Yota Devices YotaPhone Next

Review

Packaging and accessories

YotaPhone 2 makes an impression even before we take it out of the box. And this is no usual box. We have an elegant, black box with a magnetic flip, what is more the facture is nice in touch. Inside, after opening it, we can see the phone and neat “modules” with accessories. Each accessory is placed in a black sponge and is protected by a black piece of cardboard with the description of the content.

Accessories cover a 1.5-amper, module charger, a USB cable, a wire for removing the nanoSIM card and earphones with tons of replaceable plugs. There is a multilanguage manual as well. When it comes to the content this is rather a basic set, but when it comes to the packaging – it is one of a kind.

Housing and design

The front panel of YotaPhone 2 is occupied by a 5-inch display surrounded by wide bezels. The upper part has the phone’s speaker and the camera for video calls and sensors: light and proximity. The lower part does not have any elements (we have display keys) and its thickness is probably only to maintain the symmetry with the upper bezel.

On the top edge we have a universal earphone’s jack, on the lower part a microUSB socket surrounded by a speaker and a microphone. The left side lacks any additions, and on the right we can see power/lock button and volume controls buttons, which at the same time is a plate for mounting the SIM card in the nano size.

Much more interesting things happen at the back. Here we have a camera with a LED flash, in the lower part we have the phone’s name and in the centre there is a 4.7-inch display based on an e-paper.

The phone is perfectly designed and manufactured. It has nicely rounded corners and lies in the hand comfortably. A nice in touch plastic is used on edges, and both displays are protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The thickness of the phone is impressive, it is only 9 mm.

Displays

Two displays are the main and the most important elements of YotaPhone 2. Because of this innovation the manufacturer priced this model really high, and it stands out from other smartphones because of this. I cannot deny – this solution has sense, and the e-ink display can be used in an interesting way.

The main display of the smartphone is a colourful 5-inch AMOLED display with a Full HD resolution, that is 1920x1080 pixels. It gives a pixel density on the level of 441 ppi, which gives a really high quality of the image. The display is characterized by a high brightness, a really good contrast, great colours and perfect viewability angles. AMOLED offers a deep level of black and saturated colours. The touch panel works without any problems. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. There is simply nothing to complain about.

The second display is a 4.7-inch display made in the e-ink technology. It has a resolution of 960x540 pixels. (we cannot deny that pixels are visible with our own eyes) and it offers 16 levels of grey. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 in a matte version. The manufacturer claims that the speed of refreshing is on the level of 0.012 seconds but we will often come across the ghosting effect nevertheless.

The touch panel of the e-ink display has a low sensitivity and all gestures must be done slowly and precisely. A severe limitation of the display is no backlight. But there are advantages of the e-paper as well – it is power saving and it does not tire eyes while reading. In a bright light it offers a better contrast and readability – that is in conditions during which we cannot see anything on other types of displays.

Source: GSMchoice.com

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