Firefox OS developers phones sell out in hours..
A few hours after officially going on sale, the
first batch of Firefox OS developer phones are listed as “Out of stock” Second time in just 2 months.
Geeksphone, a smartphone manufacturer based in
Madrid, started selling the first developer devices this morning: the Keon for
$119 and Peak for $194. It may not have been expected, with Firefox OS’s
decidedly average hardware and fledgling software, but a representative from
Geeksphone told TechCrunch that demand has been “tremendous so far.” How
tremendous? Well, TheNextWeb reported yesterday that Geeksphone could handle
the sale of about 5,000 devices each day so sales must have surpassed that mark
and then some.
Keon and Peak are basically preview devices, meant
to gain interest with developers and allow for time to play around with the
operating system, try out new features, and assess its capabilities before
Firefox OS see a wider release to the public. June is the expected month for
that to happen with Firefox devices hitting Spain, Brazil, Portugal, and
Venezuela off the get-go. We aren’t expecting Firefox’s devices to usurp the
Apples and Androids of the world, but they seem poised for a mid-market
takeover.
The Keon retails for $119 unlocked (believe it). It
features 3G and EDGE connectivity, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor,
3.5-inch HVGA screen, and a 3-megapixel camera. The RAM comes in at 512MB with
4GB internal storage and a microSD slot if you need it. The $194 Peak, on the
other hand, is a bit more powerful. It won’t match up to something like the HTC
One, but it’s no slouch. A 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 powers a 4.3-inch qHD IPS
display, 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 2-megapixel shooter up front. It’s also
outfitted with 512MB of RAM, 4GB of onboard storage, and microSD.
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