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Alcatel has released a new entry-level smartphone that will be running the new Firefox OS, the Alcatel One Touch Fire, and we’ve finally gotten our hands on it. At 3.5 inches, the Fire seems a little small in the age of bigger screens and phablet type devices. Proving the old adage of size doesn’t matter, the Fire, while on the lower-end as far as specs go, to provides a snappy responsive interface using the Firefox OS.
The Alcatel One Touch Fire sports a 3.5 inch HVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, runs on a 1GHz single-core CPU, has 512MB internal memory, 256MB of RAM, and a 1400mAh battery.
The device itself fits great in the hand, and has a slick white surface, with the sides surrounded by an orange or blue bumper. On the front of the phone resides a physical home button, and a microphone. The power button and headphone jack are on the top of the unit, and on the back you will find a speaker and 3.2 megapixel camera. The charging jack is on the bottom left side of the unit.
The Firefox OS is pretty stunning, even running on a low-end device such as the Fire. The lack of apps for the fledgling Firefox OS will be a bit of a nuisance when the phones become available , but with all Firefox OS apps being based on HTML-5, we will no doubt see some interesting offerings arrive quickly after launch.
Check out the gallery below for some hands-on time with the One Touch Fire from Alcatel .
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
