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Re: Yotaphone

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The "Scroll down" hint wasn't obvious enough for me. I'd also show both screens as soon as you land on the page, as that is the unique feature of this phone and it took me quite some time before I actually found it.

(If you don't scroll but just click on the links you just see 1 screen at a time. If you aren't really paying attention you don't notice that there are 2 different ones)

Re: Yotaphone

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post #3

How much does it cost? I can't find it anywhere on the website, not even on the preorder page.

Leaving your email address won't preorder the phone but lets them notify you when preordering starts. A bit unclear to me too.

Re: Yotaphone

#7
Go check out Engadgets hands on with a prototype of it on YouTube. I'm on my phone otherwise id link it myself.

It's certainly interesting, but I think the eink back looks a little... Well, ugly. Would be neat if reading HN on it would not drain my battery, but the radios suck down most battery after the screen, so I think offline documents would be better suited. Think not needing a kindle... It's really different.

(why the downvote? I normally never ask, but I'm confused as to what I did incorrectly and would love to know so I can avoid it in the future)

Re: Yotaphone

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post #3

How much does it cost? I can't find it anywhere on the website, not even on the preorder page.

From their fb page:

YotaPhone goes on sale at 19,990 rubles or 499 euros.

For our Russian fans, it is available for order now on YotaPhone.com.

From mid-December it will be available in retail stores in Germany and Russia and in the online store in Austria, Germany, France and Spain.

In January 2014, it will be available online and at retailers in the UK, Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic, as well as in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and Egypt).

YotaPhone will be available initially through the following international distributors: Ingram Micro Inc., Brodos and Jumbo Electronics Company Ltd.

In Russia, it will go on sale at Evroset, Svyaznoy and Yota Retail.

Re: Yotaphone

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post #7

Go check out Engadgets hands on with a prototype of it on YouTube. I'm on my phone otherwise id link it myself. It's certainly interesting, but I think the eink back looks a little... Well, ugly. Would be neat if reading HN on it would not drain my battery, but the radios suck down most battery after the screen, so I think offline documents would be better suited. Think not needing a kindle... It's really different.…

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAKFc_hFN0

Re: Yotaphone

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post #7

Go check out Engadgets hands on with a prototype of it on YouTube. I'm on my phone otherwise id link it myself. It's certainly interesting, but I think the eink back looks a little... Well, ugly. Would be neat if reading HN on it would not drain my battery, but the radios suck down most battery after the screen, so I think offline documents would be better suited. Think not needing a kindle... It's really different.…

Looks like it's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAKFc_hFN0
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