Yota Devices has announced the launch of its dual-screen YotaPhone in time for Christmas this year to attract the holiday season shoppers.
Among the most attractive tech gadgets shown off at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, a dual-screen smartphone made a silent yet powerful appearance. The YotaPhone, if you may recall, sports a high-resolution LCD screen in the front and an e-ink display at the rear. The company has resurfaced in the media with its latest announcement of being available "in time for Christmas" this year, according to an e-mail statement from Yota Devices, the Moscow-based smartphone maker.
The YotaPhone featured some impressive high-end specifications during its debut. Besides the dual-screen, the smartphone included 4G LTE support, Android 4.1, 4.3-inch 1280p display, a 12-megapixel camera, and a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus chip, CNET reports.
The phone's functional dual-screen mode stole the limelight. The main idea behind squeezing in an e-ink display in addition to the high-resolution LCD screen is to boost the phone's life. How often have you wanted your phone to last a few more extra minutes or hours? The YotaPhone is the answer to the high-end phones that do not last long enough for users to go without charging the phone at least once a day. Users can switch to the e-ink display when the phone is running low on power, which will consume less battery and you will still be able to use the phone for reading or referencing items, like a route on Google Maps.
The YotaPhone will include some features that will be upgraded from its tweaked version at the CES. The upgraded features include 1.7GHz dual-core processor 2GB of RAM, a 4.3-inch 720p screen upfront, and an 1800mAh battery, according to TechCrunch. But there have been no details on the pricing of the product.
So if you think a second screen to extend your phone's battery is a good concept, good enough to convince you to buy a YotaPhone, then be prepared as the company will launch its pricing and availability in December.
