GeeksPhone Peak
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Manufacturer | GeeksPhone |
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Slogan | One step beyond.[1] |
Compatible networks | |
First released | 23 April 2013 |
Availability by region | 23 April 2013[3] |
Form factor | Bar |
Dimensions |
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Operating system | Firefox OS[3] |
CPU |
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Memory | 512 MB[2] |
Storage | 4 GB[2] |
Removable storage | microSD, up to 32 GB[5][6] |
Battery |
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Display | 540 × 960 px (qHD) capacitive touchscreen, 4.3"[2][7] |
Rear camera | 8 MP[2] |
Front camera | 2 MP[7] |
Connectivity | |
Data inputs |
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SAR | Head 0.56 W/kg Hotspot (1cm gap) 1.23 W/kg |
The GeeksPhone Peak is a low-end smartphone released by GeeksPhone in April 2013. It is intended for software developers wanting to build and test mobile applications on the new Firefox OS, not for general consumers.[10]
The Peak and the entry-level Keon are the first commercially available mobile devices running Firefox OS.
History and availability
[edit]GeeksPhone Keon and Peak initially became available on 23 April 2013 and the first batch sold out in a few hours.[11]
Open-source
[edit]Unlike the lower-end GeeksPhone Keon, the Peak is not fully open source[12] as it contains and requires some proprietary Qualcomm code.
GeeksPhone Peak+
[edit]The GeeksPhone Peak+, an improved version of the original Peak, was first announced on 16 July 2013.[13] Unlike the original Peak, Peak+ is a customer-oriented device,[14] which features twice the RAM of the original Peak and an added compass sensor.[15] The Peak+ also features the same exterior dimensions as the peak.
GeeksPhone estimated that the shipping of the Peak+ devices would start in November 2013,[15] but had some issues with material providers not meeting schedules.[16]
Mozilla does not allow the GeeksPhone Peak+ to be called a "Firefox OS device" and insists that it should be described as a "device based on Boot to Gecko technology".[17] It has been said that Mozilla is yet to make up its mind regarding what "Firefox OS certification" entails and that it favors its carrier supports over start-ups, such as GeeksPhone. GeeksPhone assures that despite Mozilla not wanting to support the Peak/Peak+ display resolution, the internals of Peak+ will be exactly the same as those of the original Peak, only without the Mozilla logos. The Peak + is now running a certified copy of Firefox OS 1.1.[18][19]
The Geeksphone Peak+ was cancelled as of 28 November 2013.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Geeksphone. Say 'hola' to the future". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Peak – Geeksphone". GeeksPhone. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Peters, Stormy (22 April 2013). "Geeksphone to start selling Firefox OS Developer Preview phones on April 23". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Silva-Ramos, Rodrigo (24 April 2013). "Additional specification properties". GeeksPhone Forum. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "64GB MicroSDXD". 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "is micro SDXC Supported? (e.g. 64GB)". 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Mozilla officially unveils Geeksphone Keon and Peak smartphones with Firefox OS". AndroidBuddies. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Geeksphone Peak With Firefox OS Specifications and Price". 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Silva-Ramos, Rodrigo (24 April 2013). "Additional specification properties". GeeksPhone Forum. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Geeksphone Keon – Smartphones – CNET Reviews". 11 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Spence, Ewan (23 April 2013). "Geeksphone Sold Out in a Few Hours, That's A Good First Step for Firefox OS – Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Martínez Lozano, Carlos (8 April 2013). "[How to] [UNNOFICIAL] build and replace gecko and gaia (with mozilla's)". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Diaconescu, Adrian (16 July 2013). "GeeksPhone Peak+ To Be The World's First High-End Firefox Smartphone? | GadgeTell". TechnologyTell. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Lomas, Natasha (25 July 2013). "Geeksphone Announces Its First Consumer-Focused Firefox Smartphone, Mid-Range Peak+ Preorders Kick Off At $196". Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Peak+ (Pre-order) – Geeksphone". GeeksPhone. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Cuervo, Luis (9 September 2013). "Peak+ vs Peak details & shipping troubles". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Lomas, Natasha (28 July 2013). "Mozilla, The Late-To-The-Mobile-Party Lumbering Dinosaur of Open, Is Playing Carriers' Pet To Make Firefox OS Fly | TechCrunch". Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Geeksphone now selling Firefox OS to consumers with Peak+". cNet. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Cuervo, Luis (29 July 2013). "Peak+ is not Firefox OS device!". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Peak+ cancellation". 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2013.