Yota today announced that beginning in April, the YotaPhone 2 will be available to consumers in the US through Indiegogo. The company is to also offer early bird pricing and bundle options for a limited time only.
Already available in 20 markets around the world, YotaPhone is choosing the crowd sourcing service to launch its smartphone into North America, hoping consumers will be interested in the always-on e-paper display.
For the time being, not much else is known about the upcoming campaign, aside from the fact it kicks off next month. You are - however - able to register your email to receive alerts as to when this goes live, though we'll likely announce this here on our site too.
Source: YotaPhone
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YotaPhone 2 Indiegogo campaign confirmed for April with special bundles for early birds
I really dig this phone.
Doesn't work on Tmobile LTE bands... pass. The should have used a more flexible LTE band radio. It says:
LTE (rel. 9, cat 4) bands 3, 7 and 20, VoLTE
Tmobile is 2, 4, and 12.
A fact you stated.
This was to be my next phone.
My bubble you've burst.
I considered it too! The e-ink display is cool but if it won't do LTE anywhere but Russia it's not going to work :^{
Poetry even in the AC comments!
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Hi Ku I see you
Thought you could get it past us
We caught it quickly
was about to post the same thing. no longer interested
Just for Americans to know: this phone costs 700€ in Europe.
That's US$776.
I wonder e-ink causes burn in as well. I only ask because I've never owned e-ink products.
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Not really. E-ink pixels are actually "off" at all times except when they are being changed, so even when powered off, the display is persistent. They don't really burn-in, though on some older e-ink screens on e-readers, they could "ghost" a little bit if the software tried to smooth out the reading experience by updating the screen several times before fully refreshing it (full page refreshes are really distracting). This ghosting always went away after the full refresh.
eInk doesn't burn in. It's a static display that only uses power when it is updated. This allows it to drastically extend the battery life of a device using it. Another advantage is that it looks and "feels" like printed paper, making it way easier to read content on for long periods, which is why it's poplar in eReaders.
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This device is clearly the most innovative design of the year. I definitely want one.
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