Dual-screen YotaPhone launches in UK
YotaPhone combines a smartphone and e-reader in one device
YotaPhone
YotaPhone, the dual-screen smartphone with a liquid crystal display (LCD) on one side and an electronic paper display on the other, goes on sale today in the UK at YotaPhone’s online store, at a cost of £419.
YotaPhone is made by Russian smartphone manufacturer Yota Devices. It first made a splash at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 4.3-inch LCD display can be used like a normal Android phone, while the rear e-paper display can receive notifications and display news or maps while conserving battery life.
Other features include a 13-Megapixel camera, dual-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm processor and 1800mAh battery. It runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, has 2GB of RAM and comes in black or white versions. Yota said that the device has 7-10 times the battery life of other smartphones while in ‘reading mode’.
"The typical user picks up and activates their smartphone more than 150 times a day. Why? Because users worry that messages or information they need or want are hidden behind their phone’s black screen,” said Vlad Martynov, chief executive of Yota Devices.
"Yota Devices proved that there is an antidote to the always-dark smartphone screen. The future of smartphones is always-on displays allowing users real-time access to information without turning off the real world and disrupting the people around you.”
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