The Geeksphone espaola announces a mobile with Android and Firefox - The Confidential

thought later this year appear no more news about mobile phones are concerned, they were wrong. Geeksphone just announced the upcoming launch of its smartphone Revolution . A mobile phone that features 4.7-inch screen but especially notable for including two operating systems. Android OS and Firefox

Surprised? For the idea comes from its users precisely. Or at least that claim from the company.

“It did not occur to us but to our customers. We tend to talk a lot with them and the idea came up in the forums,” he assured Teknautas Rodrigo Silva, co-founder of Geeksphone.

“When in January 2013 we launched our Keon models and Peak with Firefox OS, many suggested we abandon us not to Android, which is not thought to do in any of the cases. “

technology was when it was decided to launch a model with both platforms. But what really gives the advantages of Mozilla

According to Silva, “benefits such as marketing applications, which is much more open, you may buy them in many places, not just in Google Play or App Store or the more agile and mobile run this platform requires fewer resources to devices and uses less battery power. “

However, this move by the Spanish has been viewed by many experts as a clear attempt to save the Mozilla platform, for now, with an uncertain future. ZTE also opted for this SO long with your mobile Open low end, but still without much success. We must also remember that Firefox OS has shortcomings such as not having WhatsApp between applications. Something that has not completely convince many of its members.

Anyway, change the operating system Revolution is easy. When the user turns in a first stage the phone is Android. To change should only go to Settings and make click in the option exchange SO .

Telephone medium / high range at a very competitive price

Besides the novelty of the two operating systems, the new mobile features a 4.7-inch IPS qHD display, thereby becoming the most ambitious device Geeksphone so far in this regard. It also has a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, eight-megapixel camera with flash, 2,000 mAh battery and expandable storage.

Geeksphone did not disclose the price of ‘Revolution’ but according to Teknautas Silva assured, will be below 300 euros free that all these properties do positioned in the medium / high range.

Javier Aguera, co-founder of the company, has commented: “ Revolution will be a smartphone high-end with a powerful Intel processor, which offer unique capabilities to our existing customers and to attract new ones. In addition, they can choose which operating system they want, which breaks a traditional barrier of the mobile industry. “

The company will market the new terminal during Q1 2014. It has not disclosed the price but according to Rodrigo Silva assured Teknautas , will be under 300 euros free.