YotaPhone With Dual Screen (Front & Back) Now Available
Since many days I am writing more on Android phone. There's always something new about it to write on. Thought its an interesting app or theme or even an lockscreen from other smartphone. Recently, we saw a post in which the lockscreen of LG's Optimus can be installed on any Android phone. But this time its not about any app or theme or lockscreen, but the phone itself. YotaPhone, a smartphone with dual screen (front and back). You might think it sounds a bit odd, but, yes its an smartphone.
Russian manufacturer Yota Devices has launched the world’s first smartphone with a touchscreen in front and an e-reader on the back. While the e-reader screen is made using E-Ink display that does not harm the eyes and is touch-enabled, the other screen uses a standard LCD panel. Russian modem developer Yota Devices has launched this phone hoping its novel double-sided screen will allow it to break into markets in Europe and the Middle East and gain share from rivals.
On one side of the 4.3-inch smartphone is a standard 720x1280 LCD; on the other, an electronic paper display with a resolution of 360x640. There’s a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip in there (though the company hasn’t specified exactly which variant), along with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, a 4.3-inch 720p front display, and a surprisingly small 1800mAh battery to keep things humming away. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Yota has managed to squeeze in 13MP primary camera on the back with 1080p video recording, as well as a 1MP front-facer. As an added bonus there's LTE support as well.
The YotaPhone is designed to use the two screens in tandem. You can use the LCD screen of the phone as you normally would: for watching videos, browsing web pages, running apps. The rear e-paper is used to display more persistent reference information — think maps, notifications and calendars. You can push information from the main display to the e-paper display.
The YotaPhone, assembled in China from components made in Japan and Taiwan, features a backlit liquid crystal display (LCD) screen on one side and an electronic paper display designed to mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, which is always switched on.The E-Ink display of YotaPhone also enables users to see notifications like messages, calls, reminders, appointments, weather etc even when the smartphone display is not turned on.
Moscow-based Yota Devices plans to sell the phone in 20 countries next year after making its 2013 debut in Russia, Austria, France, Germany and Spain. The phone, based on Google's Android mobile operating system, will be available for 19,990 roubles ($600) in Russian store. In Europe and the United Arab Emirates the YotaPhone will be available for 499 euros ($680) and $600, respectively.
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Russian manufacturer Yota Devices has launched the world’s first smartphone with a touchscreen in front and an e-reader on the back. While the e-reader screen is made using E-Ink display that does not harm the eyes and is touch-enabled, the other screen uses a standard LCD panel. Russian modem developer Yota Devices has launched this phone hoping its novel double-sided screen will allow it to break into markets in Europe and the Middle East and gain share from rivals.
On one side of the 4.3-inch smartphone is a standard 720x1280 LCD; on the other, an electronic paper display with a resolution of 360x640. There’s a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip in there (though the company hasn’t specified exactly which variant), along with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, a 4.3-inch 720p front display, and a surprisingly small 1800mAh battery to keep things humming away. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Yota has managed to squeeze in 13MP primary camera on the back with 1080p video recording, as well as a 1MP front-facer. As an added bonus there's LTE support as well.
The YotaPhone is designed to use the two screens in tandem. You can use the LCD screen of the phone as you normally would: for watching videos, browsing web pages, running apps. The rear e-paper is used to display more persistent reference information — think maps, notifications and calendars. You can push information from the main display to the e-paper display.
The YotaPhone, assembled in China from components made in Japan and Taiwan, features a backlit liquid crystal display (LCD) screen on one side and an electronic paper display designed to mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, which is always switched on.The E-Ink display of YotaPhone also enables users to see notifications like messages, calls, reminders, appointments, weather etc even when the smartphone display is not turned on.
Moscow-based Yota Devices plans to sell the phone in 20 countries next year after making its 2013 debut in Russia, Austria, France, Germany and Spain. The phone, based on Google's Android mobile operating system, will be available for 19,990 roubles ($600) in Russian store. In Europe and the United Arab Emirates the YotaPhone will be available for 499 euros ($680) and $600, respectively.
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