GeeksPhone Peak

GeeksPhone Peak

Manufacturer	GeeksPhone
Slogan	One step beyond.[1]
First released	23 April 2013 (2013-04-23)
Availability by region	23 April 2013[2]
Compatible networks	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900[3] HSPA (Tri-band) HSPA/UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	Width: 133.6 millimetres (5.26 in) Height: 66 millimetres (2.6 in) Thickness: 8.9 millimetres (0.35 in)[4]
Operating system	Firefox OS[2]
CPU	1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 8225 processor (ARMv7)
Memory	512 MB[3]
Storage	4  GB[3]
Removable storage	microSD, up to 32 GB[5][6]
Battery	1800 mAh battery[3] micro-USB charging
Rear camera	8 MP[3]
Front camera	2 MP[7]
Display	540 × 960 px (qHD) capacitive touchscreen, 4.3"[3][7]
Connectivity	WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n[3] Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR[3] micro-USB 2.0[3] GPS[3] mini-SIM card[8] FM receiver[3]
Data inputs	Capacitive multi-touch IPS display
SAR	Head 0.56 W/kg Hotspot (1cm gap) 1.23 W/kg Body (1cm gap) 0.92 W/kg[9]

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

GeeksPhone Keon and Peak initially became available on 23 April 2013 and the first batch sold out in a few hours.[11]

Open-source

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+

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

• Comparison of Firefox OS devices

References

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10. "Geeksphone Keon – Smartphones – CNET Reviews". 11 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. "Peak+ (Pre-order) – Geeksphone". GeeksPhone. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
16. Cuervo, Luis (9 September 2013). "Peak+ vs Peak details & shipping troubles". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
17. 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.
18. "Geeksphone now selling Firefox OS to consumers with Peak+". cNet. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
19. Cuervo, Luis (29 July 2013). "Peak+ is not Firefox OS device!". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
20. "Peak+ cancellation". 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2013.