Yotaphone: Russia's Failed Smartphone

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

This essay style really suits you. I’ve said it before. These tend to be the more popular videos on your channel.

[@scottishemu159]

Yes, I agree

[@thedragonofdismashq]

@@scottishemu159 I Agree Aswell. But Honestly Dude I Miss His Old Days

[@Alysana2604]

I agree too! I love his other videos as well but this format fits his style so well. It might be more work editing those but it usually pays. Literally. Hahah.

[@thedragonofdismashq]

@@Alysana2604 ay no word of a lie.

[@cryxngblxxd]

ratio

[@sylinic6081]

Russia always seems to be "answering" to the West despite the West never even asking.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

It's a childish, petty nationalistic pride. Like a toddler saying "look at me, I can do that too!" Russian government needs to stop being so insecure and just work on improving itself (or rather, the oligarchs need to either be kicked out or their money taken).

[@hsc894]

It's like the Ouya all over again. Trying to act cool and hip in the competition, only to be mocked on or be rendered obsolete within the next few years. Or in the Ouya's case, being a terrible game console with poor sales with a bad reputation, only for their company to be bought by Razer in 2017.

[@NoOne-vg2qu]

Lol The US are spending billions of dollars just to spread disinformation against Russia. You cannot hear a US media or a polititians in the west without mentioning Russia did bad things. They always pointing fingers on Russia for conpiracy without evidence then give them sanctions. Everything Russia did the US is making sure it will not succeded. For example every successfull Russian-made apps the Western either they telling everyone the Russins are using it for spying or a US-controlled app platform are rmoving it from their store.

[@Vysair]

Russia runs on nationlism, China on information or propaganda, North Korea on nuclear deterrent and reverence, US on dollar, etc etc

[@mi2-c035]

Eh idk about that. eReaders are still a thing, and Yotaphone was giving an all in one solution and it had actually useful applications like battery life was not great on smartphones at the time, so you could use the eink screen which consumes way less power.

[@davewill4713]

Sad to see how often Russia wastes it's people's talents. Sergey Brin (founder of Google) was born in Russia, but had he stayed, he probably wouldn't have done it.

[@jumpda5]

Yes, this is a real tragedy, there were so many inventive and outstanding people who were ahead of their time in Russia, but there were never any opportunities for them. russia is a country where a silly cop gets more than a scientist

[@yurichtube1162]

Just sad

[@AlexC_]

Real quote from Sergey Brin : "Father, thank you for taking us all out of Russia."

[@AlexTrout79]

@@AlexC_ Mother Russia. Father thank you for getting us out of Mother Russia

[@Alex-jy5fo]

Russia doesn't waste its people. People just decide to betray their homeland and not attempt to actually improving the country, instead money buys them off.

[@sporehux8344]

It should be call "yachtaphone" considering where most Russian government R&D grants eventually end up.

[@sparewheel]

I used to have a yotaphone2 and it was a great phone. The e-ink screen really made the difference with its widgets always visible, the possibility make the battery last for 5 days and the possibility to read books at any time without planning to bring a reader or an actual book or take selfies with the main camera, The main problem was the snapdragon 801 which was not fitting well inside there and burning when using it for demanding apps lowering the battery range a lot. I was charmed by the yotaphone 3 but even after years it was available only on chinese stores at quite high prices for old midrange hardware. The concept was great though, too bad nobody else developed something like that.

[@mi2-c035]

I remember it even had some ingenious tricks in its construction, like the volume rocker on the side was also the slot for a microSD. The idea of the two screens and the software integration is still great, it was truly innovative in a market that frankly has gotten stale for a while. All smartphones look the same nowadays, they all copy iPhone even the flaws, it's so boring.

[@tubros]

Private imported a Yota2 from Russia, it is to date the best phone I ever owned. It was perfect for me.

[@josephsaafan7838]

Yeah I agree the concept is amazing like if someone can make a phone with the same concept with modern specifications and hardware I would definitely buy it and it would probably be one of the best phones on the market it's a shame this concept never came back I hope it does

[@josephsaafan7838]

@@mi2-c035 yeah man I would love to see the same concept with modern specifications the concept is so great though like it is so cool to have a second low power screen it's a shame none has used this concept I hope someone makes a similar device

[@josephsaafan7838]

@@tubros you could get the yota 3 it is a little more modern but this concept is so cool I hope someone makes a modern version of it

[@Karen_of_Kanada]

"Business in the front, party in the back". - Yotaphone tag line

[@noop9k]

(Communist Party)

[@drumboarder1]

When I think party, I think reading

[@sethlangston181]

How ironic

[@dominiccortella2046]

LOL... The mullet of smartphones.

[@CAPTAIN-xj5dd]

U r Karen.

[@jetvalentine]

this is actually a prototype... -prototype? prototype.

[@bernd32]

prototeep

[@stxdude830]

-prototeep

[@thulx3997]

prototeep

[@MsNoPixel]

I didn’t know a block of bent cardboard with fake screens printed on it could even be considered a prototype lol

[@MarkH10]

A physical model styled out of something, whatever it was, with no guts, with all it's parts designed and built out of the nation. Pride. Exactly what the President of any nation wants to see. Kind of reminds me of those 3 factories they fought over in Stralingrad. Who designed, built, and managed them? Anyone not Russian.

[@sethlangston181]

Yota: A Russian smartphone, I am. Mimic the iPhone, I will.

[@GrandDawggy]

Ha.

[@sethlangston181]

Yoda: An imposter on many levels, you are. Leave the galaxy, you must.

[@kim2894]

​@@sethlangston181 spokeperson for the Samsung Galaxy team, Yoda was

[@FoxyBoxery]

Lmfao genius!

[@kim2894]

@Andrej perhaps if they just went with an E-ink add on accessories it just might, especially now with the trend of ever larger phones. Not worth if that takes that big of a budget to make tho.

[@hermenegildakociubinska6665]

I think the idea was fine, but it was the execution that failed. E-ink screens drain the battery much slower than lcd screens. Moving basic functionalities onto the e-ink screen in some smart way could prolong the battery life of the phone, which would be a good selling point. However without a reasonable price and the rest of the phone being decent, it won't sell.

[@mashakos1]

The idea is smart in spite of the poor implementation. Having a 2nd eink screen means you can use a phone for reading or listening to music while camping etc. with 30 hrs battery life (in theory)

[@tehdreamer]

Exactly, the second screen is a great idea for reading (less strain on eyes) and it extended the battery life beyond anything the top flagships of the time could do. My father owned Yota 2. Main problem was actually getting one! They did not make many.

[@RomaSmithRoma]

Well, as Putin said once: «граница России нигде не заканчивается», so technically IPhone is also a Russian phone 🤷

[@rubemcorreia7988]

Translate please.²

[@arnisrozentals]

@@hansel2213 it means the border of Russia never ends

[@RomaSmithRoma]

​@@hansel2213 Well there's a video, you can find it on youtube, when Putin is asking a boy "Where does the Russian border end?". The boy replied something about Bering strait but Putin said: "Wrong the borders of Russian do not end!"

[@chroma2k]

Translation:"Russia's Borders have no end" or something like that

[@wisdomleader85]

Does that mean I'm Russian too? Yay.....I mean, Uraa!

[@aghii458]

The Yota is the mullet of smartphones: work in the front, party in the back, and no one wants to see you with one

[@wuvv]

Mullet Phone 😎🤟

[@ayuyade]

Actually, quite the opposite. I used to have YP2 and it gathered a ton of positive attention.

[@valentinafariello5733]

Love It ahahahahah

[@Iamkradun]

I myself am Russian and live in Russia. I am writing through Google translator, sorry. I can explain why the phones have failed. Because Putin's friends are sitting in Rostec and Rosnano, they receive huge government orders for all sorts of unnecessary gadgets, and this is billions of dollars. Half of them is taken by the director, half of the deputies, and so everyone in this company takes money from the state budget. And so in every state company Gazprom, Rosneft, Roskosmos, you can fill in the names of the directors and you will easily find out that some of them are Putin's friend from childhood, someone studied with him at school or at a university, someone in the KGB. Nobody wanted to make some super new items, beat the apple samsung. This was all a distraction. Anyone interested in how they live in today's Russia, ask.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

This is called corruption: let's put up some honey trap so that the majority of the low cultured people will think we are doing "Russia great again" while we steal a huge part of it for our private jets...

[@LazyAndFabulous]

I am quite suprise when you used Google Translator, and have no troubles reading your comment

[@aitor.online]

nepotism at its finest

[@Iamkradun]

@@AlessandroGenTLe brother, buying jets is the most harmless for our politicians. I assure you whether every governor is richer than your American businessmen who have been building their business all their lives. Putin and his friends are simply ruining people's lives, in Google find a man named Khodorkovsky, he is a Russian businessman and the richest man of the 90-2000 years. He was against Putin. In the city where his company Yukos pumped oil, the mayor was killed and the murder was hanged on him, he returned to Russia hoping that he would be acquitted, he was given 10 years in prison, and his partners were serving life sentences Or Chichvarkin (Euroset-sale of phones) was also number one in Russia for cellular communications, was against Putin, as a result, they took away the entire business and forced to sell for a small amount (as he said, the company was worth $ 2-3 billion), and sold for $ 300 million.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

@@Iamkradun I'm not American (and I dislike USA and their purely money-driven mentality). I'm from Italy :) And yes, I know about the killer you have as president and how he and his friends drive the country and kill or jail every serious threat to their power (inside and even outside Russian borders). It's just sad for the normal people. Yet many are supporting them due to propaganda and ignorance :(

[@bippaasama]

There's stupid projects that go under in every country, but it seems that outside of Russia, companies don't go out of their way to embarrass themselves by showing their poor products to the president of the country lmao

[@josephsaafan7838]

Yeah they don't and the government doesn't really care about it but Russia has some private companies that belong to the government and the government has shares in certain countries that isn't the case in the US or any other western nation

[@LesPaul2006]

That is one of the big problems with the Russian economy: the President dictates what gets made and what doesn't. The free market, enterpreneurs big and small choosing freely their own line of work, are not that common there, nor allowed to grow. It is stupid and not how capitalism is supposed to work.

[@prplt]

plus the Russian president doesn't understand anything about technology so I wouldn't be surprised if he actually thinks that those are working products and can compete with Western ones 🙄

[@LesPaul2006]

@prosto komentator Not really. In the rest of the world yes, rich people own big businesses, but half, or sometimes most, of the Western economies rely on small and medium sized businesses. 50% of the US economy depends on small businesses, for example. Other Western countries have similar percentages. That happens when a country is actually a free country and not a kleptocracy. Meaning, you don't need to mail baskets of champagne and caviar to the president or some bureaucrat to open and run a succesful business. Or be cousins with the mayor.

[@LesPaul2006]

@prosto komentator And, as they are in bed with the government, no law can touch them. Nasty stuff indeed.

[@IvarDaigon]

Yotaphone has two screens.. a crappy black and white one for you and a nice high resolution color one for the FSB agent sitting across from you...

[@sznio]

I really like the idea actually. E-Ink displays barely need power, so it could be used most of the time to save power, and the primary screen could be used only for stuff like watching video.

[@roughnegg6615]

It is a good idea but in case with this company it was badly planned and executed.

[@Rafael-xz9pl]

Well, then you should start a mobile phone company 😀 Okay, the idea of an eink display sounds good but it doesn’t work.

[@hsc894]

Is colored E-ink a thing? I'm just asking here because I'm curious...

[@darthbee18]

@@hsc894 ...no, not yet.

[@RapidAssaultEuro]

It seems like you'd scratch or damage your back screen pretty quickly. I think if it had some cover system that could flip from one side to the other quickly, that might work

[@gr4iny]

Read it as Vodafone first, was legit curious why that company would fail in Russia lmao

[@xwiirastusx]

'cause it's not Vodkafone, I guess.

[@subscribeordiefukyou]

Fun fact: Voda = water in Russian In Cyrillic it's вода, Vodka in cyrillic is водка. Now you know where vodka got its name. It's literally russian water

[@archlich4489]

Don't give up on Russian inventions! Keep trying! Just don't stick the taxpayers with the bill.

[@glebb..3416]

Russia has great potential, the USSR is known for many great inventions. The problem is the corrupt Russian government. There is a reason why modern Russia (putinist Russia) can't invent something or do jack shit overall. Very sad...

[@GenocideWesterners]

@@glebb..3416 Even in the USSR, most of the achievers were not from russia. A georgian ruled the USSR for 29 years and 2 ukrainians ruled for another 29 years between them.

[@glebb..3416]

@@GenocideWesterners Most of the inventors were russian. The rulers not but they considered themselves Russian, Stalin considered himself a Russian.

[@AsherBC]

“The Cold War ended”…. March 2022 has entered the chat 💬

[@juangabriel123ify]

You're know, the e-ink display is not a bad idea. I would have bought this phone if there made it more sexy and it had modern components

[@karstenschuhmann8334]

The e-ink display in a casing may not be a bad idea. Well, as long as the software of the phone supports it.

[@guillaumekaas6505]

" It's not a gift, it's state capitalism. " That's what Putin should say about his Rolex.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Ever you wondered why Putin is not swinging his right hand(with expensive watch) while he walks? .. most likely watch is too expensive to be swing! :P

[@w19ely85]

Putin wears a Patek, not Rolex

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@РоманКуликов-з5п for luxury vehicles eh Russia does lack but what I like about Russian vehicles is their old school or dated to others design. In the US we may get 2 Russian vehicles soon updated for the US market under another name. The UAZ Patriot in suv and pickup options. They design is dated like from 2010 but what I REALLY like is the solid front and rear axle, locking transfer case, a 2.7 inline 4. For off road this vehicle seems like a dream to have. I personally would prefer the pickup version. Russia has the capability to develop some amazing vehicles too, Marussia B1 and B2 I personally think look good. But basically what I liked about some Russian vehicles is their basic no nonsense design which is what's lacking in the US. Jeeps are hardly jeeps anymore and the Cherokee is nothing like it used to be. And wranglers for more than some Benz. Personally would like to have a simple car that has more function than features. Oh the UAZ will come under the name Bremach.

[@howey935]

@@anzelmasmatutis2500 putin wears a $500,000 Patek philippe

[@TroliFishi]

Meanwhile in the US: US attacks US.

[@querube78]

Don't remind me bro. I came to youtube to forget for a while...

[@musicguy20]

It’s not even a big deal 🤦🏻‍♂️ it’s just a protest y’all. If they came in with guns killing politicians then yes it would be a huge deal.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Flat Earth believers were lost and Mr President directed them to Capitol :P

[@querube78]

Someone literally died

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

It won't change anything and people will forget it after a couple of weeks.

[@CRoffey]

The title rolls... *Russia has blocked this video for copyright*

[@user-he1ce9fs3l]

Russia has ended NFKRZ for copyright.

[@guydreamr]

Putin: How dare you dishonor me? I throw you in gulag.

[@wickstorm_records]

Why can't Russia get anything right?

[@jurgisvalancauskas4006]

Because stealing money and corruption is ingrained in russian DNA. All these big projects (russian phone, armata tanks) are opportunity to steal Russian taxpayers' money. the only working sector that produces innovation in Russia is software companies.

[@AndrisLelisTravelChanel]

in UK it was considered as a Chinese "Don't buy" phone.

[@NoOne-vg2qu]

Chinese dont buy phones are only sanctions under Trump regimes but "Don't buy" any of Russian product are pretty much working since the end of ww2. These western are making sure Russians will end up like the North Koreans but Russia is too big to bend and a self-reliant country too.

[@TA-yt1qy]

@@NoOne-vg2qu ok bot

[@NoOne-vg2qu]

@@TA-yt1qy oh really? And you ar not bot? A person who can't depend himself in a commenr section and just decided to call someone a bot is indeed a troll.

[@MONEYTOPG]

Iphone is MADE IN CHINA

[@NoOne-vg2qu]

@@MONEYTOPG but price are western not China. Iphone is a ripped off

[@yogaflames4333]

Was just about to go on a 3hr reading sesh but I see my favourite vatnik uploaded video so here I am.

[@roskcity]

@DBVE Films Loser

[@huaweisrebrenik3888]

@@roskcity no u

[@GraveMemories]

What are you reading? Need some good books to read

[@megapet777]

@DBVE Films You seem to be very happy person and doing well in life

[@yogaflames4333]

@@GraveMemories I prefer to read fiction and more specifically fantasy. I am currently reading the “the mortal instruments” series by Cassandra Claire. The books are fucking amazing and is a 6book series and have multiple trilogy book spin-offs. I’d definitely recommend reading. So many good moments, I can’t wait to re read these books multiple times over. Her writing is exceptional at the very least.

[@RoseRoseRoseRoseRoseRose]

I want the ultimate Russian smartphone experience, so I will watch your video with 144p hahahahaha 😂

[@TheInsidiaProject]

Love these videos. Good job! 🔥😎

[@ProfGop]

Yotaphone? More like ёбтаphone, russian speakers will understand.

[@Manettvibrante]

the fuck phone lol?

[@pawelabrams]

@@Manettvibrante the fuck it phone ;)

[@Manettvibrante]

@@pawelabrams ah thx lol

[@JamesLustre]

Plainrock124: *"NO* *RUSSIAN* *SPIES!"* (Also, he destroyed an Yotaphone 2)

[@scottishemu159]

which video lol.

[@JamesLustre]

@@scottishemu159 Bored Smashing - Grocery Store Phones Episode 10. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKesmYCEg9qqbMk

[@zeferinoresendiz1698]

@@JamesLustre I also watch that channel

[@JamesLustre]

@@zeferinoresendiz1698 Nice!

[@zeferinoresendiz1698]

@@JamesLustre thanks

[@jennyneon]

Remember when phones were actually hard to break and the battery lasted longer than 2 weeks?

[@akalion213]

Yeah also when they could do literally like two things?

[@fa14bi-78]

The Yota phone was actually one of them that could last two weeks, since it's a E-book after all.

[@Ubersnuber]

No

[@xeienar]

the only good think about it were battery life and lots of weird (and cool) shaped phones. Now every smartphone is virtually the same, does not matter the brand at all.

[@Heat3YT2]

Remember when phones didn’t use batteries and got all their power from the phone line and it stayed in the same place in your home?…

[@Quailstorm]

I actually wanted a YotaPhone 2 back then, but the high price, even when the phone was basically in stock for more than 2 years, that changed my mind.

[@Alephbeth17]

get YotaPhone 3 instead, it's still promising only less than $ 350, check AliExpress or Amazon

[@Tamachii12]

The comment about Russian military didn't aged quite well

[@estou_aqui-2361]

Duude i had this phone, it died while i was watching porn on the back window, I learned the hard way that the image just doesn’t go away when the phone dies

[@mocha97]

I actually had a Yotaphone 2 back in 2015 until 2017. It was not bad considering that I was young and kind of dumb. The e-ink screen actually didn't do shit in terms of battery efficiency, and it was actually bad enough that the previous frame blended into the current one. On the topic of component quality and specs, it didn't take too long for the phone to show its true colours and shit itself in a year - the screen would turn into an impromptu rave and shut itself off at around 5% charge, but you could still hear incoming calls yet not interact with the phone. Also, fun fact: Yota also sold cases for the phone which were basically a soft plastic rim which never felt really trustworthy.

[@archlinuxrussian]

I remember this being advertised back then! Coming from a Linux community sphere, it was mostly billed as a way to allow interaction while saving battery life (e-ink doesn't require backlight nor much power to change the screen), mainly for things like notifications and static controls for certain applications. I also recall this phone being more AOSP-based, which is a plus for those wanting to de-google-fy their phones (my first smartphone was an HP Pre 3 which was really awesome to be honest). Edit: I don't mean this as a defense of the phone :) just recalling how it seemed at the time. Of course it was probably destined to fail, not being up-to-date on Android releases and being so custom...

[@multidimensional_holographer]

if those yotaphones came with at least one year heating gas discount voucher, they would be a huge hit every winter in Europe

[@Levan4KGaming]

If i remember correctly they even bought a British company that was handling the RND of the phone, so there was nothing Russian except tax payer money that was, successfully stolen.

[@adamroberts8728]

Many of our successes here in America can be credited to People of Russian heritage.

[@TheGhostOf2020]

brain drain from anywhere in the world -> to the US is arguably half of our ability to innovate across the board.

[@danielimmortuos666]

@@TheGhostOf2020 brain drain is what you get for punishing your entrepreneurs.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

America creates platform for people to shine/create! By the way, all personal computers have American CPU's, right? So, if you don't like USA - don't use PCs! :P

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

No, many of your „successes“ are stolen from the Nazis

[@THEWATCHER4670]

true it all started with Nikola Tesla!!!

[@JustSomeDamnGuy]

Hey Roman, I’d really like to see more of your take on Russian tech. From the west, we don’t really get the insider view that you have. I really enjoy these type of videos. Thank you!

[@straightwarlock5341]

You do have a lot of insides on “what we have”.

[@JustSomeDamnGuy]

@@straightwarlock5341 I'm sorry private wiggly cobra - I'm not understanding? No - in general, private cobra, westerners do NOT have the direct hands on knowledge and ability to use Russian tech the same way that someone like Roman has. Also, we do not have the same kind of exposure to news stories, advertisements or the cultural meaning behind this stuff that Russians do. So, private wiggly cobra, no - we don't.

[@prplt]

well most of it is as crappy 😂

[@arnyarny7991]

100 percent European countries not have smartphone technology that Nokia its Chinese Motorola its lonovo technologies iPhone its Chinese and even BMW roles rois stopped production when was pandemia that from China stopped getting chips .

[@prplt]

@@arnyarny7991 wtf Nokia is Finnish not Chinese 😂

[@samtheman9000]

catch me with that new yotaphone, call it yotadrip

[@andrewsveikauskas]

I guarantee you *no one* at Apple or Google is thinking, "let's make these smartphones to show Russia we're superior".

[@cfriedel123]

I have to admit, I liked the idea of the e-ink screen on the back. It was an innovation that I think other companies could have picked up and exploited. Instead, it basically seems forgotten.

[@aiquesono]

it someone had come up with that idea in the us it would have been more successful

[@meloney]

@@aiquesono You can just assume that. I doubt it. The US is Ranked only 25 in the corruption index. While russia is far behind, it is absolutly not a good rank for a first world country like the US. The EU (and some other countries that you wouldn't guess are less corrupt!) is waaay better in that topic. A country like norway, germany or similar would have had a good chance. Another company like apple would make the phone even more expensive. Too bad actually.

[@shanetonkin2850]

I dunno, to me it just seems like a massive gimmick. Instead of just accidentally pocket-dialling fiends, I’d now start accidentally pocket-buying novels. too.Anyway, for most people a smartphone screen is just too small to comfortably read ebooks on for any extended period of time.

[@slivka_1]

BRO when you were showing the Preachy "one directional view" yota phone commercial i got a samsung commercial about looking in "one direction"

[@landyshlana8283]

When I was a child, I didn't have any 📞phone. If we saw someone with mobile phone, we thought - 😲WOW... He is rich))) And I've never heard about Russian Smartphone. Thanks, Roman.

[@beatnik6806]

​@ Nokia phones were actually good and competed with major phone companies really well. And is still making ok phones (Lumia, well.. atleast better than Yotaphone). Funny how Finland, a little 5 million people country, Russian neighbor, makes better phones than Russia.

[@2SSSR2]

This happens all the time, countries try to copy the IT success of western countries and try to present it on domestic market. Which I support as is it the basic of free market, which also must be competitive and not being ruled with 99% by a single company ( looking at you Apple, Samsung, McDonald, Disney etc... ). Here we have same thing in "Tesla" which sells phones as well as TV's, not that good but it is domestic company so buying that helps your own economy. Similar thing that actually succeed is Chinese Huawei which, despite being censored in US now, is still profitable because China and Asian market is as big as US one now. But I do agree that it needs to have some sort of quality as well and cheaper in order to break trough, not an easy thing to do when your rich competition buys all the good IT techs and development is not cheap. All in all, despite how bad it is, each country should attempt to make it's own brand. Never allow single company to rule the market. Even in Capitalism that is bad for business and economic growth.

[@voltflake]

This aged differently…

[@denizon5859]

Russians: build smartphone American: build smartphone Serbian: Hey cousin, lets go bowling!

[@maddogcharm]

That’s sad, considering the soviets did their own copying of western technology, primarily in aviation, and actually did a pretty good job of it too. Though it seems all these clones or COTS technologies had the same ultimate fate.

[@vasiovasio]

Now - Yotaphone: Russia's Only Smartphone!

[@IBACAU123]

Huh, funny. I remember being with my dad once, and one of his friends presented the Yotaphone to him and said how It's the next big thing.

[@inlightadorned407]

Me: wtf is a yotaphone?

[@LivingDead53]

I like the concept of reading on the phone, but it would probably do better if it could download audiobooks, as those are popular with more people. They could listen to it on their device. The iphone can do that. I think I've listened to a podcast and an audiobook. The goal would be to make it better by changing reading time, making the text read fast or slowly, listen to a male or female narrator. Offer different voices. That kind of stuff. I've always wanted books to be more interactive and offer breaks with relevant music or a quick game. I might be a weirdo and have horrible ideas. Tech isn't my thing, just rambling.

[@alexm566]

The founder of Rostec is certainly an interesting guy. "On 15 March 2022, Spain temporarily seized Chemzov's $140m yacht 'Valerie' in Barcelona".

[@iaan81]

This is what is happening to Russia right now. Fail, after fail, and now becoming a Chinese brand.

[@kethavathvenkataramananaik3556]

That 2nd screen to read books is really a great idea. Someone should adopt it and make phones that can serve a Kindle too.

[@adivpk]

Like Yota phone the whole russia is a joke but not in a funny way....especially if you are Ukrainian

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

8:15 Weird presentation yes... but that actually was a pretty sick violin track.

[@stephenchandler6738]

Times have never changed Remember Concordeski a copy of Britain and French plane... Fail...

[@omnisciency]

Know you said in a recent video you weren't happy with the quality of your videos as of late but this was a fantastic and informative video, can't believe I never even heard of this thing.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Does anything work better than when Russia was the USSR ? Seem to have mad a total Bollox of capitalism.

[@slazeblaze319]

They were Under the Soviets for 74 Years Bro. 1917-1991. Its gonna take Decades for them to shed their old Mentalities/Ways.

[@IAmNumber4000]

Oof. State capitalism does not lend itself very well to the tech industry.

[@elsombero1747]

This iPhone case reminds me of an Chinese company which made a iPhone case that basically allows you to use iOS and Android at the same time. On one screen you had Android 8 with Google Play Store, shitty selfie cam and 14mp back camera which was sliding out on a rail and on the other screen (one from your iPhone), you were able to use iOS. It's basically like gluing a iPhone 8 Plus to an OnePlus 7 Pro with the exception that the selfie cam is in the display and the back camera is sliding out on top of the device... The case was very cool tbh but the Samsung AMOLED display which was previously used in the Galaxy S4, is kinda outdated. I mean, the iPhone 8 (8Plus) was launched in 2017 or something like that and the S4 was launched in 2013 or 2014. Imagine just buying that case to have "one phone" and be able to use two OS's. For the price of 411usd, you could also buy a fcking Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on the used marked or get a brand new Xiaomi smartphone ´.

[@shaunhw]

I bet they used Linux to run it... I bet it displays HTML web pages... Where did that all come from I wonder.

[@notyourdaddude1957]

"It's 100% russian product, even tho the components were foreign and the factory where the phone was built is in Singapore and not in Russia, but it's 100% russian product trust me bro"

[@professorx1935]

Well 10 billion Rubles is now 6 dollars so that's fine.

[@akumayoxiruma]

I actually have a Yota Phone 2 and used that for two years. It was great and I like the two-screen feature. But unfortunately, I couldn't upgrade its Android version and its processor couldn't keep up with 2018 anymore so it constantly heated up which is my I didn't buy the Yota Phone 3.

[@RonSommar]

Meanwhile I think the main issue of Russia and it’s shown agression is a lack of self confidence

[@TALCOLMINTHEMIDDLE]

The e-ink was also important in extending battery life too. In the article I read back when, they mentioned it was intended for the Russian on a long trip with little access to power or something.

[@vojtechrod6114]

The idea of two screens seems cool. Unfortunately, the rest isn't. The sales numbers are really pathetic...

[@zubairshah1612]

The fact that I just heard that phone ever existed goes to show they didnt do a good job at marketing

[@zeus-odinchiefs6737]

Its Basically a prototype Mr President. President: When is the next train to the Gulag leaving?

[@Caesar88888]

unfortunately only person sent to gulag will be opposition journalist telling people about corruption and how director of this project stole tax payers money. because this phone was made for tax payers money. welcome to Russia

[@mandrac2]

This country is such an embarrassment... It's like that kid in school who keep trying real hard to impresse the girls with feats of strenght or intelligence but keep humiliating/hurting himself in every attempt. Why can't russia try to be more like finland or denmark? No over arching ambitions just living in the moment and focusing on being happy.

[@friedchicken1]

Nice. the idiyota phone XD making Apple shake with laughter

[@cpt.flamer7184]

Smartphone with American processor and American OS manufacturing in China - this is the peak of Russian technology xD

[@karstenschuhmann8334]

At that time it was still a British processor, American OS manufacturing in China.

[@gregmcpherson5671]

I remember being kind of interested in the Yotaphone. The eInk screen seemed cool back then. But I waited for the price drop, as all Android phones tended to do after 6 months or so. But it never did. It remained at $700 long after it was obsolete, so I never bought one.

[@cpav9062]

I actually had a Yotaphone 2 and I liked it. I appreciated the e-ink screen especially on sunny days or while commuting. Then one day the phone fell and the main screen broke, but I still managed to use the phone through the e-ink screen alone for a couple months. The biggest problem was the already outdated Android version and no available upgrades.

[@AgieSebie]

why can't Russia just chill 😂 just be a normal country, no need to challenge anyone or reassert themselves as a world power. They could be one of the coolest countries in the world but they end up making everyone hate them. im heavily generalising, of course this is very driven by Putin and the government, but there is definitely too much of an entitlement feeling in Russia in terms of feeling entitled to being a world power and ruling over others... just..mm chill!

[@wingit7602]

the problem with places like Russia is the very people that come up with creative ideas are often divergent thinkers and generally dont conform to normal ways of thinking and people like Putin despise this. It destroys the sort of people that are likley to develop original ideas, they get ostrasized or labled as mentally unstable. Being constantly discriminated against will eventally make you mentally unstable.

[@filiphertel4044]

I think that the e-ink screen on the back was a pretty good idea. It's easier on the eyes when reading text and it doesn't drain any power... Why not?

[@ligametis]

It was very cool. Even today some reviewers remember it as a very inovative design. Want to read a book or even a website? just flip your phone.

[@kkirrr]

Still using the Yotaphone 3 for all my books. Sadly, Android version is so outdated that some apps crash or won't even run on it :(

[@filiphertel4044]

I also want to point out that e-ink screens aren't great in terms of refresh rate to this day. It's just how it is. They're meant for displaying text.

[@john_toss]

The only reason I even know of the yotaphone is because Plainrock124 smashed one

[@emaa_m]

me too

[@FirebrandFA]

I wanted to buy a Yotaphone 2. I liked the idea, to have like a city area plan or a train- or concert ticket displayed on the back of the phone without using power. Or being able to read something in bright sunlight. It ended up being too expensive for me at the time and also getting some mixed reviews that weren't so satisfactory.. But I still appreciate the idea behind it.

[@u0aol1]

I wanted the YotaPhone2 so bad when it was announced, the second screen for reading some ebooks on sounded cool. Glad I didn't go down that road though!

[@ryanroberts1104]

I find it amusing the russian word for "smartphone" is the *english* word.

[@hemshade8770]

3:56 "yes, this is 100% *OUR* product"

[@somerando7884]

For internet connection, does it use the nyet-work?

[@Fanaz10]

blyat-nyet

[@kimjong-il1547]

Last time I was this early, my Economy was bigger than South Koreas.

[@blagoevski336]

Based

[@slibiditanu]

russia is pretty selfish at times, WE WILL NOT BEG FOR TECHNOLOGY, THEY WILL, like bruh, its either you, or them, you dont decide, neither do they, just fricking to with the flow, you cant NOT go with the flow, if the future is that, then the future is that, sure you can impact the decisions, but those decisions were supposed to happen, and the fact that you made the dscision is also fate

[@DrMemesYT]

Ukraine: Russia's Failed Invasion

[@chilldude30]

Apple are worried 😂 bro Apple's market cap is bigger than Russians entire GDP

[@TCKRDefense]

Market capitalization of Apple (AAPL) Market cap: $2.749 Trillion As of October 2023 Apple has a market cap of $2.749 Trillion. This makes Apple the world's most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to measure how much a company is worth.

[@TCKRDefense]

Revenue for Apple (AAPL) Revenue in 2023 (TTM): $383.93 B According to Apple's latest financial reports the company's current revenue (TTM) is $383.93 B. In 2022 the company made a revenue of $387.53 B an increase over the years 2021 revenue that were of $378.32 B.The revenue is the total amount of income that a company generates by the sale of goods or services. Unlike with the earnings no expenses are subtracted.

[@rupucis2000]

As a guy from Latvia, and with Russian heritage, it's super interesting to hear all these not so popular things about Russian culture, technology and lifestyle in general. Because I know my fare share about Russia, russians and russian history. But NFKRZ always provides with interesting topics and great opinions about this giant country! Keep up the good work Ruslan!

[@ded_omlt4934]

Are you from latgale? This is most Russian region in Latvia.

[@3xitt]

Greetings from the Czech Republic (aka former Czechoslovakia aka former Soviet satellite country)! We also have quite a fare share with Russians... :-)

[@Blackadder75]

it is sad but the best thing you can do if you ever get kids is forget everything about your heritage and pretend it never happened and start a new family line as Latvians (or any other people) Russian culture is dead, the whole nation is cursed , everything it touches will rot away

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@Blackadder75 God hates russia as much as he hated germany last century

[@Blackadder75]

@@AbuHajarAlBugatti I don't believe in gods, it's all the work of the people themselves. And western countries have had their share of terrible and criminal leaders as well, it can happen anywhere in the world. Look at the Koreas, one half ended in a cult of authoritarian leadership , and the other half in a more or less functional democracy. Why?

[@17irod]

Need a phone that looks it was made in early 2000’s? short on bricks to build your house? Tired of all these colored screens? Tired of being able to access all of the sites around the world? Want to support homemade technology of the good old USSR? Do you want a phone that even gopniks won’t take away? Want to be tracked by KGB(FSB) At all times? Do you want a phone that made apple worried? And most of all do you want a phone that only a mother would love? Then get the new Russian (China) made Yota phone!!! Not to be confused Yoda...

[@ligametis]

That yotaphone was cool as hell. Every phone back then looked like this. It was something like Nexus 5 it had to compete against. That second screen was also inovative, would buy something like this even today.

[@17irod]

@@ligametis you secretly work for that company don’t you?

[@ligametis]

@@17irod you are just finding problems where they did not exist.

[@17irod]

@@ligametis your secret fascination with this phone worries me dude, you know how there’s fury’s? Are you a yodist? Chill out or someone will throw a lamp at you and tell you to lighten the f*ck up!!! Have a great day dude, до сведения!!!

[@thebenefactor6744]

This phone allow you to text picture of Traktor to your friends.

[@AS-010o0]

How is this country claiming to be a superpower?

[@joecambodia1326]

The ‘technology race’ between Russia and the west was about as close as the moon.

[@RapidAssaultEuro]

I don't think that's true, in things like aviation, rocketry and weapons systems, they had some incredible stuff. It's just that consumer technology was not invested into.

[@joecambodia1326]

Yeah you’re right. That was a fantastic feat when Russian cosmonauts walked on the moon.

[@a4t976]

@@joecambodia1326 The USSR beat the US in pretty much every aspect of the space race, save for the moon landing lmao

[@joecambodia1326]

How’re they doing now lmao?

[@a4t976]

@@joecambodia1326 Better than the US. In fact, afaik, the Russians actually take American astronauts to the ISS nowadays because NASA can't do it themselves apparently lmao

[@wlerailfan9870]

I've heard about the Yotaphone before actually LOL

[@ahriboy]

I heard it years ago

[@hakim6158]

Look at you with the stock footage and video essay vibes. I'm like a proud dad right now.

[@s3rvf]

10 billion rubles is like $15. Why are you so moved by this sum?

[@EternalMuscovite]

The 2 in Yotaphone 2 stands for 2 months

[@sshender3773]

-Why would Elon Must never be as successful in Russia as he is in the US? -Because he still hasn't served his time for Paypal (alluding to Durov)

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

I was actually pretty interested in this, really good idea to have an e-ink screen as well, no idea why no one has done it since then. Come on!

[@kimberlyoldschool]

Agreed! The Amazon Kindle paperwhites are a lifesaver for reading stuff outside in broad daylight. That would be great to have as an option on a phone as well.

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

@@kimberlyoldschool And it doesn't kill your eyesight, in light or dark