Yota Devices showed off its third dual screen smartphone, YOTA 3, back in June at the China-Russia Expo in Harbin, and revealed very few details. And now the company has officially announced the YOTA3, and revealed its specs, pricing and availability details.
Like its predecessors, the main highlight of YOTA 3 is its secondary E-Ink display at the back. It's a 5.2-inch HD screen that consumes less energy and shows IM messages, news, time, weather, step count and stock prices, as well as doubles up as an e-book reader. There's also three capacitive keys as well.
As for the other specs, the YOTA 3 comes with 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, and is equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, and comes with 4GB RAM, along with 64GB or 128GB storage options.
The camera on the back has a 13MP sensor and is assisted by dual-tone LED flash, while the front shooter has a 12MP sensor. Other features include fingerprint scanner, dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, USB Type-C port and 3300mAh battery. It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat based YotaOS 3.0.
The YOTA 3 64GB version has been priced at RUB 21,500/CNY 2,398/$360 (Rs. 23,000) and the 128GB version costs RUB27,900/CNY3098/$465 (Rs. 30,000). It will be up for pre-order in China starting September 5 at JD.com, and go on sale from September 18.
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Russia based Yota Devices was one of the first smartphone maker to release a smartphone with two displays: the usual color screen at the front, and an e-ink screen at the back, that consumes less energy and is easy on the eyes, making it ideal for users who read on their phones.
After launching two such phones, Yota Devices back in June announced Yota 3. At the time it only teased the device and revealed few details. However, now renders of Yota 3 has surfaced, giving us the first clear look at the device.
As seen in the renders, the Yota 3 appears to have a new design when compared to its predecessors. It will have a sleek design will be bigger in size when compared to its predecessor. It also shows the E ink display being users to show IM messages, news, time, weather, step count and stock prices.
The main color display at the front is said to be 5.5-inch screen with Full HD resolution, while the e-ink screen at the back is 5.2-inch in size bearing HD resolution. Below the front screen there's a physical button, that is most likely to house fingerprint sensor.
The Yota 3 is expected to feature power-efficient Snapdragon 625 chip, 4GB RAM, and offered in 64GB and 128GB storage. The storage is expandable via microSD card. It will have a single 12MP rear camera and 13MP front camera, while the battery capacity is set at 3200mAh. It will run Android Nougat and support USB Type-C port.
The Yota 3 is rumored to cost $350 (Rs. 22,300) for the 64GB storage model and $450 (Rs. 28,700) for the 128GB storage version. It will reportedly hit China market first in September, and pre-orders will open at Russia around the same time.
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Update: According to Engadget, Yota3 will feature 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, 5.2-inch E ink touch display at the back, Snapdragon 625 chip, 4GB RAM, 12MP/13MP cameras, USB Type-C (No 3.5mm audio jack) and 3200mAh battery. It will ship with Nougat.
The YotaPhone was one of the first smartphone to feature two displays: one the usual color screen on the front, and the other an E Ink display at the back to show various information like weather, notification, time, etc. or you can just set a wallpaper. It released in 2013, and a follow up, YotaPhone 2 with improved design and performance was out in 2015.
Now the Russian smartphone maker is all set to release Yota3. Yota Devices at the China-Russia Expo in Harbin announced that Yota3 will hit the market later this year, and revealed some details.
Much like its predecessors, the Yota3 will have two display, a color screen on the front, and an lower power E-Ink display on the back. The base model with 64GB storage will carry a price tag of about $350, and the 128GB storage model will cost $450.
In terms of specifications, the Yota3 is expected to comes with 5.7-inch Full HD AMOLED display/ 5.5-inch E-Inks display at the back, quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB/4GB RAM, 13MP/5MP cameras, and 3500mAh battery. It will ship with Android Nougat on-board. However, these are not the final specifications and may change.
According
to sources, the YotaP3 will be available in China in September,
and will be up for pre-order in Russia, at the same time. It will also launch in global market as well. In China, the
device will not have Google Play Services, as it is banned in the
country, but it will come pre-installed with popular services like Baidu
search engine and WeChat messenger.
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