ZTE's new Firefox smartphone will only be sold on eBay

Mobile manufacturers ZTE are to become the first company to sell a smartphone running the new Firefox operating system in the UK and the US markets.

In an unusual move, the handset, priced at GBP 59.99, will be available exclusively on e-commerce site eBay.

The ZTE Open runs applications written in the web-based HTML5 language rather than a unique company-owned platform.

Mozilla, the creators of the Firefox web browser, says the phone will inspire a "new wave of innovation ".

A spokesman for the Chinese manufacturers ZTE said the handset was aimed at first-time smartphone users.

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