Yotaphone 2
Product Features:
- 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi
- Quad Core, 2.2 GHz Processor
- 2 GB RAM, 32 GB inbuilt
- 2500 mAh Battery
- 5 inches, 1080 x 1920 px display
- 8 MP Rear + 2.1 MP Front Camera
- Memory Card Not Supported
- Android, v4.4
Product Review:
- Dual-screened engineering marvel
- E Ink screen is legitimately useful
- Gorgeous primary AMOLED display
- Top-tier performance
- Cool points aplenty
- Very expensive
- Limited mainstream appeal
- Mediocre camera
- Yota's software still needs work
- Uncomfortable to hold the 'other' way around
Quick Specifications[See Full Specifications]
- General:
- Android, v4.4
- Slim
- 2500 mAH Battery
- Display:
- Touch
- 5 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Camera:
- 8 MP
- AutoFocus
- Flash
- 2.1 MP Front Camera
- Technical:
- 2.2 GHz, Quad Core Processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 32 GB Inbuilt Memory
- Connectivity:
- 3G
- 4G
- WiFi with hotspot
- Bluetooth
- GPS
Analysis Group Range: Rs. 14,000 to Rs. 18,000
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RAM
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Memory Inbuilt
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Display Size
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Display Resolution
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Display Ppi
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Camera Resolution
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Front Camera
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Battery Size
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Thickness
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Weight
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Spec Score
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Advantages
Display In Groups| General | |
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Slim
8.9 mm
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Slimmer mobile phones are easier to carry and look more fashionable. |
| Display | |
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Has A Responsive Touch Screen
Capacitive
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Touch Displays offer a more interactive experience. |
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Has AMOLED Display
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AMOLED Displays have better response time often to under a millisecond, and they consume significantly less battery. |
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Quite Big Screen
5 inches
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Reading, browsing internet and watching videos is more pleasing experience on a bigger screen. |
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High Resolution Screen
1080p
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Images, videos and text will look more sharp and clear. |
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Sharp Screen
~ 441 ppi
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Images, videos will look amazing on this sharp and clear screen. Text will be easier to read. |
| Camera | |
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Has Flash For Camera
LED
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Having a camera flash allows you to take photos in low light. |
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Has Front Camera
2.1 MP
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Front Camera enables you to take your own photos and do videocalling (on supported devices). |
| Technical | |
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Lots Of Storage Capacity
32 GB
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More storage allows you to store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications. |
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Quad Core CPU
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More cores result in better parallelism, meaning more tasks can be processed in parallel without slowing down the User Interface. |
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Faster CPU
2.2 GHz
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Faster CPU means more smooth experience. |
| Connectivity | |
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Supports 3G
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3G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience. |
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Supports 4G
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4G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience than 3G. |
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Supports WiFi
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You can connect to wifi hotspots in your area to experience a superior internet experience. |
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Supports WiFi Hotspot
Wifi Tethering
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Allows you to use your internet connection on your wifi enabled laptop. |
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Supports Bluetooth
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Bluetooth enables you to wirelessly listen to music and calls using bluetooth headsets. |
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Supports GPS
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GPS is used for determining your location. You can get directions to a place with the help of GPS. |
| Extra | |
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Has Accelerometer
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Detects motion as well as the orientation of a device (horizontally or vertically). |
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Has Gyroscope
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Determines orientation and rotation and provides more accurate 3D motion tracking than an accelerometer. |
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Has Compass
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Determines direction facing relative to North, East, West and South. |
Disadvantages
Display In Groups| Camera | |
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Low Resolution Camera
8 MP with AutoFocus
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Considering this device's price, it should have come with a higher resolution camera. |
| Technical | |
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No Memory Card Support
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Memory cards give your device more storage capacity. So you can store more songs, photos and videos. |
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Relatively Less RAM
2 GB
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It has relatively less RAM than the other mobile phones in this price range. You can get more RAM than this. |
| Connectivity | |
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Doesn't Support VoLTE
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You can't use this to make calls over 4G network (a 3rd party app can be used instead though). |
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Can't Output To TV
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You can't connect your phone to a TV. |
| Extra | |
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Doesn't Have A FM Radio
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You Can't Listen to your favourite radio stations on your phone. |
Full Specifications
Report An Error| General | |
| Sim Type: | GSM |
| Dual Sim: | No |
| Sim Size: | Nano SIM |
| Device Type: | Smartphone |
| Design | |
| Dimensions: | 69.5 x 144 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight: | 140 g |
| Display | |
| Type: | Color AMOLED screen |
| Touch: | Yes |
| Size: | 5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| PPI: | ~ 441 PPI |
| Memory | |
| RAM: | 2 GB |
| Internal: | 32 GB inbuilt |
| Card Slot: | No |
| Connectivity | |
| GPRS: | Yes |
| EDGE: | Yes |
| 3G: | Yes |
| 4G: | Yes |
| Wifi: | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| USB: | Yes, microUSB v3.0 |
| USB Features: | USB Charging, Mass Storage |
| Computer sync, NFC, OTA sync, Tethering | |
| Extra | |
| GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS Support |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass |
| Camera | |
| Camera: | Yes, 8 MP with autofocus |
| Dual Camera: | No |
| Flash: | LED |
| Front Camera: | Yes, 2.1 MP |
| Technical | |
| OS: | Android, v4.4 (KitKat) |
| CPU: | 2.2 GHz, Quad Core Processor |
| Battery | |
| Size: | 2500 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
YotaPhone 2 review: Choose a side
We approached the YotaPhone 2 as the niche device we thought it was. By the time we reached the end of this review, we were ready to rethink. It's an odd-ball of a device by all means, but its second screen opens the door to a whole new world of possibilities.
The 5" AMOLED is another great asset, with excellent pixel density, great contrast, solid color reproduction and good sunlight legibility. read more →
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on both screens
- Android OS v4.4.3 KitKat with Yota Apps
- 32GB of built-in storage (25GB user-accessible)
- 2,500mAh battery
- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
- No high-end video recording (either 4K @ 30fps or FullHD @ 60fps)
- No microSD card slot or higher storage capacity option available
- Always resting on a screen regardless how you put it down and double the chance of breaking a screen if you drop it
engadget review: Nice and expensive, but seriously cool
The YotaPhone 2 is a stark upgrade over its predecessor, with bigger, better displays wrapped in a much sleeker package. Most importantly, the secondary E Ink screen is actually useful this time around. It has its flaws, of course, is very expensive and won't be everyone's cup of tea. Regardless, though, it's quite simply as cool as they come. read more →
- Dual-screened engineering marvel
- E Ink screen is legitimately useful
- Gorgeous primary AMOLED display
- Top-tier performance
- Cool points aplenty
- Very expensive
- Limited mainstream appeal
- Mediocre camera
- Yota's software still needs work
- Uncomfortable to hold the 'other' way around
Yotaphone 2 review:
It's not often you come across a truly unique device in the smartphone market, but the Yotaphone 2 is exactly that. Unique.
From the front it looks like any other Android smartphone, but flip it over and you're greeted with a second, all-touch display - only it's an E-Ink screen similar to those found on ereaders.
The Yotaphone 2 is the Russian brand's second entry into the market following on from the original, proof of concept, Yotaphone which launched in 2013 and aimed squarely at early adopters.
This time round Yota Devices means business. read more →
- Innovative second touchscreen
- Potential for long battery life
- Decent colour display
- Expensive
- Several software issues
- Still a work in progress
YotaPhone 2 review
The original YotaPhone was an interesting concept, but it was poorly executed. With this second generation, many of its issues have been addressed. The e-ink display is higher quality, the design has been greatly improved and it has generally better specs all round. It's a considerably more refined product.
The first version did set the bar extremely low, however, and although the YotaPhone 2 has leapt clean over it, it's still a niche product and you can get much more phone for the money elsewhere. read more →
- The YotaPhone 2's rear e-ink display lets you read e-books for long periods without draining much battery.
- A feature no other phone has.
- It has decent all-round specs and a good front screen too.
- Its high price puts it among the top-end phones, which it fails to justify.
- The e-ink screen suffers from ghosting issues, the software for customising it isn't particularly easy to use.
- The camera doesn't impress.
- There's no expandable storage.
YotaPhone 2 review: Dual-screen phone will split the crowd
Despite warming to the YotaPhone 2 over our four days of use, we're still on the fence about it. Yes, it's a jump forward compared to the original and we can see genuine use from that second screen and we're not going to cry "gimmick" like we thought we might.But with current smartphones already providing a full day's battery anyway, irrelevant of whether you use them to read eBooks on or not, many just won't need to pay a premium for a dual-screen device. read more →
- Much better design than original YotaPhone,
- Smooth Android operation,
- Interesting use of E Ink to mirror Android for access to all apps,
- E Ink good for reading and at-a-glance notifications
- Software bugs can cause ghosting issues with E Ink screen,
- Hardware chipset not latest
- No microSD slot
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