Yandex Phone: Russian Search Engine Yandex Launches Own Android Phone

Gone are the days when it was just Google, who had launched its own Android mobile phone. Now, its Russian Search Engine Yandex, who launches its own Android phone. It was this week, the announcement was made to launch the Yandex phone by Yandex on December, 6 in Russia.

Yandex Phone Launched in Russia

Although, the sales of the phone would be limited to only the Yandex Store in Moscow. Moreover, this phone would be available on December, 7 more widely across different retail stores and this phone would prove to be quite popular because of its cost as it is only  $270.

 

Specifications of the Mobile

This mobile is coming with a 5.65-inch display with a screen resolution of 2160-by-1080. This handset is coming with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB of storage that’s expandable via a microSD card, and a 3,050mAh Quick Charge 3.0 battery. This device runs on  Android 8.1 with Yandex.

The camera specifications are here’s also 16MP and 5MP cameras on the back and front respectively.

Another interesting feature about this device is that Yandex has added its own artificial intelligence called Alice and Alice has over 34,000 skills to call upon.

Good news for the buyers

The latest press release by the company informs that the phone is designed to deliver a highly personalized experience to its user according to their daily routine and lifetime.

If one purchases this newly launched Yandex phone, then for the first six months, Yandex is also offering a free subscription to its Yandex, search engine. Added service that also allows unlimited access to Yandex.Music and discounts on Yandex.Taxi and Yandex.Drive. Credit will be offered for use with Yandex.Money and 10 percent cash back on purchases made through the Money service for the first three months.