Earlier this week Firefox announced its partnership with Spice and Intex to launch ultra low-cost Firefox OS smartphones. Recently Spice said that it would launch Firefox OS-powered smartphones with dual SIM support by July 2014. Now Intex has announced that it plans to launch Firefox OS device, Cloud FX in August. This would be an affordable smartphone priced under Rs. 2,000. It is likely to be based on the Firefox reference design that was announced at the MWC earlier this, so it could be powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum processor. Intex has confirmed that the smartphone would come with a 3.5-inch display, a 2-megapixel rear camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and dual SIM support. Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head, Mobile, Intex Technologies (India) Ltd, said, Intex's association with Mozilla Firefox is a step towards our brand’s promise to offer quality products to our consumers to improve their lives and set industry benchmarks. Intex Cloud FX is aimed at fulfilling the idea of – ‘Smartphone for all’ which will be priced below Rs. 2,000. This smartphones will be equipped with enhanced phone and browser features of Firefox OS with an access to a rich ecosystem of latest web applications improving users overall smartphone experience ...
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