Mozilla launched Firefox OS into the mobile device market, targeting the same as the open-source system Google Android system, Mozilla co-founder, CTO Brendan Eich optimistic Firefox OS in the low-end smart phone market outlook, that the Android system too cumbersome, not suitable low-end smart phones.
Brendan Eich said that Firefox OS will not directly compete with Android and Apple in the high-end smart phone market, these two systems are very big advantage, other vendors is difficult to have production space, Firefox OS are more concerned about the low-end smart phone market. Enhance the penetration of smart phones, mobile phone manufacturers need to introduce more popular low-end smart phone, the hardware configuration to reduce storage capacity, configuration, low-end processor, the phone will bring down the cost of mobile phone prices fall, in order to enter new markets, attract feature phone users to replace the smartphone is very important.
Currently nearly Qi Cheng smartphone running Android system, Android in the low-end mobile phone market share higher, Brendan Eich new Andr oid system that does not fit the low-end smartphone running, RAM is less than 256M smartphones will not run Android4.0, many low-end smart phones still running Android2.3 system, 2014 Android2.3 high status in the Android market share will still continue, Android system is too cumbersome, in order to ensure the compatibility of Google App it can not be too thin.
Moziila launch of Firefox OS is more suitable for low-end smart phones, Android phones Android core processors need to meet, Dalvik, Webkit, while running Firefox OS device processor must meet the Gecko browser rendering engine service.
