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| A Russian man transmits SMS messages simultaneously on two mobile phones, in Obninsk on April 29, 2010View Photo |
The phone,
which used Google's Android operating system and has a fixed price of 499 euros
($678), will be launched in December in Russia and Germany in stores and online
in France, Spain and Austria.
The device
"rethinks our relation to smartphones," said YotaPhone's general
director, Vlad Martynov, who unveiled the smartphone in a contemporary art
gallery in Moscow.
As well as
the full-colour touch screen standard on all smartphones, the YotaPhone has a
black-and-white screen on its back using the same electronic ink technology as
on reading devices such as Amazon's Kindle.
This extra,
low-energy screen remains on all the time, even when the phone is switched off,
allowing the user to check the time, messages, a schedule or a map without
having to "wake up" the unit, limiting battery drain.
Following
the December launch, the phone will go on sale in some other European
countries, including Britain and Switzerland, and in the Middle East, including
in Egypt.
The makers
said they have no current plans to offer the phone in Asia or the United
States.
Despite
boasting a big pool of expert engineers and IT specialists, no Russian company
has so far been able to build a dominant position with locally designed
computers or mobile phones.
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