Russia’s leading internet company Yandex has introduced its latest Android Smartphone called Yandex.Phone.
It has aluminum frame and houses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 at front and back. The device is IP54 rated for water/dust resistance and comes with rear facing fingerprint sensor.
The Yandex.Phone specs include 5.65-inch 2.5D curved glass Full HD+ display and is powered by Snapdragon 630 SoC. It has 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM and is powered by 3050 mAh battery.
In terms of optics, there is 5MP selfie shooter with LED flash. At the back side is 16MP and 5MP dual camera setup with LED flash. Most of connectivity options are supported as well.
- Dimensions: 150.1 x 72.5 x 8.28 mm (5.91 x 2.85 x 0.33 inch)
- Weight: 163 grams (5.75oz)
- SIM: Dual SIM slots
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo with Yandex.Launcher
- Ratings: IP54 rated for water and dust resistance
- Fingerprint sensor: Yes, rear
- Display: 5.65-inch IPS LCD display with 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio, multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Chipset: 2.2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Storage: 64GB built-in, expandable using MicroSD card
- Front camera: 5MP with flash
- Rear camera: 16MP + 5MP dual cameras with LED flash
- Battery: 3050 mAh (built-in) with Quick Charge 3.0. (Up to 24 days standby, up to 20 hours 3G talk time, up to 10 hours Wi-Fi internet, up to 90 hours of music playback
- Audio: Qualcomm Aqstic Audio platform, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz) with MIMO, Bluetooth V4.1, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, USB type-C
- Sensors: Proximity, Compass, Accelerometer, Gyro, Ambient Light
The Yandex.Phone price is 17,990 Rubles (US$ 270 / Rs. 19,100 approx.) and comes in Black color. The smartphone is available at Yandex Store in Russia along with Beeline, M.Video and Eldorado retail electronics stores from tomorrow. Users can also buy Yandex.Phone from new Beru e-commerce marketplace starting December 7th.