The Spanish company's new Firefox OS phone will include a "high-performance processor" and will be able to run Google's Android operating system, too. November 28, 2013 6:32 AM PST Geeksphone is working on a new Firefox OS phone called Revolution, but it's not ready to share details. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Geeksphone, the first Firefox OS phone maker, announced on Wednesday a new high-end smartphone called the Revolution. The Spanish company didn't disclose details such as price, features, ship date, and appearance. But judging by Geeksphone Revolution Web page's wording, "a creation with a powerful heart," we can expect a faster processor than what's in the company's first models, the low-end Keon and mdirange Peak. "We are...confident that we will surprise everyone by its very high performance," said Geeksphone co-founder Javier Aguera in a statement. "And it's very competitively priced." The phone will run not just Firefox OS, but Android, too. Geeksphone offered Android phones before it began its Firefox OS foray. Related stories Firefox OS faces brutal road ahead Geeksphone now selling Firefox OS to consumers with Peak+ Geeksphone to bring Firefox OS to consumer market with Peak+ First Firefox OS phones arrive Tuesday for developers GeeksPhone reveals Firefox OS phones for developers The company bet big on Firefox OS, Mozilla's open-source, browser-based operating system. Mozilla hopes Firefox OS, along with an Android version of Firefox, will extend the clout it has with personal computers into the mobile market, too. Currently, Apple and Google dominate mobile operating systems, and Mozilla doesn't like those companies' controlling ways. Geeksphone is a small manufacturer; the more prominent sales push for Firefox OS is coming from carriers -- Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom to start with -- that have a strong retail presence. So far they've brought Firefox OS to markets such as Brazil and Poland; in more affluent markets where iOS and Android have a stronger presence it's a harder sell. The company is in the process of designing an upgraded Peak model called the Peak+ that isn't shipping yet. Customers who ordered the Peak+ will be able to switch to the Revolution at no cost, Geeksphone said. Those who've ordered Geeksphone's Peak+, a Firefox OS phone, will be able to switch to the Revolution. (Credit: Geeksphone)
The Spanish company's new Firefox OS phone will include a "high-performance processor" and will be able to run Google's Android operating system, too.
Geeksphone is working on a new Firefox OS phone called Revolution, but it's not ready to share details.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Geeksphone, the first Firefox OS phone maker, announced on Wednesday a new high-end smartphone called the Revolution.
The Spanish company didn't disclose details such as price, features, ship date, and appearance. But judging by Geeksphone Revolution Web page's wording, "a creation with a powerful heart," we can expect a faster processor than what's in the company's first models, the low-end Keon and mdirange Peak.
"We are...confident that we will surprise everyone by its very high performance," said Geeksphone co-founder Javier Aguera in a statement. "And it's very competitively priced."
The phone will run not just Firefox OS, but Android, too. Geeksphone offered Android phones before it began its Firefox OS foray.
Related stories
- Firefox OS faces brutal road ahead
- Geeksphone now selling Firefox OS to consumers with Peak+
- Geeksphone to bring Firefox OS to consumer market with Peak+
- First Firefox OS phones arrive Tuesday for developers
- GeeksPhone reveals Firefox OS phones for developers
The company bet big on Firefox OS, Mozilla's open-source, browser-based operating system. Mozilla hopes Firefox OS, along with an Android version of Firefox, will extend the clout it has with personal computers into the mobile market, too. Currently, Apple and Google dominate mobile operating systems, and Mozilla doesn't like those companies' controlling ways.
Geeksphone is a small manufacturer; the more prominent sales push for Firefox OS is coming from carriers -- Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom to start with -- that have a strong retail presence. So far they've brought Firefox OS to markets such as Brazil and Poland; in more affluent markets where iOS and Android have a stronger presence it's a harder sell.
The company is in the process of designing an upgraded Peak model called the Peak+ that isn't shipping yet. Customers who ordered the Peak+ will be able to switch to the Revolution at no cost, Geeksphone said.
Those who've ordered Geeksphone's Peak+, a Firefox OS phone, will be able to switch to the Revolution.
(Credit: Geeksphone)
