (without flash)
• 1 GHz processor; 128MB RAM
• Dual-SIM slots
• 2G, BT, Wi-Fi
• 1250 mAh battery
• Firefox OS

Price:  ₹2100

4. Zen U105 Fire

Zen U105 is a decent phone with Firefox by Zen. It's got everything that Spice Fire One offers (more or less) with 2MP rear camera with flash(Spice one has only 1.3MP) and all the thing that you'll expect in a phone under Rs. 2000. You may go for this.. Its a great choice!

Specifications:

• 3.5 inch TFT touchscreen display (320x480p)
• 2MP primary camera (with flash)
• 1 GHz processor; 128MB RAM
• Dual-SIM slots
• 2G, BT, Wi-Fi
• 1200 mAh battery
• Firefox OS

Price:  ₹1999

That's all we have here.. In my opinion, its good to go with Zen's or Spice's.. They both look good and offer the best out there. Alcatel too has good looks but the worst specs. Its just in my view. You might like any other phone's look or anything. So its your choice at last. Comment your views in this.

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Lumia 535 with the case; Image: microsoft.com

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