The Yotaphone 2 is a Android phone with a 5 inch color display on one side, and a 4.7 inch E Ink screen on the other. You can use it like a normal phone and flip it over when you want to read an eBook. Or you can send maps, photos, or other content to the […]
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Closer look: Yotaphone 2 dual-screen smartphone with color, E Ink screens
The Yotaphone 2 is a smartphone with two screens. There’s a 5 inch, full HD color AMOLED display on one side. But flip the phone over and you’ll find a 4.7 inch, 960 x 540 pixel E Ink screen. You can use the color screen for typical Android apps and the energy efficient, black and […]
Yotaphone 2 is a dual-screen smartphone with AMOLED, ePaper displays
As expected, Yota has unveiled its latest dual-screen smartphone. The Yotaphone 2 features a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel AMOLED display on one side. But flip the phone over and you’ll find a 4.7 inch, 960 x 540 pixel always-on ePaper display. You can use a wallpaper on that second screen to customize the […]
YotaPhone 2 dual-screen smartphone coming in December
Russian phone company Yota plans to unveil its next dual-screen smartphone on December 3rd. Like last year’s Yotaphone, the new Yotaphone 2 appears to have a color screen on one side and an ePaper display on the other. But earlier this year we learned that the new model would be a little different. Detailed specs […]
Intel demonstrates a laptop with a second E Ink screen on the lid
Dual-screen laptops haven’t really taken off… but maybe that’s just because device makers haven’t found the right way to put a second screen on a portable computer just yet. The Asus Taichi line of notebooks feature screens on both sides of the lid — so when the lid is closed you find yourself holding a tablet. […]
Lilbits (3-19-2014): OnePlus One equals swappable rear covers
The folks at OnePlus are generating a lot of buzz for their upcoming smartphone which will run CyanogenMod software, features a 5.5 inch, 1080p display, and support up to 64GB of storage. They’re doing that by announcing the phone’s specs one at a time… and the latest detail the company is sharing is support for […]
Next-gen YotaPhone has E Ink, color touchscreens
Russian phone maker YotaPhone introduced one of the most unusual Android phones late last year with the introduction of a dual-screen handset with a color display on one side and an E Ink screen on the other. Now YotaPhone is getting ready to launch a next-generation model. This time both displays feature touchscreens, letting you […]
Yotaphone’s dual-screen smartphone is now available (in Europe and Russia)
Smartphone screens can be energy hogs, and they can be tough to see in direct sunlight. One solution would be to use an E Ink screen instead of a traditional LCD display — but while E Ink screens use far less power, they usually have slow screen refresh rates and don’t do a good job […]
Yotaphone dual-screen, E Ink smartphone launches Dec 4th (in Russia)
Nothing works harder to kill your smartphone’s battery life than the display. That big, bright, full color screen sucks power like crazy, which is one reason why many modern smartphones can run for a day or two if you’re just listening to music, but die in a matter of hours when you’re surfing the web […]
Yotaphone smartphone with secondary ePaper display coming in November
There are a few ways to get better battery life from a smartphone. You could stuff a huge battery in the case. Or you could use a less power-hungry display. The Yotaphone takes the latter approach — by giving you two displays. On the front of the smartphone there’s a full color touchscreen display which […]