Orange Telkom, a telecommunications service provider, has released its low-end 3G smartphone, Orange Klif, in Kenya.
In a news release by Firefox on Wednesday, the company indicated that the device which runs on the Mozilla’s 3G Firefox OS with a 3.5 HVGA screen, 2 megapixel camera and a 1300mAh battery, will retail for KSh. 3,999 ($40.61), inclusive of smartphone, data, voice and text bundle.
“The smartphone revolution is well under way across the African continent. There remains a proportion of the population that so far has been underserved, not just because of the cost of handsets, but because of concerns about data costs,” says Yves Maitre, Executive Vice President of Connected Objects and Partnerships, Orange. “By scooping up all the costs into one, incredibly priced digital offer, we hope that critical access to the mobile Internet and all the opportunities that that opens up, will be within reach of many more people.”
TechMoran reports that Orange Klif had previously been available in other markets in Africa, including; Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, Cameroon, Botswana, Madagascar, Mali, Ivory Coast, Niger and Mauritius.
