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Firefox on your phone (or tablet) at Mobile World Congress

Mozilla's Firefox OS is back with a vengeance at Mobile World Congress, as several manufacturers showed a wide variety of handsets and even one tablet. Let CNET take you on a guided tour.

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Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
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Mozilla's cost-conscious prototype Firefox phone

A year after the Firefox smartphone OS made its debut, Mozilla and its partners returned to Mobile World Congress with a whole new set of Firefox phones. And this time, we even got a Firefox tablet. Most of the devices came from handset makers like Alcatel and ZTE, but Mozilla also showed its own prototype of a Firefox OS phone expected to go on sale later this year for $25.
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Alcatel One Touch Fire C

Entry-level and affordable (59 euros or $81), the One Touch Fire C has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. And to keep that price so cheap, the camera resolution is just VGA.
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Alcatel One Touch Fire E

Slim, trim, and compact, the One Touch Fire E flaunts a big 4.5-inch screen plus dual-core processing, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of internal storage. That makes it a bit underpowered compared with many Android phones.
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Alcatel One Touch Fire 7

The One Touch Fire 7 is the first Firefox OS-based tablet. Its specs include a 7-inch qHD (960x540-pixel) display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, VGA front and rear cameras, 4GB on internal storage (up to 32GB with a microSD card), and 2GB of RAM.
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Huawei Y300

The 4-inch WVGA (800x480) Huawei Y300 runs Firefox OS v1.1, features a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon 8225 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, a 5-megapixel rear camera, and a VGA front camera.
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ZTE Open C

Featuring entry-level specs in a bright orange or blue construction, the ZTE Open C is 3G handset with a 4-inch WVGA display, Firefox's latest v1.3 OS, a 1.2GHz, dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, and a 3-megapixel camera.
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ZTE Grand Memo II

The ZTE Grand Memo II LTE has a matte plastic textured design and a massive 6-inch HD display (a bump from its 5.7-inch predecessor). It's powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor (last year's model used either a Snapdragon 600 or 800 chip depending on the variant), it runs Android 4.4 KitKat, and it has a 13-megapixel camera.
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Alcatel One Touch Fire S

The One Touch Fire S shares the same metallic finish as the Idol 2 Mini S, which gives it a premium feel. Features include a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, LTE connectivity, NFC and an 8-megapixel camera.
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ZTE Open II

The sequel to the ZTE Open, the Open II runs on 3G and and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It ships with the latest Firefox OS 1.3, a 3.5-inch HVGA display with a 480x320-pixel resolution, and a 2-megapixel camera.

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