The YotaPhone Is Half Smartphone, Half E-Reader

BARCELONA, Spain — The YotaPhone, a smartphone from Russia’s Yota Devices, has your run-of-the-mill screen on one side and an energy-saving e-ink screen on the other. But based on a new prototype we saw, the next iteration of YotaPhone is even better

You still have a regular Android smartphone on one side, but you can send images, texts and other info to the e-ink screen on the back, which is easier on the eyes and uses a lot less energy

The new version, which will be available in Q4 this year, is bigger and doesn't have that slightly unusual “lump” in the middle. It also gives you a myriad of new ways to interact with the e-ink screen on the back. It’s now a touchscreen — the original YotaPhone only had a touch-sensitive area near the bottom — giving you the ability to scroll through articles and even “like” them on Facebook Read more...