Mozilla and ZTE have announced that they will be selling their Firefox OS-powered ZTE Open smartphone via eBay,

The budget handset will arrive on the auction website unlocked, allowing the customer to sign up with the carrier of their choice.

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Geared towards "first-time smartphone buyers", the Firefox OS relies on the internet to power the smartphone's user interface and is backed up by the Firefox Marketplace app store.

Powered by a 1GHz single-core processor, the ZTE Open features a 3.5-inch screen, 256MB of RAM and a price tag of just €39.

Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera, WiFi support and native apps for Twitter, Facebook and Nokia's Here Maps.

Telefonica has already begun selling the handset in South America following its debut in Spain this summer.

The ZTE Open will be available for $79.99 in the US and £59.99 in the UK. A specific release date is yet to be confirmed.

Watch a video introducing Firefox OS below:

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