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The Yotaphone 2 is currently (Autumn 2016) available at a huge discount from its original retail price, e.g. from GearBest

Here's a thread for people to discuss their use of the Yotaphone 2, firmware updates, app compatibility, etc, etc.

Have at it! I hope to join in once my second one arrives. (The first had an unfortunate encounter with a gravel driveway.)

Tech specs:

Spoiler:

DIMENSIONS: 144.9 x 69.4 x 8.95 mm

ALWAYS-ON SCREEN
4.7”
Electronic Paper Display
960x540
16-level gray scale
full capacitive touch
235ppi
Corning Gorilla glass 3

COLOUR SCREEN
5” AMOLED
Full HD 1920x1080
16M colors
full capacitive touch
442ppi
Corning Gorilla glass 3

OPERATING SYSTEM: Android™ 4.4, KitKat®
CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 2.2 GHz quad-core
FORM FACTOR: Monoblock with full touch capacitive screens on the front and back

OPERATION TIMES
Stand-by time:

2G, mobile data off: up to 16.5 days (397 hours)
3G, mobile data off: up to 17 days (406 hours)
LTE, mobile data off: up to 16 days (387 hours)

Talk time:

audio call, 2G: up to 41.8 hours
audio call, 3G: up to 26.0 hours
audio call over Skype, LTE: up to 13.7 hours
video call over Skype, LTE: up to 1.8 hours

Reading with Yota Reader (3G):
up to 109.3 hours
Video streaming playback time:

LTE: up to 5.5 hours
Wi-Fi: up to 5.8 hours

Local video playback time:

up to 9.5 hours

Audio streaming time:

LTE: up to 5.4 hours
3G: up to 17.8 hours

Audio playback time, local:

headset: up to 92.0 hours
speaker: up to 62.4 hours

Web browsing:

LTE: up to 4.5 hours
Wi-Fi: up to 4.4 hours

MEMORY: 2GB RAM, 32GB eMMC

CAMERA

Main: 8MP AF, LED Flash
Front: 2.1MP

SENSORS

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, amibient light sensor

POWER MANAGEMENT

2500mAh lithium-polymer battery
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0
Wireless Charging

AUDIO

3.5mm AV connector, FM radio
Audio formats/codecs:
AAC LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AAC ELD, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE.
Supported files types/container formats:
3GPP (.3gp), MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4a), ADTS raw AAC (.aac), MPEG-TS (.ts), 3GPP (.3gp), FLAC (.flac), MP3 (.mp3), MIDI Type 0 and 1 (.mid, .xmf, .mxmf), RTTTL/RTX (.rtttl, .rtx), OTA (.ota), iMelody (.imy), Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mka), WAVE (.wav)

VIDEO

Full HD 1080p
30fps
Video formats/codecs: H.263, H.264 AVC
MPEG-4 SP, VP8.
Supported file types/container formats:
3GPP (.3gp), MPEG-4 (.mp4), MPEG-TS (.ts), WebM (.webm), Matroska (.mkv).

NETWORK

GSM/EGPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
WCDMA, DC HSDPA (rel. 8, cat. 24)
HSUPA (rel. 7, cat 7) bands 1 (diversity), 2, 5 and 8
LTE (rel. 9, cat 4) bands 3, 7 and 20

CONNECTIVITY

WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (VHT20, MSC 8)
MicroUSB 2.0 (SlimPort®)
Bluetooth® 4.0
NFC
A-GPS + GLONASS
Nano-SIM

11-07-2016, 04:00 PM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,800 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Yotaphone 2 Usage, Tips & Hints The Yotaphone 2 is currently (Autumn 2016) available at a huge discount from its original retail price, e.g. from GearBest Here's a thread for people to discuss their use of the Yotaphone 2, firmware updates, app compatibility, etc, etc. Have at it! I hope to join in once my second one arrives. (The first had an unfortunate encounter with a gravel driveway.) Tech specs: Spoiler: DIMENSIONS: 144.9 x 69.4 x 8.95 mm ALWAYS-ON SCREEN 4.7” Electronic Paper Display 960x540 16-level gray scale full capacitive touch 235ppi Corning Gorilla glass 3 COLOUR SCREEN 5” AMOLED Full HD 1920x1080 16M colors full capacitive touch 442ppi Corning Gorilla glass 3 OPERATING SYSTEM: Android™ 4.4, KitKat® CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 2.2 GHz quad-core FORM FACTOR: Monoblock with full touch capacitive screens on the front and back OPERATION TIMES Stand-by time: 2G, mobile data off: up to 16.5 days (397 hours) 3G, mobile data off: up to 17 days (406 hours) LTE, mobile data off: up to 16 days (387 hours) Talk time: audio call, 2G: up to 41.8 hours audio call, 3G: up to 26.0 hours audio call over Skype, LTE: up to 13.7 hours video call over Skype, LTE: up to 1.8 hours Reading with Yota Reader (3G): up to 109.3 hours Video streaming playback time: LTE: up to 5.5 hours Wi-Fi: up to 5.8 hours Local video playback time: up to 9.5 hours Audio streaming time: LTE: up to 5.4 hours 3G: up to 17.8 hours Audio playback time, local: headset: up to 92.0 hours speaker: up to 62.4 hours Web browsing: LTE: up to 4.5 hours Wi-Fi: up to 4.4 hours MEMORY: 2GB RAM, 32GB eMMC CAMERA Main: 8MP AF, LED Flash Front: 2.1MP SENSORS Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, amibient light sensor POWER MANAGEMENT 2500mAh lithium-polymer battery Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 Wireless Charging AUDIO 3.5mm AV connector, FM radio Audio formats/codecs: AAC LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AAC ELD, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE. Supported files types/container formats: 3GPP (.3gp), MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4a), ADTS raw AAC (.aac), MPEG-TS (.ts), 3GPP (.3gp), FLAC (.flac), MP3 (.mp3), MIDI Type 0 and 1 (.mid, .xmf, .mxmf), RTTTL/RTX (.rtttl, .rtx), OTA (.ota), iMelody (.imy), Ogg (.ogg), Matroska (.mka), WAVE (.wav) VIDEO Full HD 1080p 30fps Video formats/codecs: H.263, H.264 AVC MPEG-4 SP, VP8. Supported file types/container formats: 3GPP (.3gp), MPEG-4 (.mp4), MPEG-TS (.ts), WebM (.webm), Matroska (.mkv). NETWORK GSM/EGPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz WCDMA, DC HSDPA (rel. 8, cat. 24) HSUPA (rel. 7, cat 7) bands 1 (diversity), 2, 5 and 8 LTE (rel. 9, cat 4) bands 3, 7 and 20 CONNECTIVITY WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (VHT20, MSC 8) MicroUSB 2.0 (SlimPort®) Bluetooth® 4.0 NFC A-GPS + GLONASS Nano-SIM Last edited by pdurrant; 11-08-2016 at 11:15 AM.