YotaPhone 3 will be presented at the exhibition in Harbin

Domestic company Yota Devices will receive financing from the Hong Kong investment holding China Baoli Technologies for the production and release of the third generation YotaPhone smartphone. The phone itself, as reported, will be presented during the fourth Russian-Chinese exhibition EXPO, which will be held in Harbin from June 15 to 19.

 

At the moment it is known that YotaPhone of the third generation will be slightly more than its predecessor, but it is much more powerful. And the general director of BaoliYota Technology Frank Chen recently said that the material of the hull will change, noting that «smart materials» will be used in the manufacture of the smartphone.

«YotaPhone is the most recognizable Russian brand of smartphones. At the same time, the phone is quite expensive, it is designed for a premium segment. But consumers, for example, in the same China, began to buy more expensive things, so we have high chances to quickly conquer the market».

The YotaPhone 3 versions for the Chinese and Russian markets will be slightly different. The Chinese version will be shipped with pre-installed Baidu and WeChat applications, which will work both on the main screen and on the second screen. The version for Russia will include Yandex services.

The exact date of receipt of the smartphone on sale has not yet been reported, but it is known that the Chinese market is scheduled for September 2017. Also, since September, the smartphone will be available for pre-order to Russian users, and by the end of 2017 it will appear in retail networks. In this case, Vasily Potapov, CEO of Yota Devices, is confident in the success of YotaPhone 3 and that its sales will be higher than its predecessor. The cost of the device will be from 400 to 450 US dollars, depending on the amount of installed memory.