Spice Mobiles have confirmed their Firefox powered handset called the Spice Fire One Mi-FX1 for Rs. 2299, it will be launched on 29 August and Intex is also planning to launch their Firefox powered handset for under Rs. 2100.
These handsets from Spice and Intex running Firefox OS were already in the news in June 2014, everyone was waiting for the launch and now it is going to happen this month. The handsets are affordable but will be running on a new OS.
The Intex Cloud FX will be using a 1GHz processor running Firefox over a 3.5 inch screen with HVGA resolution. It will come with a 2MP camera and will support Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Price could be under Rs. 2100.
Spice Mobiles on the other hand have already revealed the model with some of the specs and price. The Spice Fire One Mi-FX1 will be using a 1GHz processor with the same 3.5 inch screen supporting HVGA resolution (480×320 pixels). It will also come with 2MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.
Most likely both these handsets will support the 2G networks only. The full specs will be revealed on the day the devices are launched, stay tuned.