Right on time, the YotaPhone has been released in Russia and some
parts of Europe. It's a crazy Russian Android phone with two screens
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a 4.3” LCD touchscreen with 720x1280 pixels on its front and a 4.3"
E-Ink (as seen on Kindle) display with pixel dimensions of 360x640. The
E-ink panel doesn't support touch-input. There's a touch zone below the
screen for gesture controls. The device is powered by a 1.7 GHz
dual-core processor. Apart from that, you'll get 13 megapixel camera
coupled with LED flash, front-facing 1 MP snapper, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB
internal storage, and 1800 mAh battery.
According to GSMArena,
Yota has initially brought 500,000 units to its launch markets
including Russia, Germany, France, Austria, and Spain. Based on its
performance, the phone will be then rolled out to other parts of Europe
in January. As of this writing, Yota hasn't provided any information on
its plans to expand its reach to the US and India. The Yota phone is
priced at 500 Euros that translates to Rs 42,000. We do like the way
this Russian company has executed the idea and design. However, the
phone's pricing is quite ambitious.
