YotaPhone 3 with dual-displays announced; pricing starts from $350

Russian smartphone maker Yota Devices at the China-Russia Expo, Harbin announced its all new YotaPhone 3. While the smartphone’s design was teased, the announcement did reveals a few details including its price and the expected dual display set up, which is the highlight of the brand’s products. [caption id=“attachment_383560” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] YotaPhone 3 teaser.[/caption] After the original YotaPhone and then the pebble-shaped YotaPhone 2, we now have the YotaPhone 3. According to details that have been revealed at the announcement, the YotaPhone 3 will pack in the usual dual display set up. This means that we can expect a smartphone with a full colour display on the front and a secondary (similar sized) E Ink display under the rear panel. Other details include those regarding internal storage and pricing. The YotaPhone 3 when launched will be available in two internal storage variants. This would include a base model with 64 GB internal storage priced at $350 (roughly Rs 22,500) while the second higher-priced model will arrive with 128 GB of internal storage and will be priced at $450 (roughly Rs 30,000). [caption id=“attachment_238015” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] The first YotaPhone.[/caption] The news comes from liliputing.com who also pointed out another report which hints that the YotaPhone will start shipping in China from September. The handset will be up for pre-order in Russia around the same time. [caption id=“attachment_383562” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] The YotaPhone 2 showing the E Ink rear display.[/caption] While the YotaPhone and YotaPhone 2 did reach the Indian market, there is no news as to whether the YotaPhone 3 will reach Indian shores for now. The speciality of the YotaPhone design is its secondary E Ink display that barely sips any power and can stay on for a lot longer with little battery life. The E Ink display is used to show everything from notifications to widgets and can even be used as an e reader.