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Alcatel One Touch Fire is the first Firefox phone (hands-on pictures)

The Alcatel One Touch Fire is the first phone to show off Firefox OS, a simple new software system for budget phones.

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Richard Trenholm
Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene to Europe's refugee camps to the Sundance film festival.
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BARCELONA, Spain--The Alcatel OneTouch Fire is the first phone that runs Mozilla's Firefox OS, a new operating system for budget phones. We got our hands on it at Mobile World Congress.
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The menu uses a grid of round icons.
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You can't miss the rear cover, which is clad in Firefox orange.
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The 3.5-inch handset is as small as smartphones go these days.
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It also comes in a white and pink design.
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The orange trim runs around the sides of the One Touch Fire, as well.
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Whichever color you prefer, there's no escaping the Firefox branding on the One Touch Fire's rear cover.
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The One Touch Fire has a single physical control below the display.
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Up top are the power control and headset jack.
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You won't find any exterior controls on the right spine.
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On the rear side are a speaker and and the camera lens.
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And there's nothing on the One Touch Fire's bottom end, either.

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