I've always liked the idea/look of this phone.

Yotaphone 2 black https://yotaphone.com/gb-en/product/yotaphone2/

​can't wait :confused:

Rumour has it that, the now Hong Kong owned Yotafone will release Yotafone 3 in July, in partnership with ZTE.

Very much a niche product. It's a bit of a gimmick in my opinion, as I'm sure at least one of the large manufacturers would've taken a punt on this as an idea. But it may appeal to some people and I'm all for new things working their way onto our phones.

The hardware itself is nothing special in today's market, especially at this price point.

Very much a niche product. It's a bit of a gimmick in my opinion, as I'm sure at least one of the large manufacturers would've taken a punt on this as an idea. But it may appeal to some people and I'm all for new things working their way onto our phones.

The hardware itself is nothing special in today's market, especially at this price point.

Take away the e-ink display (about £10 worth of hardware, if that), and you are left with a decidedly average device. Just how they ever expected to get £600 is beyond me!
Even at this price point, it seems mighty expensive.

why? just .... why?

If you read books on the commute or manly use messaging and email, there is nothing else to compete out there.

Why get ripped off paying double/triple when unavailable elsewhere e-ink is a large part of the use for you?

I've always liked the idea/look of this phone.

Yotaphone 2 black https://yotaphone.com/gb-en/product/yotaphone2/

It is certainly not for the masses, yet if you are not, and read you might find a use.

Pic updated, thanks.

Rumour has it that, the now Hong Kong owned Yotafone will release Yotafone 3 in July, in partnership with ZTE.

I've always liked the concept, it was crazy at it's original price, but more tempting at this level.

It is cheaper on ebay though.

via the link it says £440.

Sorry, when you click on the £440 it brings another page up at £229

Voting hot - similar internals to a Xperia Z2 and ideal for those who want an always-on screen / e-reader.

Anyone comment on how this fares as an e-reader via the eink screen?, is the 5" display not a little on the small size for comfortable reading? I actually like the concept of this but I'd prefer to see it in a 5.5" or even 6" form factory for more comfortable reading, maybe that's something they will do on the new model....

That should have been the start price.

Err, I don't think I manufacture vacuum's, so I'm not sure about this comparison. Who's putting faith in what?

Jellybean :confused:

​What are the odds. Quoting a well known vacuum cleaner fact to an expert in vacuums. :smile:

Get a Homtom or a Doogee or a Cubot

You'll save money when people still take the Mickey at the unknown brand

It's an interesting idea - I read a ton of books on my tablet and phone and the e-ink capability would be kinder on my eyes (I tend to change my ebook apps to black background/white font to reduce the glare) :smiley:

Is it right when it says android jellybean???

Surely the major selling points are that there is only one device to humph about and the e-ink is readable in bright sunlight? I have yet to see a smartphone with a screen that is legible on a sunny day, and as I like to read e-books on the train I would love to have one of these. Unfortunately, I've only just bought the latest dustproof and waterproof Nook, so I will be taking "two bottles into the shower" for a while yet. :smirk:

I'm not sure you'll get better spec for half the price? The CPU alone is over 2x powerful than the mediatek octa-cores

Great saving but it was massively overpriced to start with.

It's a good price, I paid around £400. I switched from Nexus 5 to the Yota2 but it was so laggy, especially the home screen and launching apps. The e-ink screen was great, but not backlit - i realise i sound stupid but after using the kindle paperwhite for a while i'd forgotten that backlight is not a standard on all e-ink screens. Doh! but the slow/lagginess is why i sold and went back to nexus 5.

I'm gonna give you heat for posting the deal!
For me it's an extra screen to scratch and I don't really see the benefits (If I want to read a book, I read a book, if I want to read something via e-ink I'd want a bigger screen)

I read up a lot on this when it was released - it's been out in China for ages and was available in the states ages before here - and the general consensus was that the rear screen was handy for conserving battery when checking the time, notifications etc, but was way too small to use as an ereader. The reviewers liked the idea but the application, when added to a high cost phone with mid range specs just didn't work.

For my part, if you could get this on a small tablet without having to shell out flagship prices (that's how this was priced when released) then it would be really handy as an ereader.

The 801is a decent processor, 32gb a decent amount of storage. Far better than most of the tat that comes out of China currently. Bought one to have a play with n then give it to the missus, 48 hour battery life will be handy given the number of times she forgets to charge her phone.....

Looks brilliant. lack of os updates puts me off though. love the concept and so long as you can sync kindle etc on the eink then could have it's uses.

Seems the buyout fell through, the latest announcement now being for a 30% stake, for the rights to the Asian market maybe.

I considered buying it as I do lots of eBook
reading but don't always carry my ereader. now that price went down im even more tempted.

Putting an e-ink display in a phone is not a new idea. The old Motorola "Motofone" F3 had one but it was rubbish.

Does this item also suck?

:stuck_out_tongue:

I was looking at a Homtom ht7... Looks quite nice but the name!

They have some very odd names...

tiny 1800 battery, no thanks

4.7" not 5" though for yotaphone. 2 unless I'm looking at the wrong place

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/04/yotaphone_2_announced_100_hour_battery_life/?page=2

So, the battery might last a week in e-ink mode. And that YotaSnap looks useful for e-tickets, reservations and such like.

Thanks OP, ordered.

Here you go. This will also keep the apple lovers happy

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/popslate-2-smart-second-screen-for-iphone/x/8963811#/

Always liked this concept but still, for the hardware its average. If the Yotafone 3 sticks with the same idea, + newer components + <£300 then I would def consider it.

I actually bought one of these last year - the e-ink is surprisingly useful and apart from the obvious (ebooks, reading in sunlight etc) you can operate the phone as normal using this side, which massively extends the battery life (albeit with animations taking a hit).

However, I ended up returning it as I had massive issues with the camera not focussing. There is also the well documented issue with the typing glitches (reading taps as swipes).

Overall, great idea - let down by the hardware. The software is great though - very close to stock Android (no bloatware). If they can catch up with the specs of the higher end phones of today, I'd be interested in a Yotaphone 3. I had heard months ago however, that the 3 wouldn't run Android, although don't know if this has been confirmed / denied recently.

Yes,reading reviews , slow typists are fine but fast typists can get that problem.
I wonder if Lollipop fixed it.

It is a great idea, but Yota 3 needs to be 5.5"+ size.

Looks like a great idea but a bit of a gimmick

So much for 3 day delivery!

Anyone got theirs yet?

Nope, jack. Got the confirmation email saying the order was accepted n then nothing. Paid via PayPal so covered in case it all goes tits up.

Same here, will post any updates if I get emails from them.

Oops, credit cards would have been better.

I think Paypal simply try to obtain your money back outside of ebay. Which is often no use if it is a 'going under' scam. I wonder/bet they use some bedroom based person agent, still licking them envelopes. Hope so.

Read the smallprint.

I am sure it used to say 'if we can get the funds out of the seller account'.
Now I think it says something 'we may refund you, whatever we decide you are bound by our decision'.

Who knows if it means the same, though with that new wording it sounds like it could be positive spin for the exact same.

Had dispatch info, says 1-2 days delivery, coming from Austria. Not sure what LadyEleanor is going on about....

Finally arrived and I have to say I'm very impressed! Love the e-reader back screen and the AMOLED Screen is pretty good too. Decent volume from the speaker, seems snappy enough and the shape even with the optional bumper I ordered fit in the hand very well.

Just a shame the missus likes it too and has taken it off me already so my play time with it was short lived....

Have you had yours yet? mine seems to be stuck in Germany!

Yes delivered this Aft. Went from stuck in Germany to Parcelforce to delviery in about 12 hours.

Can you control what is displayed on the rear screen? Would be great to put the Kindle app on the rear, for example

it was 96 quid last week from gear best. albeit I had to pay 25 quid customs. 229 seems very expensive