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- smartphone screens are better than one at least according to the yotaphone - it's an Android phone with a 5 inch LCD display on one side and a touchscreen a inch display on the other now that might sound a little bizarre and I'd agree with you to be honest but the idea isn't as daft as it might seem at first LCD screens use a lot of power but as a ink screen to only use power when it refreshes what's on the screen they're much more efficient the rear screen works a lot like Android it can show four panels that you can swipe between each displaying information like the weather your RSS feeds the time employee notifications and can also give shortcuts to apps or your favorite contacts more useful though is its ability to mirror the regular Android interface yotaphone doesn't have a great selection of its own apps that use the back screen but by mirroring you can use the Kindle app for your ebooks or keep a Google Maps route displayed on the back for as long as you need without draining the power it's not suitable for watching videos or playing games but if you do spend your commute reading ebooks you'll almost certainly find it very handy if you're on your way to an unfamiliar location with only 2% battery remaining you can quickly take a screenshot of your map and put it on the e-ink screen even when the phone dies completely that screenshot will still be there you'll still be able to find your way it's actually the second generation yotaphone in this version makes a whole bunch of improvements over its predecessor its design is considerably improved and specs have been given a much-needed boost - including nippy quad-core processor a full HD LCD display and an 8 megapixel camera it's price puts it along smartphone toppdogg's like the galaxy s5 the iPhone 6 and the Sony Xperia z3 now doing battle against these guys is difficult enough even for established names let alone for an unknown Russian brand its rear screen though is a unique feature and while it won't appeal to everyone it's likely to find some fans among big books loving crowd I'm Andrew Hoyle for CNET and this is the yotaphone 2 you