Russian company Yota Devices began selling a line of dual screen smartphones in 2013. The original YotaPhone featured a color display one one side and an E Ink screen on the other. A few years later the company introduced the YotaPhone 2 which expanded on the idea with a sleek new design and better specs. […]
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Dual-screen Yota 3 smartphone launches in China
YotaPhone is launching its third dual-screen smartphone. the Yota 3 was officially unveiled in China today, where the device will be available for purchase soon for about $560 and up. As expected, the Yota 3 features a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel AMOLED display on one side, and a 5.2 inch, 1280 x 720 […]
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Yota 3 dual-screen hits TENAA on way to Chinese launch
The Yota 3 is a smartphone with a full-color AMOLED display on one side and a grayscale E Ink screen on the other. It’s the third dual-screen phone from Russian company Yota Devices (which is now owned by a Hong Kong-based group), and the Yota 3 is expected to go on sale in China soon. […]
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YotaPhone 3 specs leaked: Standard mid-range hardware… plus a secondary E Ink display
15 Comments on YotaPhone 3 specs leaked: Standard mid-range hardware… plus a secondary E Ink displayA few days after plans to launch a YotaPhone 3 were announced, the folks at Engadget have published some of the previously undisclosed specs. We already knew the YotaPhone 3 (also known as the Yota3, apparently) would feature a color display on one side and an E Ink screen on the other, much like the […]
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Yota Devices could expand reach of dual-screen smartphones with new investment
Russian smartphone startup Yota Devices hasn’t had a lot of success bringing its dual-screen smartphones with color and E Ink displays to the US. But the company now has more money to play with, which could help Yota bring its next-gen Yotaphone to more markets. A Hong Kong-based investment company has agreed to acquire nearly 65% of […]
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Yotaphone 3 coming in 2016, manufactured by ZTE
Yota Devices has announced that it’s third smartphone will be available in the first quarter of 2016, and the company is partnering with Chinese device maker ZTE to build the phone. Yota is a Russian company that’s made a bit of a splash by selling phones with dual screens: a color display on one side […]
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YotaPhone 2 US launch cancelled
The makers of the YotaPhone 2 raised nearly $300 thousand through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to bring their dual-screen smartphone to the United States. But now it looks like the company is cancelling that effort. A number of backers of the campaign have reported that Yota Devices has sent out email messages letting them know that […]
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Yotaphone 2 dual-screen smartphone gets FCC teardown treatment
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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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 […]
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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 […]